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ZONING OFFICE
The Zoning Office of the Building & Zoning Division within the Community Development Department is responsible for defining, maintaining, and enforcing compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. To this end, zoning staff:
- Assist staff, elected officials, and the general public in understanding the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order maintain compliance of all properties in the City of Evanston
- Assess the utility of the Zoning Ordinance in furthering the land use and development policy of the City as represented the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted documents
- Analyze and processes applications for zoning analyses, building permits, zoning variances, special uses, zoning amendments and appeals
- Respond to reports of Zoning Ordinance violations and proceed with actions to restore or retain compliance
- Recommend amendments, improvements and modifications in the Zoning Ordinance
- Encourage appropriate development through communication to potential land users of the City’s land use policies and regulations, and to the general public of development proposals
How to find the ZONING DISTRICT for a property:
Click here to use About My Place. Enter the address of the property, and press Get Info. A page of information about the property will be displayed. The Zoning Code will be shown near the center of the page.
How to find the ZONING REGULATIONS for a Zoning District:
Click here to use the City Code. The Zoning Ordinance is Title 6. Regulations can be found in the following chapters:
| -R- Districts: Chapter 8 | -B- Districts: Chapter 9 |
| -C- Districts: Chapter 10 | -D- Districts: Chapter 11 |
| -I- Districts: Chapter 14 | Other Districts: Chpts 12, 13 and 15. |
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