By: John Mauck
The folks at Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Evanston had experienced frustration—all from zoning requirements—in selling and buying properties four or five times in the last decade. When they finally got a contract to buy a street-level office space in a high-rise condominium in downtown Chicago, zoning loomed again.
Working closely with Evanston’s land planners to resolve concern about parking and locating a church in a business where “commercial continuity” could be disrupted, Mauck & Baker helped the church obtain a Special Use Permit with a 7-1 approval by the Evanston Planning Commission—no litigation needed!
