Neighborhood Meeting #4: Allowed Uses in the R-7 District
The R-7 zoning district contains all of Urbana’s historic and architecturally-significant fraternity and sorority houses. The City of Urbana’s Planning Division would like to explore options to help preserve these important buildings and ensure their long-term viability for decades to come. As a resident of the West Urbana Neighborhood, we would love to hear your thoughts on how we can make that happen by making changes to our zoning ordinance.
The goal of the R-7, University Residential zoning district is to provide areas for dormitories and rooming houses near the University of Illinois, and to insure the longevity, architectural character, and use of the existing buildings in the district. While the zoning regulations in the R-7 district have done a good job of preventing the buildings in the district from being torn down, those same regulations make reuse and, in turn, preservation of these important buildings more difficult.
Staff is drafting a list of uses that would be allowed in existing fraternity, sorority, and rooming houses in the R-7 district. Please refer to the allowed uses in the MOR, Mixed-Office Residential district (linked here). Would these uses be okay in the R-7 district: yes, yes – only small scale, or no. Please email any comments, concerns or questions to Kat Trotter at krtrotter@urbanaillinois.us. We will discuss the list of potential allowed uses at the upcoming neighborhood meeting.
Please join us for a (virtual) neighborhood meeting on Tuesday, March 29th at 7:00 p.m. to share your thoughts and ideas.
Who: Residents of the West Urbana Neighborhood, Urbana Planning staff, and anyone else who is interested in this topic
What: Allowed Uses for the R-7 District
Where: Virtual Meeting Online! (See below)
When: Tuesday, March 29th from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Please contact Kat Trotter at krtrotter@urbanaillinois.us or (217) 328-8267 with any questions. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Zoom Meeting Information
Please join using this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88456086973
Meeting ID: 884 5608 6973
Or dial: 312-626-6799