Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards, May 6, 2026
Approves Rezoning at 3401 N Lawndale to 3400 N Monticello (church compliance), unanimous
What happened
The Chicago City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards approved roughly 2,000 housing units across dozens of map amendments and several planned developments.
- Jurisdiction
- Chicago, IL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 59 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (51)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings1616 North Saint Louis Avenue
Recommended3363 South Morgan Street
Recommended3950 West Elston Avenue
Recommended4727 South Wabash Avenue
Recommended4000 North Lincoln Avenue
Recommended2813 West Wilcox Street
Recommended30 North LaSalle Street, Loop
Recommended6332-6340 North Pulaski Road
Recommended526 North Western Avenue
Recommended4325-4341 South Halsted Street
Recommended1114-1118 North California Avenue
Recommended2103 West Eastwood Avenue
Recommended3611-3625 North Halsted Street
Recommended3425 North Lawndale Avenue
Recommended2415-2425 West Peterson Avenue
Recommended1257 West Fry Street
RecommendedCase 22940-T1
Recommended2244 North Halsted Street
Recommended3702 North Kedvale Avenue
Recommended1456 West Chicago Avenue
Recommended1223-1231 West 112th Street
Recommended4518 West Lawrence Avenue
Recommended2210-2214 West Belmont Avenue
Recommended4024-4110 West Melrose / North Carlov Avenue, 30th Ward
Recommended3039 West Irving Park Road
Recommended2052 West 21st Street
Recommended2137-2147 West Irving Park Road
Recommended918-920 West Eastwood Avenue
Recommended854 West Wrightwood Avenue
Recommended2652 West Chicago Avenue
Recommended3251-3263 West Division Street
Recommended1415 North Dayton Street
Recommended3841-3843 North Lakewood Avenue
Recommended7811 South Ellis Avenue
Recommended3000 West Madison Street
Recommended3423-3427 South Morgan Street
Recommended2150 West Chicago Avenue
Recommended1928 North Lincoln Avenue
Recommended1527 West Edgewater Avenue
Recommended6151-6159 South University Avenue
Recommended6333-6335 North Mozart Street
Recommended3639 North Ashland Avenue
Recommended1201-1219 West Kinzie Street
Recommended1749 North Mozart Street
Recommended5677-5679 West Higgins Avenue
Recommended1338 West Lake Street
Recommended3240 West Lawrence Avenue
Recommended500-534 West 47th Street
Recommended4614 North Seeley Avenue
Recommended3043 North Ashland Avenue
Recommended215 North Racine Avenue
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 59
Landmark designation of St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 4644 S Dearborn
Historical landmark designation for St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church at 4644 South Dearborn Street in the 3rd Ward. Significant features are all exterior elevations including roof lines; the 1960s education wing is excluded. Church congregation and Alderman Dowell support. Passed by voice vote.
- 1960s education wing excluded from significant features
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Chicago City Council Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards approved roughly 2,000 housing units across dozens of map amendments and several planned developments.
Key Decisions (59)
Landmark designation of St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 4644 S Dearborn
Landmark designation of 30 North LaSalle Street
Rezoning at 30 North LaSalle (companion map amendment)
Rezoning at 1338 West Lake Street
Rezoning at 212 East Ohio Street
Rezoning at 854 West Wrightwood Avenue
Rezoning at 2244 North Halsted Street
Rezoning at 4727 South Wabash Avenue
Renaming of Austin Satellite Senior Center
Rezoning at 1456 West Chicago Avenue
Rezoning at 7811 South Ellis Avenue
Rezoning at 4325-4341 South Halsted Street
Rezoning at 500-534 West 47th Street
Rezoning at 3401 N Lawndale to 3400 N Monticello (church compliance)
Rezoning at 3425 North Lawndale Avenue (school conversion)
Rezoning at 3363 South Morgan Street
Rezoning at 2052 West 21st Street
Rezoning at 1527 West Edgewater Avenue
Rezoning at 3251-3263 West Division Street
Rezoning at 1223-1231 West 112th Street
Rezoning at 1749 North Mozart Street
Rezoning at 6342-6344 North Pulaski Road (deferred)
Rezoning at 6332-6340 North Pulaski Road
Rezoning at 6333-6335 North Mozart Street
Rezoning at 1616 North Saint Louis Avenue
Rezoning at 1649-1659 West Wolfram Street
Rezoning at 2150 West Chicago Avenue
Rezoning at 526 North Western Avenue
Rezoning at 2652 West Chicago Avenue
Rezoning at 1114-1118 North California Avenue
Rezoning at 1928 North Lincoln Avenue
Rezoning at 4614/4016 North Seeley Avenue
Rezoning at 2103 West Eastwood Avenue
Rezoning at 1257 West Fry Street
Rezoning at 2210-2214 West Belmont Avenue
Rezoning at 3240 West Lawrence Avenue
Rezoning at 918-920 West Eastwood Avenue
Rezoning at 4000 North Lincoln Avenue
Rezoning at 2137-2147 West Irving Park Road
Rezoning at 1415 North Dayton Street
Rezoning at 2813 West Wilcox Street
Rezoning at 3702 North Kedvale Avenue
Rezoning at 3039 West Irving Park Road
Rezoning at 4518 West Lawrence Avenue
Rezoning at 3841-3843 North Lakewood Avenue
Rezoning at 3000 West Madison Street
Rezoning at 4024-4110 West Melrose / Karlov PD sunset (3 files)
Rezoning at 3043 North Ashland Avenue
Rezoning at 5677-5679 West Higgins Avenue
Rezoning at 3639 North Ashland Avenue
Rezoning at 3611-3625 North Halsted Street
Rezoning at 2415-2425 West Peterson Avenue
Rezoning at 3948-3954 North Elston Avenue
Rezoning at 3423-3427 South Morgan Street
Rezoning at 6151-6159 South University Avenue
Rezoning in the 26th Ward (Kevin Chan property)
Rezoning at 215 North Racine Avenue
Rezoning at 1201-1219 West Kinzie Street
Amendment to PD 1300 at 1061 West Van Buren Street
Zoning Changes (58)
Development Activity (54)
30 North LaSalle office-to-residential conversion
Mixed-Use
1338 West Lake residential tower
Residential
212 East Ohio office-to-residential conversion
Mixed-Use
854 West Wrightwood renovation
Residential
2244 North Halsted renovation
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Chicago home prices are reportedly rising at five times the…
Commercial Demand
Downtown office vacancy is high (more than half of 30…
Sentiment
Aldermen and staff signal expectation of many more adaptive-reuse and…
Who Spoke (58)
On the record: 2 chairs, 11 councilmembers, 3 staff members, 2 applicants, 25 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 12 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
4644 S Dearborn St landmark designation
1338 West Lake Street site plan
30 N LaSalle St landmark designation
1061 West Van Buren Street site plan
#### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… subdivision
#### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… subdivision
4614 North Seeley Avenue rezone
More land-use items (78)
78 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☐ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☐ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☒ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☒ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☒ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☒ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **<u><mark>LANDMARK DESIGNATIONS</mark></u>**No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- 5725 South Woodlawn Avenue site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **<u>NO site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- 811 West Evergreen Avenue site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- 4024-4110 West Melrose Street site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- 3300 North Karlov Avenue site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- 3301-3309 North Karlov Avenue site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- 3231-3265 North California Avenue site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- 3700-3846 North Seminary Avenue site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☐`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☐` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☒ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☐ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☒ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☒ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☐ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☐ **Change……No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☒ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☒ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☒ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☒ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** `☒` **Variation 17-13-1101** `☒`… varianceNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☐ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☐ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **<u>NO site planNo vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☒ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☐ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
- #### **Administrative Adjustment 17-13-1003** ☐ **Variation 17-13-1101** ☐ **Purpose:**……No vote recorded
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