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A Motion by Trustee Straw and Seconded by Trustee Leving-Jacobson Directing Staff to Prepare a Text Amendment Altering the Maximum Heights in the H District Zoning for the Area Comprising Rush Hospital to 60 feet on Maple, south of Monroe; 60 feet on Wenonah; and 80 feet on Maple north of Monroe
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Introduction
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Village Board motion to direct staff to amend the H - Hospital Zoning District regulations by reducing height allowances for the Rush Oak Park Hospital campus.
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Recommended Action
Consider the motion and provide direction.
Prior Board Action
The Board has taken the following prior action(s):
* On June 5, 2023, the Board considered an Application for Text Amendment to the H Zoning brought by residents who own property close to Rush Oak Park Hospital ("Rush Oak Park"). The applicants proposed lowering the maximum "by right" height on parts of the Rush Oak Park campus to 50 feet.
* On March 5, 2024, the Board approved a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment regarding zoning text and map amendment initiation procedures, allowing only a person expressly authorized in writing by the property owner to submit a proposal for a zoning change.
Background
During the drafting phase of the Zoning Ordinance revision project, prior to its adoption in 2017, staff reached out to both Rush Oak Park Hospital and West Suburban Hospital representatives to inquire if they would have any objection to a stricter (lower) height regulation for a portion of their campus, specifically property adjacent to single-family residential properties. In fact, residents near West Suburban Hospital presented a proposal for change during the Zoning Ordinance revision project. In both cases, when staff approached the two hospitals, they indicated they would not object. The initial request for a reduction in their allowed height of 125 feet was to a maximum height limit of 50 feet in the specific geographical areas now identified in the Zoning...
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