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Comp Plan Amendment Decisions in Chicago

How comp plan amendment requests are decided across Chicago, IL council meetings, the vote and the conditions on the record

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Comp Plan Amendment is one of the most actively tracked zoning topics in Chicago, IL. ZoneWire has analyzed 0 council meetings and detected 0 instances of comp plan amendment activity. Below are the most recent discussions.

What is Comprehensive Plan Amendment?

A change to a municipality's long-term land use plan that guides future zoning and development decisions.

A comprehensive plan amendment (also called a "general plan amendment" or "future land use map amendment") is a change to the municipality's long-range planning document that guides land use, transportation, infrastructure, and growth across the entire jurisdiction.

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Comp Plan Amendment in Chicago, IL

A change to a municipality's long-term land use plan that guides future zoning and development decisions. In Chicago, IL, local government bodies regularly discuss comp plan amendment as part of zoning and land use decisions.

ZoneWire has analyzed 0 meetings in Chicago and detected 0 mentions of comp plan amendment.

Recent Zoning Opportunities in Chicago

These parcels came up for a zoning decision in Chicago in the last 30 days, often before they hit the market. See what changed, how the vote went, and hear the moment it happened. According to ZoneWire's analysis of official public meeting records, each decision below links to its timestamped source.

Chicago · Jun 16, 2026

Approved

rezoned RS-3 → RM-5.5

6342-6344 North Pulaski Road, 39th Ward

RS-3 → RM-5.5

Zoning change from RS-3 to RM-5.5, approved on Jun 16, 2026 in Chicago.

Upzone

Your move: Higher-intensity use now allowed. Comp the parcel before the owner reprices.

Chicago · Jun 16, 2026

Approved

~4,717 sq ft rezoned RS-3 → RT-4

1522 North Keystone, 26th Ward

RS-3 → RT-4

Zoning change from RS-3 to RT-4, approved on Jun 16, 2026 in Chicago.

Upzone

Your move: Higher-intensity use now allowed. Comp the parcel before the owner reprices.

Chicago · Jun 10, 2026

Approved

25x125 lot rezoned RS-3 → RT-3.5

7616 S Blackstone Ave, South Shore

RS-3 → RT-3.5

Zoning change from RS-3 to RT-3.5, approved on Jun 10, 2026 in Chicago.

Upzone

Your move: Higher-intensity use now allowed. Comp the parcel before the owner reprices.

Recent Comp Plan Amendment meetings in Chicago

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Why Track Comp Plan Amendment?

Every municipality maintains a comprehensive plan (sometimes called a "general plan" or "master plan") that establishes the policy framework for development. The plan typically includes:

Comp Plan Amendment Regulations in Illinois

Illinois sets the regulatory framework that governs how comp plan amendment decisions are made at the county and municipal level. State statutes define zoning authority, hearing requirements, and appeal processes that directly affect comp plan amendment outcomes in Chicago.

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Every Comp Plan Amendment decision in Chicago

See how every comp plan amendment request in Chicago was decided: the vote, the conditions attached, and how it moved through its hearings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A comprehensive plan amendment (also called a "general plan amendment" or "future land use map amendment") is a change to the municipality's long-range planning document that guides land use, transportation, infrastructure, and growth across the entire jurisdiction. ZoneWire tracks comp plan amendment activity across Chicago, IL public meetings.

ZoneWire monitors Chicago, IL planning and council meetings, transcribes them, and flags comp plan amendment activity. As of the latest update we have analyzed 0 meetings and detected 0 comp plan amendment mentions.

Tracking comp plan amendment in Chicago surfaces zoning and development signals early, so developers, investors, and brokers can evaluate parcels and approvals before they reach the broader market.

Chicago City Council, the Plan Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Committee on Zoning are all monitored by ZoneWire for planned development applications, rezoning, special use permits, variances, and lakefront protection ordinance reviews across Chicago.

Chicago has approximately 10 zoning-related meetings per month across City Council, the Plan Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Committee on Zoning. City Council meets monthly in full session, while the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals each meet twice per month.

Aldermanic prerogative is a longstanding Chicago tradition where City Council members have informal veto power over zoning changes within their ward. Understanding which alderman controls a project area is critical for predicting zoning outcomes in Chicago, as most rezoning and planned development applications require the local alderman's support.

The highest volume of zoning activity in Chicago occurs in the West Loop and Fulton Market for planned development applications, the 606 trail corridor in Bucktown and Wicker Park for residential infill, the South Loop for high-rise residential towers, and the lakefront zone where development must comply with lakefront protection ordinance requirements.

Key zoning terms for Chicago include planned development, special use permit, variance, TIF (Tax Increment Financing) district, lakefront protection ordinance, PD amendment, TOD (Transit-Oriented Development), and landmark designation. ZoneWire tracks all of these automatically across every Chicago governing body.

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What gets approved in Chicago

In Chicago, 97% of land-use board decisions were approved over the last 24 months. Mixed-use clear 100%, Commercial / office / retail 97%. ZoneWire analyzed 183 land-use board decisions in Chicago over the last 24 months. Here are the most active project types and how often each one clears.

Project typeDecisionsApproval rate
Mixed-use37100%
Commercial / office / retail3297%
Land use / comp-plan amendment3288%
Single-family homes26100%
Multifamily / attached housing22100%
Variance18100%
Industrial / warehouse12100%

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