The City of Blue Island has proposed the adoption of a new zoning district: the Uptown-Transit Oriented Development (U-TOD) district.

On Monday, May 14 at 6pm the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed district.  The meeting will be held at the East Annex, 2434 Vermont Street, Blue Island.  The Blue Island Plan Commission has recommended adoption of the U-TOD at its March 14 regular meeting.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND MAPS.

The U-TOD district has been proposed since the adoption of the Blue Island Plan for Economic Development (2005) and encompasses the South Station Residential District, Hospital District and Main Street Commercial Area, and the South Main Street Area as found in the Blue Island Plan, as well as the Olde Western Historic District.  The new district blends the areas zoned C-1 Central Area Commercial south of Union Street, including Olde Western; C-2 Highway Commercial parcels on Vermont Street between Irving and Division; and R-1 Single Family Residential parcels along Chicago Street and both west of Chatham and south of Vermont to the Cal-Sag and Division Street.  Zones have been created within the U-TOD district to preserve Single Family Residential found in the current R-1 district.

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The Blue Island Police Department, in cooperation with the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency, are sponsoring a DRUG TAKE BACK DAY on Saturday, April 28th from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the BIPD, 13031 Greenwood Ave.

Old and unused prescription drugs present an unnecessary hazard in the home. The Department will be accepting any old, unused prescription or over the counter medications. The medications will then be diposed of by D.E.A.

Important: No needles or liquids can be accepted.

Please call the Blue Island Police Department with questions or e-mail bipd@cityofblueisland.org

Attention all Blue Island business owners and residents!  The Blue Island Historical Society invites you to document your life in Blue Island, during Preservation Week 2012, April 22-28, 2012.

To participate, submit your digital files or printed photos and documents to BIHS, where the materials will then have a permanent home in the Blue Island Historical Society archives. History is happening now–let’s capture it!  Submit materials to the Blue Island Historical Society/Albee House, 13018 Maple Ave, Blue Island, IL 60406.

Please download complete details at http://bit.ly/DayofBI or email events@blueislandhistoricalsociety.com for more info.

If you missed the Comprehensive Plan Open House, you still have an opportunity to review the draft plan and submit comments through 4/23. The draft plan, maps and recommendations are available for review and comment at the following locations:

• • Blue Island Public Library
• • Tommy A. Brown Sports Association
• • Online

The Blue Island Comprehensive Plan builds on previous planning and revitalization efforts, and will guide growth and decision-making in the City for years to come. Download the draft Comprehensive Plan.

Next Steps

• • CMAP staff will update draft plan based on public comments received
• • Final Comprehensive Plan Draft will
• • Public Hearing scheduled for 5/24 Plan Commission Meeting
• • City Council Hearing tentatively scheduled for 6/12.

On Monday, April 16 the City of Blue Island and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) will be hosting an Public Open House at the City Hall East Annex from 4:30 to 7:30pm for the Blue Island Comprehensive Plan.

The draft plan will be available for public review and comment. Exhibits on display at the open house will include future land use maps as well as the recommended priorities for the City in the near future.

The purpose of the open house is to receive public comment prior to the beginning of the formal review process with City Council.  Representatives from the City and CMAP will be available to answer questions.

The Blue Island Comprehensive Plan builds on previous planning and revitalization efforts, and will guide growth and decision-making in the City for years to come.

No formal presentation will be given, so please feel free to drop in at any time between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.  Additional information about the comprehensive plan is available on CMAP’s Blue Island project webpage at www.cmap.illinois.gov/blue-island. Please contact Jessica Simoncelli at jsimoncelli [at] cmap.illinois.gov or (312) 386-8631 with questions about the open house.

Tell your friends!  Download and share the flyer in English and Spanish.