Bartlett v. City of Chicago

This is an appeal by the defendant, City of Chicago, from a declaratory judgment holding a zoning ordinance unconstitutional as applied to certain property owned by the plaintiffs, Robert Bartlett and Bernice, his wife. Plaintiffs propose to construct a 31 story apartment building which would meet all the requirements of Rr-7 zoning and conform to the building code of the city.

The subject property known as 525 Hawthorne Place is zoned BN1 single-family residential. In June 1962 the plaintiffs made application to the City Council to rezone the property to R~7 general residential to permit…