Zoning and Planning

Bucktown is a Chicago neighborhood bounded by North Avenue to the south, Fullerton to the north, Western to the west and the Chicago River to the east.

Philip Edison
VP Zoning & Planning

The Zoning & Planning Committee meets monthly to review zoning and development proposals affecting the Bucktown neighborhood. As a result, recommendations from the BCO are sent to the City and respective Aldermen. The Committee also undertakes planning initiatives on an as-needed basis in areas such as zoning, parking, signage and historic preservation. The Zoning and Planning Committee seeks residents’ input to address the current needs of the community and welcomes your participation.

2011 Zoning & Planning Committee

Philip Edison, Chair
Robert Anderson
Kirk Bishop
Nicholas Canellis
Debbie Dodge
Barbara Karant
Stephen Katz
Steve Lipe
Sam Marts
David Neville
Scott Schneider
Kevin Toukoumidis
Gerhard Zinserling

The Zoning & Planning Committee holds public meetings every other month at 8am at Lincoln Tavern – 1858 W Wabansia (at Wolcott). In the event that a matter comes up between regularly scheduled meetings, the Committee will call a special meeting as necessary. The meeting schedule for 2011 is as follows:

May 14
July 9
September 10
November 12

To appear before the Committee, all required documents must be submitted one week in advance. Please be sure to confirm attendance at a meeting by contacting Philip Edison at philip@bucktown.org .

Helpful Links
• Find out more about the Chicago department of zoning
• See the currently proposed zoning map for Bucktown created by the BCO Zoning & Planning Committee