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Council member Rogers moved the ordinance; Council member Burns seconded. The committee voted unanimously in favor. Council member Rogers said he attended the Land Use Commission meeting on the application and called it \"a great addition to that particular neighborhood.\" The committee did not attach additional conditions in the public record during the motion and voted to approve the special-use request.

The ordinance passed on a roll call vote. Staff will proceed with permitting steps required by zoning and building review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Planning and Development Committee Meeting 7-28-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Planning & Development Committee approved Ordinance 48-025 granting a special-use permit for a kennel at 2900 Central Street in the AB1A business district; the measure passed unanimously.","taxTitle","Evanston, Cook County, Illinois","taxId",2640,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6148527,"Committee approves Ryan Field softball changes with limits on amplified sound and lighting",2911,689000,3600000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5515269-8b0d95e1f431285904b1fedc997a0564&start=689&end=3600","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5515269-8b0d95e1f431285904b1fedc997a0564/thumbnail_689000.jpg","/articles/6148527/Evanston/Cook-County/Illinois/Committee-approves-Ryan-Field-softball-changes-with-limits-on-amplified-sound-and-lighting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6148527-4ad68db827271a058c37c43f94ccf841/orig.mp4?Expires=1770506174&Signature=hxs3A0xdHge1gTY4QcQVFLsZ6boI3OQcbiGHC2pj33U8jYmyPM-J0D1v4rgoOAg2-MK9GBIk7Wy12YKrblyHJPqAlhUtW3twlvg5G3JC5SM83t0QYQiRNhgirbNTsDLBi~9CXWpvVNnRQbTvcFFyqW49SrUCA8XjHKD5Tc7qIz5MyEDqp4SjAGaZZbLjxpI4DqnU53YYNvuDQ14GIMbmN8SRVNiiSMORVyJeqQzTE7XUhMJjxllgMa69Bxd6IBe18RN8uCGx8Z8pxoN0ahM-FhGRIaMj7LoY6SkqUkFzXuMsmq74mEv0PL6OfcGdLqP30YxqZnDFAzQDPRcQW7Fo-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Evanston Planning & Development Committee on July 28 approved Ordinance 47-025, a minor adjustment to the Ryan Field planned development that permits a substantially upgraded softball facility with new grandstands, higher light poles and amplified sound under conditions set by staff and the committee.

Mary Rasinski, a nearby resident who spoke online, urged the committee to treat the proposal as a planned development and to send it to the Land Use Commission for fuller public review, saying that \"taking down grandstands and then building a 3 story stadium and then having 80 foot lights ... is a development, and things need to be looked at.\" Council members deliberated on whether the change should be considered \"minor,\" noting a recently adopted standard distinguishing minor from major adjustments to planned developments.

City staff described conditions placed on the approval: the proposed lighting must meet photometric limits at the property line (staff cited an expected 0.01 foot-candle threshold at the property line), a dimmer control is required so lighting can be calibrated if impacts arise, and amplified sound will be limited to Northwestern University softball game days only (not practices or other events). Staff also said lights would be turned off within an hour after games conclude. The committee noted enforcement is available through the zoning code; Corporation Counsel Ruggie and staff pointed to Section 6-3-105, which allows daily fines for zoning violations with penalties ranging from $100 to $1,000 per day until corrected.

Council member Rogers moved the ordinance and it passed on a roll call vote with one abstention. The committee chair facilitated discussion but abstained from the vote because of employment at Northwestern University. Council members said they expected staff to enforce the conditions and use the dimmer and other controls if neighbors raise complaints.

Members who expressed concern said they supported the project but wished for the Land Use Commission to have a prior hearing; others said prior outreach and the site's existing use reduced the risk of new disruption. Staff and committee members said the U2 district text amendment adopted earlier provided a framework for addressing stadium-like uses and penalties for large events.","The Planning & Development Committee approved a minor adjustment to the Ryan Field planned development to expand the softball facility, approving conditions that limit amplified sound to game days, require photometric compliance and authorize enforcement remedies.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6148530,"Evanston committee approves some vacation-rental licenses, directs staff to pause new applications while ordinance is updated",1798,910000,2708000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5515269-8b0d95e1f431285904b1fedc997a0564&start=910&end=2708","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5515269-8b0d95e1f431285904b1fedc997a0564/thumbnail_910000.jpg","/articles/6148530/Evanston/Cook-County/Illinois/Evanston-committee-approves-some-vacation-rental-licenses-directs-staff-to-pause-new-applications-while-ordinance-is-updated","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6148530-62b97ac3e0982b9e9f7bc2eb3d023a46/orig.mp4?Expires=1770506174&Signature=n56zE9gxfzTtcBI7M3G2WWIM1R9KbMumP~jhJq5PBPkVoJDHa2HQJdojr5t6H-k7WRCSqU4CjfJD1ZoD~H05vFVCdyrnl3zHxzn-VTUBRZKpmCRUM-bYmkN-FEQp1mWCLv49csd7q2ofB3JvLL~atKudhWgTcBCb-nNjFL~j2pm2aRZuCQpbGi52G4g0dGtXbW7~jwB0k7a5ycOsqtU30HN8m2jgidNB4hKqzPi9Cq0ciYUeHZUAbpiVJg6Dwt6omxewT0orzP0s7yXerkRkrlZuc4FaoZEi3Bf~VOsgMdAsNoFrgkWs2jQqjdVpWJD02kKHTcLQB8mbe7fVsqbDiA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its July 28 meeting, the Evanston Planning & Development Committee approved several vacation-rental licenses, denied others and directed staff to stop accepting or returning additional non-owner-occupied applications after the 60-day notice period expires while the city prepares an ordinance change to be considered at the committee's August 25 meeting.

The move came after roughly an hour of public comment and debate about short-term rentals and their effect on neighborhood housing stock. Melinda Schenck, a resident who identified the property she discussed as 2222 Gray Avenue, told the committee she was \"concerned about affordable housings are being purchased and then turned into vacation rentals.\" Janine Martin, who lives directly south of the same property, asked the council to deny the license and warned that granting licenses to properties actively listed for sale \"invites speculation and suggests that the license may be used as a marketing tool.\" David Becker, who described using an owner-occupied accessory unit for short-term rentals, said the extra income \"is allowing us to keep the rent of our long term tenants upstairs ... without having to raise their rent.\"

Staff told the committee they sent notices in June to about 200 properties identified by software contracted by the city to locate short-term rentals. Andrew San Roman, who the committee identified as the staff lead on the effort, said the city gave operators a 60-day window to register without additional fees; tiers of fees would apply after 60, 90 and 120 days. Committee members reported staff is tracking applications and identified 63 applications to date, 17 of which staff said are non-owner-occupied.

Committee action on individual items followed the packet and staff recommendations. The committee approved the vacation-rental license for 806 Main Street (Item P1) by roll call. It denied the license for 2124 Seward Street (Item P2) by a 4–2 margin. An application for 2015 Emerson Street (Item P3) was withdrawn after an applicant clarification that the property was owner-occupied and therefore handled administratively. The committee denied the renewal at 2222 Gray Avenue (Item P4) by a 6–0 vote after several neighbors raised complaints.

On process, Council member Ailes and others asked the committee to stop allowing a late flurry of non-owner-occupied applications while the city updates the ordinance as part of an \"Envision 2045\" referral. Corporation Counsel Reggi advised the committee that the city may direct staff not to bring applications back once the 60-day notices have expired but that a formal moratorium resolution would need to be prepared and returned in compliance with the Open Meetings Act. Committee leadership asked staff to prepare a moratorium resolution or similar ordinance language and signaled intent to consider it at the August 25 meeting; in the interim the committee directed staff not to process new applications beyond those covered by the original 60-day notice.

The committee did not change the existing approvals or denials recorded tonight; rather, members directed staff on how to handle applications going forward and asked for a prepared ordinance text at the next meeting for formal consideration.","The Planning & Development Committee on July 28 approved and denied several vacation rental license requests, withdrew one application after an ownership clarification, and directed staff to stop processing new applications after existing 60-day notices expire while the city prepares an ordinance change for consideration in August.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee OKs special-use permit for kennel at 2900 Central Street

Committee approves Ryan Field softball changes with limits on amplified sound and lighting

Evanston committee approves some vacation-rental licenses, directs staff to pause new applications while ordinance is updated