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.

Courtney Owen

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 of the BCO seeks residents' input to address the current needs of the community and welcomes your participation. 

2010 Zoning & Planning Committee

Courtney Owen, Chair

Robert Anderson
Kirk Bishop
Nicholas Canellis
Debbie Dodge
Barbara Karant

Stephen Katz
Steve Lipe  

Sam Marts  

David Neville        
Scott Schneider  
Kevin Toukoumidis

Philip Edison, BCO President
Gerhard Zinserling

The Zoning & Planning Committee holds public meetings every month at 8am at Lincoln Tavern - 1858 W Wabansia (at Wolcott). The meeting schedule for 2010 is as follows: 

January 9                    May 8                            September 11              
February 6                  June 5                         October 9
March 6                      July 10                          November 6
April 10                      August 7                     December 11
 
To appear before the Committee, all required documents must be submitted one week in advance.  Please be sure to confirm this month's meeting by contacting Courtney Owen at courtney@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