Proposed Recommended Changes to Zoning and Comprehensive Plan Process Needs to Slow Down

URGENT! The public has not called for the elimination of R1 zoning. Why are some elected officials doing just that and pushing zoning and comprehensive plan updates before the public process is completed? What is the rush? These changes impact everyone—renters, homeowners, landlords, developers—and the public needs to discuss the pros, cons, and unintended consequences. Who is behind this rush? It is up to us to slow it down.

Let your friends and neighbors know that while we are supposed to be in the middle of a public process and discussion to update the zoning code and comprehensive plan, in July 2024, Mayor Biss, Eleanor Revelle, Jonathan Nieuwsma, and Devon Reed submitted a referral to the council for the elimination of all R1 zoning, reduced lot sizes, and the elimination of parking requirements. Meanwhile, the draft plan was not finalized, and the public is not yet up to speed on what the out-of-state consultants have proposed.

Thank you to those who are writing letters and submitting comments to the roundtable. You can speak at council meetings and write to the Mayor and your council members.

Here is a link to one of the letters I have seen. Please share your thoughts:
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2024/11/13/letter-to-the-editor-city-should-keep-single-family-zoning/