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Committee on Transportation and Public Way

Thursday, December 8, 2022 · 11:00 AM AM · City Hall - Council Chamber - Chicago, Illinois

TL;DR

The Chicago Transportation and Public Way Committee primarily focused on administrative matters including street naming honors for local community members and zoning exemptions for various commercial properties. The meeting addressed several technical ordinances related to commercial driveway access and public way modifications, which could impact local business development and traffic flow.

Key Decisions

  • Expanded Outdoor Dining Code Amendment Proposed
  • Public Way Safety Closure Modification Proposed
  • Multiple Commercial Driveway Barrier Exemptions Proposed
  • Several Honorary Street Designations Proposed
  • Public Alley Opening and Street Dedication Proposed

Agenda

  1. Attendance
  2. 1 Amendment of Municipal Code Chapters 2-25, 9-8 and 10-28 regarding expanded outdoor dining
    Ordinance
  3. 2 Honorary street designation as "Adolfo 'Shabba Doo' Quinones Way"
    Ordinance
  4. 3 Honorary street designation as "Gaspar Gomez Way"
    Ordinance
  5. 4 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for Crash Champions LLC - 2232 S Wabash Ave
    Ordinance
  6. 5 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for Crash Champions LLC - 2031 S Wabash Ave
    Ordinance
  7. 6 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for Unique Thrift
    Ordinance
  8. 7 Honorary street designation as "Honorary Donald L. Seals, Sr. Drive"
    Ordinance
  9. 8 Honorary street designation as "Honorary Richard Techman Way"
    Ordinance
  10. 9 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for W J South Ashland LLC
    Ordinance
  11. 10 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for Wonderland Child Care Center Corp.
    Ordinance
  12. 11 Honorary street designation as "John E. Byrne Way"
    Ordinance
  13. 12 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for Great Gatsby Car Wash LLC
    Ordinance
  14. 13 Honorary street designation as "Laurence Michalski Way"
    Ordinance
  15. 14 Amendment of Municipal Code Titles 9 and 10 by modifying various sections and adding new Section 10-20-020 regarding safe closure of public way
    Ordinance
  16. 15 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for 3312 Lincoln LLC
    Ordinance
  17. 16 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for 5905 N Clark LLC
    Ordinance
  18. 17 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for 6040 Winthrop LLC
    Ordinance
  19. 18 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for Rise Up Early Childhood LLC
    Ordinance
  20. 19 Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for 3024 W Devon Ave
    Ordinance
  21. 20 Closed to traffic on portion of S Lowe Ave
    Ordinance
  22. 21 Opening of public alley(s) in area bounded by W Edgewater Ave, N Ashland Ave, W Hollywood Ave and N Hermitage Ave
    Ordinance
  23. 22 Dedication and vacation of public way(s) in area bounded by W 43rd St, W 44th, S Laporte Ave and S Lamon Ave
    Ordinance