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Land Use Commission recommends special use for Sozo City Church at 1702 Sherman Ave.
Summary
The commission voted 5-0 to recommend that city council approve a special use for a mixed-use establishment at 1702 Sherman Avenue to house Sozo City Church and a banquet/event space, with a modified condition requiring a lease or similar instrument for parking arrangements before a building permit is issued.
The Evanston Land Use Commission on Aug. 13 voted 5-0 to recommend city council approve a special use for a mixed-use establishment at 1702 Sherman Avenue that would accommodate Sozo City Church and banquet/event uses.
Megan Jones, neighborhood and land use planner for the city, read the application into the record and identified the applicable zoning provisions. The applicant, Lunguil Lentili, said Sozo City Church has been holding services at the Music Institute on Chicago Avenue for nearly two years and seeks to establish a community‑centered hub in downtown Evanston.
Lentili told the commission the church would host Sunday worship services from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with attendance ranging from about 35 to 70 people. He said…
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