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If you?EUR??,,????'?????< On March 24, 2010 Alderman Eugene Schulter (47th Ward), a cosponsor of the 1999 zoning and landscaping ordinance, introduced a measure to impose a moratorium on the enforcement of that ordinance for two years. The reason? The Chicago media reports the city has been quite aggressive in enforcing the landscape ordinance, which requires business owners, at their own expense, to put in the landscaping (and fencing). Small business owners are complaining they?EUR??,,????'?????< The proposed moratorium is to give the small-business owners a break in these difficult economic times. While many retailers might admire the mayor and his efforts for streetscape beautification, forking over a couple of thousand of dollars for fencing is unlikely to sit well with struggling retailers.
On March 24, 2010 Alderman Eugene Schulter (47th Ward), a cosponsor of the 1999 zoning and landscaping ordinance, introduced a measure to impose a moratorium on the enforcement of that ordinance for two years.
The reason? The Chicago media reports the city has been quite aggressive in enforcing the landscape ordinance, which requires business owners, at their own expense, to put in the landscaping (and fencing). Small business owners are complaining they?EUR??,,????'?????<
The proposed moratorium is to give the small-business owners a break in these difficult economic times.
While many retailers might admire the mayor and his efforts for streetscape beautification, forking over a couple of thousand of dollars for fencing is unlikely to sit well with struggling retailers.
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Francisco Uviña, University of New Mexico
Hardscape Oasis in Litchfield Park
Ash Nochian, Ph.D. Landscape Architect
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