Chicago, Illinois

City of Chicago: proposed zoning rules for electronic data storage centers

Legislation introduced (any outcome) · City of Chicago only (local rule)

Proposed This proposal has not been enacted or adopted.

Scope

Proposed Chicago ordinance O2026-0028432 would amend Title 17 of the Municipal Code by modifying and adding provisions regarding permit types, planned development approval and Electronic Data Storage Centers, according to the Clerk’s matter title. Its introduction date is 23 September 2026. On that date it was referred to the Committee on Committees and Rules under Rule 42; no adoption is recorded.

Geographic scope
Chicago, Illinois
Jurisdiction
Local
Authority type
Local government
Issuing authority
Chicago City Council

Dates

Adopted
No adoption day is recorded
Effective
Not enacted
Scheduled expiration
None scheduled
Ended
Not recorded as ended
Completion condition
None stated
Source document
The source page states no document date
Last checked
1 October 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)

Summary

Chicago ordinance O2026-0028432 would amend zoning permit types, planned-development approval and requirements for Electronic Data Storage Centers. On 23 September 2026, the City Council referred it to the Committee on Committees and Rules under Rule 42 because two committees had been called. The Clerk’s record remains In Committee with no final action. It remains a proposal and changes no zoning rule.

What this does not establish

  • The attached ordinance text is an image-only PDF and no text-layer copy was found, so its specific provisions, including any planned-development requirement, are not described; an OCR reading in an earlier review is not relied on.
  • The saved evidence is the City Clerk's eLMS record for the matter, retrieved from the Clerk's public API; the link to data centers rests on the attachment's file name.
  • The Mayor's Executive Order 2026-5 on data center review could not be opened and is not part of this record.

Unresolved questions

  • How the Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards and the City Council will act on the proposal.

Relationships

Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.

  • No related action is recorded.

Sources

Primary source

https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=0E3D1224-BAB2-F111-AAAC-001DD80B58E5

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