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Final vote set on 'healthy buildings' scheme - Evanston Now
2 days ago · Evanston’s City Council is scheduled to adopt a Healthy Buildings Ordinance Monday that would require hundreds of buildings to be emissions-free and powered by renewable energy by 2050. Council approved introduction of the ordinance on an 8-0 vote on Jan. 13. Sign up for our free newsletter. That ...
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5 days ago · Hundreds turn out for Interfaith Action Evanston’s MLK Day fundraiser
Height draws fire at zoning hearing - Evanston Now
3 days ago · Evanston's Land Use Commission on Jan. 22, 2025. Credit: Matthew Eadie About 30 people turned out for Wednesday night’s Land Use Commission hearing on Evanston’s proposed new zoning code — most with complaints about proposed changes. Some questioned the need to completely rewrite the code ...
Land Use Commission to discuss rezoning - Evanston Now
4 days ago · An image of the new zoning map tool available online. Credit: City of Evanston Maps illustrating the current and proposed zoning districts are now available.. The City Council voted on Jan. 13 to delay the zoning code process, allowing it to play out over the next several months and not mandating it be completed by April’s election.
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Housing panel signals support for zoning changes - Evanston Now
Dec 18, 2024 · Community Development Director Sarah Flax and Ald. Juan Geracaris (9th) tried to clear up some confusion about the proposed zoning changes, explaining that although four units would technically be allowed on any city lot, some may remain restricted from maximizing their allowed units if lots are still nonconforming under the new code.
Two shot on Dempster - Evanston Now
Aug 6, 2024 · Evanston Police say two men were hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday morning after they were shot Monday evening in the 1700 block of Dempster Street.
Council contenders demand zoning delay - Evanston Now
Dec 6, 2024 · And here’s what the three candidates hoping to replace the retiring Melissa Wynne in representing the 3rd Ward had to say. John B. Kennedy said the “radical design for rezoning” should become a campaign issue so a new council would then “have the direction to either move forward with the plan or radically revise it,”
Rezoning plan brings fears of 'dramatic change' - Evanston Now
Sep 20, 2024 · Resident Jennifer Packman said she had serious concerns about the plan to eliminate single-family zoning, saying “it seems like a dramatic change,” and asking whether the city has enough data to show it has worked elsewhere.. Planning manager Liz Williams said the change would be gradual. “Evanston is known for being a community with a lot of different types of housing,” she said ...