DuWayne Jacobsen, city senior planner, addressed the Evanston City Council for the second reading of the resolution that would amend the City Code to allow more than one kitchen in a dwelling unit.
“Since there were questions last time concerning the wording, I have given you a copy of alternative revised definitions highlighted in yellow,” Jacobsen said. “The one we gave you at the first reading are printed above the ones highlighted in yellow. We are attempting to simplify the wording of the definitions to answer your concerns.”
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DuWayne Jacobsen, city senior planner, addressed the Evanston City Council for the second reading of the resolution that would amend the City Code to allow more than one kitchen in a dwelling unit.
“Since there were questions last time concerning the wording, I have given you a copy of alternative revised definitions highlighted in yellow,” Jacobsen said. “The one we gave you at the first reading are printed above the ones highlighted in yellow. We are attempting to simplify the wording of the definitions to answer your concerns.”
The proposal reads: “The following definition changes would permit additional kitchens in a dwelling unit without increasing densities in residential neighborhoods.”
The new proposed definition for dwelling unit is the same as the original with only an addition on the end (in italics) and reads as follows:
“Dwelling Unit — One or more rooms in a dwelling or portion thereof, used and designed and intended to be used for occupancy by one family or group living together as a single unit as described in Section 24-17 of the Evanston City Code, including permanent provisions for living, (cooking and eating deleted here) sleeping, sanitation, and containing one or more kitchens.”
The definition for kitchen is completely different from the original in the City Code and simplifies the working. The new proposed definition for kitchen reads as follows:
“Kitchen — That portion of a dwelling unit devoted to the cooking or preparation of food for the purpose of consumption by residents of the dwelling unit. The presence within any food preparation area of a ventilation hood, gas stub, 220-volt electrical outlet or wiring, or any combination thereof together with a refrigerator and a sink, shall be considered a kitchen. The term shall include a kitchenette, wet bar or similar area equipped with a means to cook or prepare food.