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Committee on Zoning, Landmarks & Building Standards — February 17, 2026 agenda summary

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Meeting scheduled Feb 17, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. in Council Chambers, City Hall. Agenda covers text amendments (including an intergovernmental agreement for Belmont Blue Line TOD study and zoning code changes for gas stations, parking ratios, stop-work/excavation rules, and ADU boundaries), landmark designations, landmark fee-waiver requests, a long list of aldermanic and map amendment rezoning requests (multiple residential and mixed-use projects), large-sign permits, and a cannabis establishment application. Public comment is allowed (up to 3 minutes per speaker) during a single public-comment period.

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Belmont Blue Line TOD Belmont Blue Line Equitable Transit-Oriented Development

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Intergovernmental agreement (Belmont Blue Line TOD study)Aldermanic map amendments / rezoningLarge sign permitsText amendments (zoning and building code changes)Landmark fee waiversPublic commentary proceduresMap amendments for residential & mixed-use developmentCannabis establishment applicationLandmark designations

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DOCUMENT #O2026-0022516 (sponsored by Mayor Brandon Johnson): Intergovernmental agreement with Regional Transportation Authority for Belmont Blue Line Equitable Transit-Oriented Development study plan — ordinance referred.
DOCUMENT #O2025-0018183 (Sponsor: Alder Gregory Mitchell) — amendment to Municipal Code Title 17 (remove permit requirements for gas stations in B3/C1/C2 and restrict certain expansions) — listed as PASS AS SUBSTITUTED (ordinance referred).
DOCUMENT #O2025-0021721 (Sponsors: Alders Burnett & Conway) — amendment re: minimum automotive parking ratios near CTA/METRA stations — listed as PASS AS SUBSTITUTED (ordinance referred).
DOCUMENT #O2026-0022453 (Sponsor: Alder Lawson) — amendment to Section 17-7-0574 replacing boundaries for additional-dwelling-unit-allowed RS areas — listed as PASS AS SUBSTITUTED (ordinance referred).
Landmark designations: DOCUMENT #O2025-0021479 (Humboldt & Sacramento Extension to Logan Square Boulevards District) and DOCUMENT #O2026-0022515 (Original Providence Baptist Church at 515 N Pine Ave) — ordinances referred.
Landmark fee-waiver requests: DOCUMENT #Or2026-0022498 (4543 S Ellis Ave recertification), DOCUMENT #Or2025-0021609 (105 W Adams / 210 S Clark St), and DOCUMENT #Or2025-0021617 (19 S LaSalle St) — ordinances referred.
Aldermanic map amendment NO. A-9078 (1123–1237 W 95th St, Applicant: Alder Ronnie Mosley) — change request RS1/RS3/B3-1 to RT4 — listed as PASS AS SUBSTITUTED (ordinance referred).
Map amendment NO. 22947-T1 (1805 N Campbell Ave, Applicant/Owner: 1805 N Campbell LLC) — change request M1-1 to B2-3 with administrative adjustment and variation checked — ordinance referred to permit new four-story residential building (21 units, 11 garage spaces).
Multiple additional map-amendment and rezoning requests for residential and mixed-use projects across wards (examples: NO. 22883 — South Michigan Ave, PASS AS REVISED; NO. 22979-T1 — 8649 S Euclid Ave; NO. 22981-T1 — 2733-2735 W 16th St) — all listed as ordinances referred (see agenda for full list).
Large sign permits: a list of proposed large signs (over 100 ft2, 24 ft above grade) for multiple locations and permit applicants (examples include Near North Health at 3755 S Cottage Grove; Everclean Car Wash; multiple Fulton Market permits) — listed on agenda.
CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENT APPLICATION NO. 22930-T1 (1143–1155 N Wells St, Applicant: BIO-PHARM LLC) — request to change C1-5 to DX-5 to establish an adult-use cannabis dispensary — ordinance referred.

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Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards

Feb 17, 2026, 4:00 PMCity Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 121 North LaSalle Street - Chicago, IL 60602completed

Zoning Committee Meeting - regular business Written public comment deadline: February 13, 2026, 8:00 AM

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