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Number of buildings on a zoning lot.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 17-1-1300
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17-1-1300 Number of buildings on a zoning lot. No more than one principal detached residential building may be located on a zoning lot, and a principal detached residential building may not be located on a zoning lot that contains any other principal building. This limitation on the number of buildings on a zoning lot does not apply to approved planned developments or to townhouse developments that (1) comply with the townhouse development standards of Sec. 17-2-0500 and (2) contain no more than 9 townhouse units in each building. (Added Coun. J. 5-26-04, p. 25275; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-06, p. 84870, § 2)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2681046Fetched: 10/24/2026

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