I'm trying to determine the nature of the changes being made to
Chicago's Zoning Ordinance. The new ordinance is expected to take
effect nov.1, 2004. My focus is determining what types of resisdential
buildings will be allowed in the various new zoning districts. So I
need to know what the requirements of the new districts will be and,
if available their locations. Ideally, you could link me to the new
ordinance if you can find it on the web, but I don't think it has been
postedin its entirety. Here's a little background on zoning:
The size and number of units in a building can be effected by things
such as F.A.R. (floor area ratio - ratio of total square footage of a
building relative to the total square footage of the lot), the amount
of lot area required for each dwelling unit, front, side and rear
yards, number of parking spaces required per unit, the amount green
space required on the lot.
The more comprehensive the information, the bigger the tip will be.
I'm happy to give the max tip if i get the text of the ordinance or
the map that goes along with it.
thanks,
Kevin

I located the new ordinance at the City of Chicago - Office of the Mayor
website.

On May 26, the City Council passed the revised ordinance. It will go
into effect November 1, 2004.

The 17 chapters of the revised zoning code are available for download here:
City of Chicago - Office of the Mayor
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/

Here are the individual links to each chapter.

Table of Contents (pdf 16k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/contents.pdf

Introductory Provisions (pdf 1040k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/intro.pdf

Residential Districts (pdf 410k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/residential.pdf

Business/Commercial Districts (pdf 311k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/buscomm.pdf

Downtown Districts (pdf 2858k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/downtown.pdf

Manufacturing Districts (pdf 207k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/manufacturing.pdf

Special Purpose Districts (pdf 77k). 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/specpurpose.pdf

Overlay Districts (pdf 50k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/overlay.pdf

Planned Developments (pdf 284k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/plandev.pdf

Use Regulations (pdf 82k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/useregs.pdf

Parking and Loading (pdf 135k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/parking.pdf

Landscaping and Screening (pdf 203k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/landscaping.pdf

Signs (pdf 342k). 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/signs.pdf

Review and Approval Procedures (pdf 159k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/procedures.pdf

Administration (pdf 27k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/admin.pdf

Nonconformities (pdf 33k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/nonconformities.pdf

Enforcement and Penalties (pdf 27k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/enforcement.pdf

Terminology and Measurements (pdf 363k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/terminology.pdf

Index (pdf 18k) . 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/index.pdf

Source: 
City of Chicago - Office of the Mayor
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/

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I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Request for Answer Clarification by kevint6-ga on 29 Sep 2004 16:00 PDT

hi,
were you able to find anything about the map component of the
ordinance? Previously, the ordinance contained a map which showed what
any given area was zoned. None of these links contain the map.
thanks!!
-Kevin

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Sep 2004 19:15 PDT

Dear Kevin,

Thank you for your clarification.

I found five maps in Chicago's New Zoning Ordinance. Below you will
find the page number and link to each one.

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Introductory Provisions (pdf 1040k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/intro.pdf
See page 11 
17-1-1406-B 
Zoning Map Conversions in the Downtown Area

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Downtown Districts (pdf 2858k) 
http://www.cityofchicago.org/Mayor/Zoning/pdf/downtown.pdf

See page 11
Figure 17-4-0503
Pedestrian Streets
Designation and Boundaries

See page 15
Figure 17-4-0603
Mobility Streets
Designation and Boundaries

See page 18
Figure 17-4-0703
Driveways and Vehicle Access

See page 19
Figure 17-4-0801-A
Central Area Parking District

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I hope this helps!

Best regards,

Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Sep 2004 19:28 PDT

This interactive mapping website allows users to determine the zoning
classification for any area of the City.
To begin a search for zoning information, click the map of Chicago
located on the right.
http://w27.cityofchicago.org/website/zoning/index.html