TITLE 17
CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE

   Ch. 17-1   Introductory Provisions

   Ch. 17-2   Residential Districts

   Ch. 17-3   Business and Commercial Districts

   Ch. 17-4   Downtown Districts

   Ch. 17-5   Manufacturing Districts

   Ch. 17-6   Special Purpose Districts

   Ch. 17-7   Overlay Districts

   Ch. 17-8   Planned Developments

   Ch. 17-9   Use Regulations

   Ch. 17-10   Parking and Loading

   Ch. 17-11   Landscaping and Screening

   Ch. 17-12   Signs

   Ch. 17-13   Review and Approval Procedures

   Ch. 17-14   Administration

   Ch. 17-15   Nonconformities

   Ch. 17-16   Enforcement and Penalties

   Ch. 17-17   Terminology and Measurements

Editor's note – Italicized text in this title indicates terms that are defined in Chapter 17-17, Terminology and Measurements.

CHAPTER 17-1 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

17-1-0100   Title.

17-1-0200   Effective date.

17-1-0300   Authority.

17-1-0400   Applicability.

17-1-0500   Purpose and intent.

17-1-0600   General rules of interpretation.

17-1-0700   Development manual.

17-1-0800   Official zoning atlas and maps.

17-1-0900   Minimum requirements.

17-1-1000   Conflicting provisions.

17-1-1100   Scope of regulations; effect.

17-1-1200   Cumulative nature of provisions.

17-1-1300   Number of buildings on a zoning lot.

17-1-1400   Transitional provisions.

17-1-1500   Downtown area.

17-1-1600   Severability.

17-1-0100 Title.

   This comprehensive amendment is officially known, cited and referred to as the “Chicago Zoning Ordinance”. It is referred to throughout this document as the “Zoning Ordinance”.

(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275)

17-1-0200 Effective date.

   Except for Chapter 17-4 (Downtown Districts), the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance become effective on August 1, 2004. Chapter 17-4 (Downtown Districts) of this Zoning Ordinance becomes effective on November 1, 2004.

(Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 7-21-04, p. 28848)