City Council passed two anti-deconversion ordinances, one for Pilsen and one for the immediate areas surrounding the Bloomingdale Trail (the 606), designed to reduce displacement of low- to moderate-income residents and maintain the existing character and housing stock, specifically two- to eight-unit buildings, that often provide naturally occurring affordable housing units. The anti-deconversion ordinance for the 606 is part of the answer to replacing the 606 demolition moratorium, which was enacted as a temporary means of slowing displacement in the residential areas around the Bloomingdale Trail. The ordinance extends the demolition moratorium by two months to April 1, 2021.

The anti-deconversion ordinance in the 606 area will permit either two-flats or single-family homes, depending on the makeup of existing buildings on the block. This will apply to RS3 and RS3.5 districts within the area bounded by Armitage Avenue, Western Avenue, North Avenue, Kedzie Avenue, Hirsch Street and Kostner Avenue. The anti-deconversion ordinance in Pilsen will eliminate as-of-right construction of single-family homes and two-flats in RT4 and all RM districts unless a majority of the lots on the block contain single-family homes or two-flats. The area applies to all parcels zoned RT4, RM4.5, RM.5, RM5.5, RM6 and RM6.5 and within the area bounded by:

• 16th Street, Newberry Avenue, 18th Street, Peoria Street, Cermak Road, Racine Avenue, 21st Street, Laflin Street, Cermak Road, the alley next east of and parallel to Western Avenue, the alley next north of and parallel to Cermak Road, the alley next east of and parallel to Western Avenue, 19th Street, Western Avenue, the alley next north of and parallel to 18th Place, Leavitt Street, the alley next north of and parallel to 18th Street, Hamilton Avenue, the alley next north of and parallel to the alley next north of and parallel to 18th Street, a line 126 feet west of and parallel to a line 126 feet west of and parallel to Hoyne Avenue, a line 163 feet north of and parallel to the alley next north of and parallel to 18th Street, 17th Street and Wood Street.