Some affordable housing advocates here are saying the city should impose rent control, and Evanston's gubernatorial candidate, Daniel Biss, is pushing legislation that would repeal a state-wide ban on the concept.
What aldermen see as a surge of opposition among some residents to tall buildings downtown may doom efforts to significantly increase affordable housing in Evanston.
Alderman Ann Rainey, 8th Ward, says she thinks the city should propose a referendum to increase the Real Estate Transfer Tax to help fund affordable housing programs in the city.
Evanston's inclusionary housing ordinance subcommittee meets again tonight to wrestle with a range of questions -- including how much the city can squeeze the new construction market to build affordable units before it breaks.
Evanston aldermen Monday voted to schedule a review this spring of the city's ordinance that restricts apartment units to occupancy by no more than three unrelated people.
Evanston aldermen Monday night rejected a staff proposal to impose rent control restrictions on coach houses and other accessory dwelling units. They also directed the Plan Commission to draft zoning changes to legalize such units.
Here's a recap of our live coverage of tonight's Evanston City Council meeting at which aldermen are scheduled to discuss several proposals for increasing the supply of affordable housing in the city -- including removing a ban on renting coach houses to non-family members.
Evanston's City Council is meeting this evening to discuss several proposals to increase the supply of affordable housing in the city. Here's our live streaming video from the meeting, which is scheduled to get underway at 6 p.m.
Evanston city staff will ask aldermen tonight to approve a plan that would let owners rent a coach house to a non-family member only if the tenant was certified by the city to be poor.
Evanston aldermen Monday are scheduled to discuss whether the city should change its rules to permit creation of more rooming houses as a means of providing more affordable housing here.
