Overview

• Aldermen secured final City Council approval to rezone Broadway from Devon to Montrose in Edgewater and Uptown after months of neighborhood debate.
• Most of Uptown’s stretch between Winona and Montrose shifts to C1-5, allowing broader commercial uses with a general maximum building height of 80 feet.
• Most of Edgewater’s segment moves to B3-5, while the west side of Broadway between Balmoral and Foster will be B3-3 following community feedback.
• A pedestrian street designation will restrict new drive-thrus and curb cuts and require active ground-floor entries, with existing businesses exempt from the new rules.
• Backers including Alds. Angela Clay, Matt Martin, and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth cite housing and small-business goals, as opponents raise concerns about displacement, historic loss, traffic, and public engagement.