Committee on Zoning, Landmarks & Building Standards — Summary of May 19, 2026 meeting
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The committee agenda (May 19, 2026) comprised multiple referred text amendments to the Municipal Code (waste-related uses; restrictions on new gas stations; Cicero Avenue overlay; stop‑work/order and excavation rules; regulations for places of amusement), several historical landmark designations and fee‑waiver requests, approval/referral of numerous aldermanic and zoning map amendments across wards, and a listing of large sign permits. Notable items included landmark designation referrals for Roger Brown Home and Studio, Byrne Hall, and Cortelyou Commons; a University of Chicago planned development amendment passed as revised; and multiple rezonings to permit multi‑unit residential and mixed‑use development.
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- Referred multiple text amendments to the Municipal Code: O2026-0024064 (waste-related uses, recycling, container/outdoor storage, composting, manganese-bearing material); O2026-0024923 (proposed prohibition on issuance of permits for gas stations in B3, C1, C2 and limits on new gas stations within 1,000 ft or on same block face as RS1/RS2/RS3); O2025-0018447 (Cicero Avenue Light Equipment Sales/Rental Overlay District); O2025-0021852 (amendments to Stop Work Order and private excavation provisions); SO2025-0017570 (regulations on Public Place of Amusement licenses).
- Referred historical landmark designations for: Roger Brown Home and Studio (1926 N Halsted St) — DOCUMENT # O2026-0024658; Byrne Hall (2219 N Kenmore Ave) — DOCUMENT # O2026-0024659; Cortelyou Commons (2324 N Chalmers St) — DOCUMENT # O2026-0024660.
- Referred fee‑waiver ordinances for historic landmark properties at 3309 S Prairie Ave, 3311 S Prairie Ave, and 3313 S Prairie Ave (DOCUMENTS Or2026-0024719 / Or2026-0024720 / Or2026-0024721).
- Published a list of large sign permits (over 100 sq ft and 24 ft above grade) for multiple locations and permittees (e.g., Audi at 1523 W North Ave; Tesla at 2309 S Loomis St; Storage Star at 6341 N McCormick Blvd; Burlington Stores entries listed as TBD for 4059 N Cicero Ave).
- Referred numerous aldermanic map amendments across wards (examples: A-9092 — 1616 N Burling St RM4.5 to RT4; A-9088 — 7050 S Dorchester Ave M1-2 to M2-2; A-9094/A-9095 — ward 9 rezoning requests).
- Referred multiple zoning map amendment petitions (selected examples): NO. 23044-T1 (4524 S Michigan Ave — C1-2 to RM-5 to allow three-unit buildings); NO. 23003 (5725 S Woodlawn / 1100 E 55th St — University of Chicago PD amendment — DOCUMENT # O2026-0023275 — PASS AS REVISED); NO. 23047-T1 (3040-3042 N Lincoln Ave — B1-2 to B2-3 for a four-story mixed-use building); NO. 23058 (1001-1021 N Homan Ave — M1-1 to M2-1 for an animal shelter use).
- Noted approvals/references to residential rezonings and new residential construction proposals across multiple wards to permit multi‑unit and single‑family developments (examples include NO. 23052-T1, NO. 23051-T1, NO. 23049-T1).
- Recorded administrative adjustment and variation requests accompanying several map amendments where secondary zoning relief is sought (forms of relief noted for many petitions per item entries).
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Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
Written Public Comment Deadline: May 18, 2026, 8:00 A.M.
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- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/d763bc88-bcb0-4da1-aed3-8b6ec6447ac8.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/8bba1fd0-41aa-47fb-a451-88181f3d142a.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/983ae33b-61e4-42c2-9beb-fe3e0fc519b3.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/dab2577a-78a8-4e93-93c5-59b8a44a694e.pdf
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