Chicago City Council tables 'granny flats,' additional dwelling unit ordinance

Chicago City Council tables 'granny flats,' additional dwelling unit ordinance

The Chicago City Council tabled an ordinance to legalize "granny flats" across the city to add affordable housing.

Measure To Allow New Coach Houses, Basement Units Citywide Stalls In City Council — For Now – Block Club Chicago

Alds. Marty Quinn and Greg Mitchell, who have opposed the measure, used a parliamentary measure known as “defer and publish” to delay a final vote. The legislation can now be brought back for approval at the next full City Council meeting, which is scheduled for September following an August recess.

City Council adjourns for summer recess after approving ethics reform, but without authorizing 'granny flats'

Before heading off for the annual August recess, alderpersons also gave a royal send-off to retiring Zoning Committee Chair Walter Burnett (27th).

Proposal To Allow New Coach Houses, Basement Units Citywide Stalls

CITY HALL — A proposal that would allow Chicagoans to build new coach houses and other additional dwelling units citywide was temporarily blocked from advancing Wednesday in the City Council. Alderpeople were scheduled to vote on a compromise version of a plan first proposed two years ago by Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) that would legalize the construction of additional dwelling units — commonly known as ADUs — across the city without requiring a …