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Zoning
Published by City of Chicago · Updated 10/02/2014
- Last updated
- 10/02/2014
- First published 10/02/2014
- Update frequency
- Not listed
- Formats
- 4
- CSV, JSON, GeoJSON
- Coverage
- Chicago
- City in Illinois
About this dataset
OUTDATED. See the current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/7cve-jgbp -- Zoning district boundaries by type and classification.Chicago is divided into zoning districts that regulate land use activities across the city. Data is based on the Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance http://bit.ly/9eqawi. Zoning Types are defined in this ordinance. For additional information about business uses, review the License/Zoning Reference (LZR) Guide http://bit.ly/vvGzne, which is based on the Municipal Code and is intended to assist business owners in determining the proper zoning district and primary business license for specific business types. Related Applications: Zoning Map https://gisapps.cityofchicago.org/zoning/
Files and access
Links open the official government source
- CSV downloaddata.cityofchicago.orgCSV
- JSON (SODA API)data.cityofchicago.orgJSON
- GeoJSONdata.cityofchicago.orgGeoJSON
- XMLdata.cityofchicago.orgXML
API endpoint: https://data.cityofchicago.org/resource/nifi-zqag.json
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Frequently asked questions
- Who publishes Zoning?
- City of Chicago publishes this dataset on Chicago Data Portal.
- How often is it updated?
- The publisher does not list a schedule. The last update was on 10/02/2014.
- How do I download it?
- It is available as CSV, JSON, GeoJSON, XML. Use the links in Files and access, which open the official government source.
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Catalog checked 10/24/2026
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