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Land Use Commission drops two draft housing policies, asks staff for community-systems chapter outline
Summary
The Land Use Commission voted 8-0 to remove two specific housing policies (H21 and H22) from the current Envision Evanston draft and asked staff to produce an outline of a ‘community systems’ or community‑facilities chapter to appear in the next document version.
The Land Use Commission voted unanimously Jan. 15 to remove two specific housing policies from the Envision Evanston draft and directed staff to prepare an outline of a community‑systems chapter for the next draft.
Commission Chair Rogers opened the public hearing and then led a lengthy discussion on the draft comprehensive plan. During deliberations the commission debated whether policy text in the draft was too prescriptive on neighborhood‑level zoning and housing forms. Commissioner (name not specified in transcript) moved to drop policies labeled H21 and H22 from the next draft; the motion was seconded and passed 8‑0 on a roll call that recorded “yes” votes from Commissioners Aravalo, Halleck, Johnson, Linwald, Moravati,…
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