§ 17-4-0300 — General district standards

17-4-0300 General district standards.

17-4-0301 Specific Criteria for Transit-Served Locations. In D districts, any new construction within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or exit must satisfy all of the following specific criteria: 1. The project complies with the applicable standards of Section 17-10-0102-B; 2. The project complies with the standards and regulations of Section 17-4-0504, except paragraph E if the project is not located along a pedestrian street and except paragraph C if the land use is designated in a non-commercial use group, pertaining to pedestrian streets and pedestrian retail streets, even if the project is not located along a pedestrian street or a pedestrian retail street; 3. The project complies with the general goals set forth in the current Transit Friendly Development Guide: Station Area Typology, and any other station-specific plans, designs or guidelines adopted by the Chicago Plan Commission; 4. Residential building projects shall not have a number of parking spaces in excess of 50% of the Minimum Automobile Parking Ratio for the applicable district listed in Section 17-10-0208 with any fractional result rounded up to the next higher whole number, unless additional parking spaces are approved as follows: (i) an administrative adjustment under the provisions of Section 17-13-1003-EE, or (ii) for any property within the downtown area or the downtown expansion area as defined in Section 17-14500* as approved by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with this subsection (ii). At least 30 days prior to submitting such a request, the applicant shall provide written notice to the alderman of the ward in which the properly is located soliciting a recommendation. Such notice shall include, at a minimum: (a) the street address of the property; (b) a statement that a parking limit waiver has been requested for the address; (c) the name and mailing address of the applicant; and (d) a request for the alderman’s recommendation. A request for an exemption under this section shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator and shall include: (a) a description of the proposed development; (b) a copy of the notice sent to the alderman of the ward in which the building is located; and (c) the recommendation of such alderman, if the Zoning Administration finds that the request meets the requirements of this section and the alderman’s recommendation is that the exception should be granted, the Zoning Administrator may grant such exception, provided, however, that any additional parking approved under this Section shall: (a) only serve as accessory residential parking with no ability to utilize Section 17-10-0503; (b) the additional parking shall be subject to Section 17-10-0205, as applicable; and (c) the applicant shall pay a fee equal to the square footage of parking and drive aisle space to serve vehicles in excess of 100% of the Minimum Automobile Parking Ratio times the corresponding amount as applicable to the property in the Expanded D (Downtown) district boundaries and corresponding land cost per square foot bonus chart effective on the date of approval, per Section 17-4-1000, except that 17-4-1003-A shall not apply as an exclusive planned development trigger. Any such fee paid shall be deposited in the City of Chicago’s Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund or the Citywide Adopt-a-Landmark Fund; and * Editor’s note – As set forth in Coun. J. 2-18-26, p. 40536, § 2; the intended reference is likely Section 17-1-1500. Future legislation will correct if needed. 5. The project complies with the Travel Demand Study and Management Plan rules of the Chicago Department of Transportation. The City's Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to issue Travel Demand Study and management Plan rules consistent with this section. (Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 7-20-22, p. 50878, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 1-18-23, p. 59796, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 2-18-26, p. 40536, § 2)