ARO Intake Application

Applicant Contact Information

Section 2-44-085 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago (the “ARO”) is effective as of October 1, 2021, and is available to read in its entirely online at: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2598874.

The Pilsen-Little Village ARO Pilot shall expire without further action by the City Council on 12/31/2023 and its requirements have been incorporated into this web form. More information is available in Section 2-44-105 of the City's Municipal Code.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. This form requires several steps and does NOT support an automatic save or save for later function. Before starting the submission process, please gather and complete all the necessary documentation outlined in Article 5.1.2 of the ARO Rules, and listed below. Please start by first completing the Affordable Unit Details Worksheet, available for download here. The Affordable Unit Details Worksheet is required to be submitted as an attachment under Step 4 of this submission.

If affordable units are proposed, please ensure that you have the following documents ready to submit when prompted:

Affordable Unit Mix Details and Square Footage Spreadsheet
Dimensional Floor Plans with affordable units highlighted
If affordable units are proposed off-site, off-site unit application as detailed in Article 6.2.5 of the ARO Rules.
If affordable units are proposed as authorized agency units, a signed acceptance letter from the authorized agency.

Your application will be reviewed when all required documentation has been received. Additional documents may be requested during the review period by DOH staff.

The ARO Rules are available online at www.chicago.gov/ARO. If you have any questions about completing this application, please contact ARO@cityofchicago.

Please help us improve the form by reporting any errors, inconsistencies or sharing any suggestions to ARO@cityofchicago.org.

Applicant Name *

Applicant Contact Person *

Applicant Email *

Applicant Phone *

Applicant Address *

Attorney Name *

Attorney Email *

Development Information

Development Address:

From *

Direction *

Street Name *

Zip Code *

Ward *

ARO Zone *

Development Name *

If you are working with a Planner at the City, what is his/her/their name?

Zoning Application Number (if applicable)

Council Introduction Date *

Is your project currently in, or do you plan to rezone to, a downtown zoning district? *

Yes

ARO Trigger *

Development Type *

Total Units *

Is your Project in a Transit Served Location? *

Estimated date marketing will begin *

Estimated date of building permit (in-lieu fee, $5,000 per off-site unit administration fee, and recorded covenant are required prior to issuance of any building permits) *

ARO Requirements

ARO Option

20% at 60% average AMI

16% at 50% average AMI

13% at 40% AMI

10% at 30% AMI

ARO Option

20% at 100% AMI

16% at 80% AMI

ARO Option *

10% SET-ASIDE AT A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF 60% OF THE AMI

ARO Option *

10% AT A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF 100% AMI

8% AT A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF 80% AMI

Affordable Units Required *

Minimum On-Site Units *

Maximum Units Paid For In-Lieu *

Proposed On-Site Units *

Proposed Off-Site Units *

Proposed In-Lieu Units *

In-Lieu Amount Owed *

On-Site Units To CLIHTF or CHA *

If the In-Lieu Amount Owed calculation results in a fractional unit that is less than 0.5, the developer shall either pay an in lieu fee or provide an additional unit to satisfy the fractional obligation. The in lieu fee for any fractional unit will be calculated as follows: [fractional unit] x [applicable in lieu fee].

Off Site Address:

From

Direction

Street Name

Zip Code

Ward

ARO Zone

Off-Site Type

Off-Site Admin Fee

Forms

Unit Mix and Square Footage Spreadsheet *

Choose File

Download Affordable Requirements and Unit Details Spreadsheet

Dimensioned Floor Plans with affordable units highlighted

Choose File

If ARO units are CLIHTF or CHA, attach signed acceptance letter

Choose File

If off-site units are new construction, attach:

a. Schematic and design development drawings for on-site units

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b. Schematic and design development drawings for off-site units

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If off-site units are rehab, please attach the following documents:

a. Schematic and design development drawings for on-site units

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b. Schematic and design development drawings for off-site units

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c. A Physical Needs Assessment (PNA)

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d. Surveys

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e. Outstanding code violations

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f. Scope of work and estimated cost of renovations

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Off-Site Units Only: Documents Required for Architectural Approval Letter

a. Owner Sworn Statement

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b. GC Sworn Statement

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c. Bounday Survey

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d. Draft permit application prior to submission to the Department of Buildings (DOB)

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e. Final construction drawings stamped by the architect of record prior to submission to DOB

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OFF-SITE UNITS ONLY: Documents required for Architectural Construction a Approval Letter and Notice to Proceed

a. A letter from the Developer on company letterhead stating the project is complete and requesting a final site inspection from DOH

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b. A copy of the front and back of each building permit for each property with all DOB signoffs

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c. A copy of the Certificate of Occupancy for each property (if applicable)

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d. Final GC and Owner Sworn Statements

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e. All final waivers of lien or a title report showing no liens for each property

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f. As built Survey (new construction)

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g. Final Issued for Construction Permitted Construction Drawings

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h. List of any Buyer changes (if applicable, for-sale units only)

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Signature

Developer or their Agent *

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ARO Intake Application

Applicant Contact Information

Development Information

ARO Requirements

Forms

Off-Site Units Only: Documents Required for Architectural Approval Letter

OFF-SITE UNITS ONLY: Documents required for Architectural Construction a Approval Letter and Notice to Proceed

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