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Rezoning of 531 Forestview Avenue to open space

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The City Council approved the final reading of an ordinance rezoning 531 Forestview Avenue from single-family residential to open space for the Park Ridge Park District, which plans to use the vacant house as part of the adjacent Wildwood Nature Center. The Planning and Zoning Commission held its hearing on January 24, 2023 and recommended approval 6–0. The Council vote was 7–0. The draft ordinance states that it does not itself authorize work on the property. The adopted ordinance number is not in these records.

Documented status: Approved (recorded), Feb 6 2023. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Public hearing · Reported by staff

    Planning and Zoning Commission hearing and recommendation

    Hearing date: Jan 24 2023. Item pz: the motion carried (6 to 0). Owner: PARK RIDGE PARK DISTRICT.

    • p. 2 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Granting a Map Amendment for Property at 531 Forestview Avenue From R-2 Single-Family Residential District to OS Open Space District (MA-23-0001) (Memorandum), City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Granting a Map Amendment for Property at 531 Forestview Avenue From R-2 Single-Family Residential District to OS Open Space District (MA-23-0001) (Memorandum), City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Granting a Map Amendment for Property at 531 Forestview Avenue From R-2 Single-Family Residential District to OS Open Space District (MA-23-0001) (Memorandum), City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
  2. · Approved · Recorded in minutes

    Council approves the rezoning ordinance

    Meeting date: Feb 6 2023. Address: 531 Forestview Avenue. Item VIII.H.1: the motion carried (7 to 0).

    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-02-06, City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-02-06, City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2023-02-06, City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.

What was requested, recommended, approved, contracted, reported paid and completed?

Amounts are read from the cited pages and added up by code. A recommendation, an award or an authorized amount does not establish that money was paid.

No amount is published for this item.

Contracts, payments and completion

No contract, payment or completion record is published for this item. Approval alone does not establish completion.

Which parcels, agencies, businesses and projects are explicitly connected?

Official identifiers and exhibit listings connect records. A name, an address or distance alone only suggests a connection.

Properties named in the records

What remains unresolved?

  • Open

    This Ordinance does not authorize commencement of any work on the Property

    Confirm dates with the City before relying on them.

    • p. 3 · Staff memo of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Granting a Map Amendment for Property at 531 Forestview Avenue From R-2 Single-Family Residential District to OS Open Space District (MA-23-0001) (Memorandum), City Council, Feb 6 2023. Open the quote and source.

Open questions

No open question is recorded for this item.

What does the evidence suggest, and what would change it?

No conflicting records are published for this item.

After the decision: permits at this address

Permits dated after Feb 6, 2023 (Council approves the rezoning ordinance).

Computed by code from the building permits in the Park Ridge property release (the county permit feed), as of Nov 1, 2026. A permit shows that work was authorized, not that it was completed, and no permit recorded does not establish that nothing was built. A parcel matched by address is nominated by the address written in the record; that does not prove the record concerns it.

  • Listed in a draft exhibit

    531 Forestview Ave

    3 permits recorded after Feb 6, 2023 through Nov 1, 2026: Other; $838,831 in declared value; first Apr 26, 2023, last Oct 16, 2023.

    Permits recorded after the decision at 531 Forestview Ave
    IssuedTypeWorkStatusDeclared value
    Oct 16, 2023OtherCOMMERCIAL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INSTALLATIONClosed$15,000
    Aug 21, 2023OtherRETROFIT 1 NEW WET AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR REMODELClosed$23,831
    Apr 26, 2023OtherRENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDING FOR PARK DISTRICTClosed$800,000

Official source records

  1. Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Granting a Map Amendment for Property at 531 Forestview Avenue From R-2 Single-Family Residential District to OS Open Space District (MA-23-0001) (Memorandum)

    City Council, Feb 6 2023

  2. City Council minutes, 2023-02-06

    City Council, Feb 6 2023

Editions and corrections

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  1. Edition 3(current)

    Edition 3: 3 revised.

  2. Edition 2Read this edition

    Edition 2: 3 revised.

  3. Edition 1(shown on this page)

    First edition.

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Suggested citation: GroundSignal, “Rezoning of 531 Forestview Avenue to open space,” sources reviewed 2026-09-24, source records listed on this page.

Initial permanent evidence page published September 10, 2026. Follow the dated evidence above for later additions and changes. A source-check date alone does not establish a government action or project outcome.