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Live/Work & Artists' Lofts

Yorkville, Illinois
Should residential uses (i.e. live/work or artists’ lofts) be permitted above manufacturing businesses (M-1 and M-2 Districts)? What is "live/work"? http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/live--work What are "artis...
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Sidewalks in the Estate District

Yorkville, Illinois
Should sidewalks be required within the Estate District (E-1)?
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Fence Placement on Residential Properties

Yorkville, Illinois
Should fences be allowed to extend beyond the front plane of the house? If so, should their appearance be regulated? (height, materials, etc.)
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Create Public Mirco-Zones

Chicago, Illinois
Currently, Wabash is a southbound street with parking lanes on both sides, outside the ‘L’ columns. If some parking were removed on alternating blocks they could be repurposed from parking to natural grass, mini piazzas, or pop-up anything creatin...
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Create Pedestrian Activity Zones

Chicago, Illinois
Shift parking to the east side of street and activate the west side as a linear pocket park between the ‘L’ support columns and the sidewalk. The parks could be grass, activated public plazas, dog runs or toddler play areas.
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Residential Uses Above Businesses

Yorkville, Illinois
Should residential uses be permitted above retail in the B-1, B-2, and B-3 Districts?
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Exclude schools from downtown off-street parking requirements

Antioch, Illinois
Instead of spending funds on designated parking spaces for people attending functions that draw large crowds (ex: graduation, sporting events), schools should focus their investments on the students, faculty, and the learning environment. When tho...
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Limit outdoor retail display & require a permit to ensure enhancement of surrounding environments

Antioch, Illinois
Those wanting to apply for a permit would submit a plan showing the area that will be used for display of retail items and decor. The plan will show compliance with established regulations that includes a five foot limitation of the display from t...
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Religious Institutions in Manufacturing Districts

Yorkville, Illinois
Should religious institutions be treated as "special uses" in a Manufacturing District (M-1 or M-2)? A "Religious Institution" (small) is defined as a building, having 400 or fewer seats or no larger than 8,000 square feet of total gross floor ...
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Signage for Adult Uses

Yorkville, Illinois
How should signage be regulated? Is the following sufficient? "No adult use shall be conducted in any manner that permits the observation of any material, depicting, describing, or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specific anatomi...
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Permit fences to extend to the property line on corner lots

Antioch, Illinois
Residential privacy fences can provide security, contain children and pets, shelter a yard from the elements, and can enhance the curb appeal of a home. On a corner lot, fences should be allowed to extend to the property line, and past the corner ...
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Trailers + Recreational Vehicle Parking

Yorkville, Illinois
There is a concern that trailers (utility, boat, horse, cargo, camping, travel) and recreational vehicles are too large for residential lots and have been known to impede upon neighboring properties as well as the sidewalk. Is this a concern ...
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Do I have a Deal for You!

Chicago, Illinois
Grab those 1871 second generation companies and move them to Wabash! Market the lower rents to attract creative class residents, and recruit new, second generation innovation companies including graphic design, architecture, computer, landscape a...
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Residential)

Yorkville, Illinois
Should electric vehicle charging stations be required for residential, off-street, parking areas? Why or why not?
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Visualizing Yorkville Zoning

Yorkville, Illinois
The United City of Yorkville is updating the Zoning Ordinance and we want to hear what you think! Do you have new ideas or concerns related to the topics below? Share them with us and your neighbors. Your input will direct City staff, the Zoning C...

Encourage the opening of sidewalk cafes

Antioch, Illinois
Restaurants, coffee shops, and bars that provide sidewalk cafe seating improve the vibrancy of a street. The sense of place that they create attracts people that are more likely to spend time and money at that location as well as nearby businesses...
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Creating a comfort zone

Chicago, Illinois
I would like to create a new fountain similar to Fontaine de la Rotonde In the center there would be a fist and on the top painted the african colors with images of black leaders. A little description of each would be underneath. I also think tha...
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Galvanized Chain Link Fences

Yorkville, Illinois
What do you think about galvanized chain link fencing in residential neighborhoods?
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Bee Keeping in Yorkville

Yorkville, Illinois
Is permitting the practice of beekeeping something that would benefit the residents of Yorkville? Borrowing from the ordinances of Evanston, IL and Milwaukee, WI, Yorkville drafted an ordinance that allows for limited beekeeping on properties a...
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Open Space District

Yorkville, Illinois
What do you think about the creation of the new Open Space District (OS)?
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Residences in the Agricultural District

Yorkville, Illinois
Should the number of single-famiy residential dwellings on a parcel in the Agricultural District be limited to three (3)? It would be required that the occupants of those dwellings are engaged in the agricultural activities on the premises.
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Defining the Built Character of Antioch

Antioch, Illinois
The Village is revising its zoning ordinance and needs your feedback. A zoning ordinance is a regulation that defines how property in specific areas can be used and what can be built. Below you will see cards that feature topics being addressed. C...

Support the Removal of Parking Minimums from the Zoning Code

Washington, Illinois
Washington is over parked. Changes in consumer preferences have made expansive parking lots designed for annual holiday shopping excursions obsolete. In the future, these unsustainable and costly asphalt parking lots could become new development t...
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Downtown Building Height Limits

Yorkville, Illinois
Should Downtown Area buildings be allowed to go as high as B-1 and B-2 buildings? The B-1 & B-2 building height allowance is 80 feet.
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