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PMD Planned Manufacturing Districts

All kinds of manufacturing, warehouses, and waste disposal. Special service district - not technically a manufacturing district - intended to protect the city's industrial base.


Districts established

Chicago has 15 Planned Manufacturing Districts. They are:

PMD 1 Reserved
PMD 2 Elston Corridor
PMD 3 Goose Island
PMD 4 Kinzie Corridor
PMD 5 Chicago/Halsted Corridor
PMD 6 Lake Calumet
PMD 7 Western/Ogden
PMD 8 Stockyards
PMD 9 Northwest
PMD 10 West Pullman
PMD 11 Pilsen
PMD 12 Harlem
PMD 13 Greater Southwest
PMD 14 Kennedy
PMD 15 Armitage

Specifications

Zoning Ordinance reference ยง 17-6-0400
View the Chicago Zoning Ordinance
Floor area ratio Varies by PMD (See 17-6-0405-E)
Maximum building height None.
Lot area per unit (density) None.
Minimum lot area
On-site open space N/A

Setbacks

Front yard None, except for industrial parks and properties bordering R-zoned lots (see 17-5-0405-A for details).
Side None, except for industrial parks and properties bordering R-zoned lots (see 17-5-0405-A for details).
Back yard None, unless rear property line borders R-zoned lot's side or rear property line. Then the minimum setback is 30 ft.