Can I build housing on M2-2 land?

Not by right — residential uses are prohibited in manufacturing districts. Housing requires rezoning (a zoning map amendment) to a residential, business, commercial or downtown district first.

Do parking requirements in M2-2 change near transit?

Manufacturing-district parking is use-specific; the snapshot does not carry a single residential ratio for M2-2.

Chicago zoning district · Manufacturing

M2-2 zoning in Chicago: what you can build

M2-2 (Light Industry 2) is a manufacturing district allowing light industrial uses and general industry, with a maximum FAR of 2.2. Residential uses are not permitted in M-districts. New housing on M-zoned land requires a zoning map amendment first.

Figures read from Title 17, chapter 17-5, in the current adopted edition 2026-S-73, retrieved 15 July 2026. Data snapshot generated 2026-08-24. How this data is produced and checked →

Where M2-2 is mapped

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Planned Manufacturing (PMD)
Parks & Open Space (POS)
Planned Development (PD)
Downtown (DC/DR/DS/DX)
Residential (RS/RT/RM)
Business (B)
Commercial (C)
Manufacturing (M)
Transportation (T)
Other / unclassified

Zoning district boundaries: City of Chicago Data Portal. Basemap: © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

M2-2 bulk & density standards

M2-2 — Light Industry 2 · Municipal Code of Chicago, Title 17
Maximum floor area ratio (FAR)	2.2 verified §17-5-0404, Municipal Code of Chicago
Maximum building height	— no fixed height cap in the base tables; bulk is governed by FAR
Setbacks (front / side / rear)	0 / 0 / 29.9 ft approximation Chicago setbacks are contextual formulas (averages of neighboring lots, % of lot width/depth). These are working scalars — confirm per lot. §17-5-0405, Municipal Code of Chicago

Verified figures match the ordinance table verbatim at the cited section. Approximation flags contextual formulas (setbacks that depend on neighboring lots, use-group-dependent parking) reduced to a working scalar — the ordinance formula governs.

Permitted uses

M2-2 allows light industrial uses and general industry. No residential of any kind — housing on M-zoned land needs a zoning map amendment first.

light industrial uses
general industry

M2-2 — common questions

Can I build housing on M2-2 land?: Not by right — residential uses are prohibited in manufacturing districts. Housing requires rezoning (a zoning map amendment) to a residential, business, commercial or downtown district first.
Do parking requirements in M2-2 change near transit?: Manufacturing-district parking is use-specific; the snapshot does not carry a single residential ratio for M2-2.