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GGNA Zoning and Planning Committee

  
  The GGNA Zoning and Planning Committee (GGNA-ZAPC) was formed in the summer of 2004 by the GGNA Board as a mechanism by which the community within the GGNA boundaries gains a voice in determining the nature of development in the neighborhood. It is our goal to maintain and nourish the beauty, appeal, and affordability of our neighborhood; at once encouraging complementary development and rejecting development that will mar or destroy said neighborhood appeal. We welcome progress, but not at the expense of losing the charm of the neighborhood to the interests of over-reaching development.

Our members are volunteers and residents of the GGNA community. We make recommendations to the Alderman who makes the final decision of approval or disapproval of a project.

We welcome the participation of any community member who wishes to join our committee. Please contact the GGNA-ZAPC chair at 773.782.3189 to join. Please also visit our events section to see what we have upcoming in the neighborhood.

 
  The Project Review Process
  1. The developer contacts the GGNA-ZAPC chair to set up a presentation at the next regularly scheduled meeting, typically the 3rd Monday of the month. GGNA-ZAPC convenes to discuss zoning changes, variances, exceptions, and matters regarding treatment of historic buildings.
  2. Developer provides to the GGNA-ZAPC a package including a Project Data Sheet specifying the parameters of the proposed project as well as relevant architectural drawings, elevations, sections, and relevant perspectives. This material is to be provided to the GGNA-ZAPC at least 7 days before the regularly scheduled meeting.
  3. After the formal presentation the developer is excused from the meeting and the committee further discusses the project.
  4. Upon taking a vote, the GGNA-ZAPC provides its recommendation to the Alderman by letter. Depending on its recommendation, the developer may be asked by GGNA-ZAPC to make a presentation to a GGNA general meeting or to make changes to the project.
  5. If GGNA-ZAPC rejects a project out-right, GGNA-ZAPC will recommend to the Developer any changes that, being made to the project, would bring said project into congruence with the character of the neighborhood. The developer should notify GGNA-ZAPC upon completed revision of the plans to arrange a follow-up meeting.
  6. In the event that GGNA-ZAPC recommends a presentation to the GGNA general meeting, a vote will be taken, tallied and forwarded to the Alderman for final determination. A letter of recommendation by the GGNA-ZAPC will accompany the tallied votes. Again, the final decision of approval or disapproval of a project will be left to the discretion of the Alderman.
 		 
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