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Temporary moratorium on historic district applications placed before the City Council

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The agenda for the City Council meeting of September 21, 2026 listed a motion to waive the first reading and the final reading of an ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on applications for historic districts.

Documented status: Scheduled (on an agenda or proposed), Sep 21 2026. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

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    Moratorium ordinance on the City Council agenda

    Meeting date: Sep 21 2026. Agenda item VIII.E.2: Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Moratorium on Applications for Historic Districts Pursuant to Article 23 of the City of Park Ridge Municipal Code. Agenda item VIII.E.1: Approve a Motion to Waive the First Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Moratorium on Applications for Historic Districts Pursuant to Article 23 of the City of Park Ridge Municipal Code. Condition (operation): the City staff shall not take action to accept, process, or review any application for a historic district that has not been approved by the City…

    • p. 1 · Agenda of City Council agenda, 2026-09-21, City Council, Sep 21 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 2 · Draft ordinance of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Moratorium on Applications for Historic Districts Pursuant to Article 23 of the City of Park Ridge Municipal Code (Memorandum), City Council, Sep 21 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Draft ordinance of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Moratorium on Applications for Historic Districts Pursuant to Article 23 of the City of Park Ridge Municipal Code (Memorandum), City Council, Sep 21 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Agenda of City Council agenda, 2026-09-21, City Council, Sep 21 2026. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Agenda of City Council agenda, 2026-09-21, City Council, Sep 21 2026. Open the quote and source.

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    Such a moratorium shall be for a term of six (6) months from the date of this Ordinance, or when the City Council adopts an ordinance amending the aforesaid historic district regulations, whichever comes first.

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    • p. 2 · Draft ordinance of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Moratorium on Applications for Historic Districts Pursuant to Article 23 of the City of Park Ridge Municipal Code (Memorandum), City Council, Sep 21 2026. Open the quote and source.
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    the City staff shall not take action to accept, process, or review any application for a historic district that has not been approved by the City Council on or before the passage of this ordinance

    Confirm dates with the City before relying on them.

    • p. 1 · Draft ordinance of Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Moratorium on Applications for Historic Districts Pursuant to Article 23 of the City of Park Ridge Municipal Code (Memorandum), City Council, Sep 21 2026. Open the quote and source.

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  1. City Council agenda, 2026-09-21

    City Council, Sep 21 2026

  2. Approve the Final Reading of an Ordinance Approving a Moratorium on Applications for Historic Districts Pursuant to Article 23 of the City of Park Ridge Municipal Code (Memorandum)

    City Council, Sep 21 2026

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