Developer's Code of Conduct

In an attempt to maintain some level of livability in our neighborhood during the current explosion of construction, the River North Residents Association has put together a Developers Code of Conduct.

Through a series of meetings with neighborhood developers and our Alderman, Burt Natarus, the following Code of Conduct was established.

In an attempt to ensure that each project is cooperating with the code, we must all work together to report any violations. If a specific project is not cooperating, call the Project Contact as listed on the Development in River North page to report the offense.

If a problem is not resolved or happens again, call Ald. Natarus' office (312.744.3062) to register a complaint against the offending developer and call the police at 911 to register a complaint.

Noise

- No noise producing construction to begin before 8:00AM or continue after 7:00PM

- No external construction on Sundays

- Temporary steel street covers need to be cushioned and secured

Debris

- All projects to have a street sweeper on site daily

- All projects to be hosed down daily to decrease dust

- Project Manager to ensure workman's garbage properly disposed of

Traffic Compliance

- No trucks, cranes, or workers' vehicles allowed to block streets

- No trucks, cranes, or workers' vehicles allowed to block sidewalks so there is access for pedestrians, baby strollers and handicap people

- No trucks, cranes, or workers' vehicles allowed to block residents' driveways and entryways

- Staging of trucks in parking lot to alleviate the gridlock caused by multiple simultaneous projects

- Flagmen at both the site and the staging area to release vehicles when appropriate

- All workers to park in remote sites

Air Pollution

- Must not affect the quality of air in the neighborhood as projects continue simultaneously

- Special attention must be paid to ozone alert days and meeting federally-mandated standards

Lighting

- Temporary street lights within 50' of someone's window need to be shielded

- Construction lights need to be shielded