Friday, May 10, 2013
“If they build it lot line to lot line, it's going to be a mess in the future."—Brendan Hill
Elmhurst Zoning and Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend denial of a developer's request to build a six-story retail, office and parking structure downtown, at 135-149 N. Addison St. “I don't think they ever made the case as to why they needed six stories,” Commissioner Susan McCoyd said. Lead developer Addison Corridor LLC and construction company ARCO/Murray need a variance for the 67-foot-building and associated setbacks on the site. ACRO/Murray representatives answered questions last month about the plan, but they also have said that some aspects of the plan have yet to be worked out. Often heated testimony during two public hearings in February and April focused on the height of the building, whether the city …
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Some say even the four-story plan for the Addison Avenue development should go back to the drawing board.
Calling it "one of the most unique and complicated cases I've ever seen," Zoning and Planning Commission Chairman Darrell Whistler opened Part 2 of a public hearing Thursday to seek input on a proposed six-story building downtown. The developer, Addison Corridor LLC, is asking for zoning variances to allow for a six-story building and associated setbacks. Currently, only four-story buildings are allowed in the downtown business district. Recalling that the first hearing Feb. 28 on 135-149 N. Addison Ave. went more than three hours, Whistler warned Thursday's audience, which included a majority of the same people, to keep their comments relevant to the matter at hand. "On Feb. 28, we spent over three hours talking about jurisdictional, …
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Commission wants more input from the community as it looks to tweak the zoning code.
Elmhurst residents have until March 8 to give the city their opinion on electronic signs in residential neighborhoods. A Planning and Zoning Commission public workshop Thursday provided some feedback from residents, but city staff want more—not just opinions on these kinds of signs but also ideas on how the zoning code could be updated to reflect the community's needs and wishes. “We're at the point where ... (the current code) is not going to work anymore,” Planning and Zoning Administrator Than Werner told the audience. While Thursday's meeting was not meant to address one specific situation, the discussion was prompted last year when Redeemer Lutheran Church requested a 7-by-3-foot electronic sign on its property at 345 S. Kenilworth …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Project hasn't been discussed in public since December 2010.
Information about a proposed, six-story development on Addison Avenue soon will be made public, Acting Mayor Scott Levin announced at Tuesday's Elmhurst City Council meeting. Elmhurst resident Tamara Brenner said during public comment she was surprised the topic was not on this week's agenda, since Levin had indicated at an earlier meeting that it would be. She said all business related to the Addison Avenue project to date has been conducted in closed session. "There has been no public discussion since December 2010, when we heard a six-story building was an option for Addison Street," she said. First Ward Aldermen Diane Gutenkauf sent out a press release last month stating she voted against a contract extension between the city and …
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Jim Court
4:07 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
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