Cook County panel approves broad zoning amendments, keeps strict path for tiny homes to qualify as permanent dwellings

Feb 12, 2025

The Cook County Planning Commission on Feb. 12 approved a set of zoning ordinance amendments clarifying when wheeled units qualify as RVs versus permanent dwellings, adjusted accessory-structure rules in rural FAR zone districts, added bluff-figure illustrations, and codified solar-permitting practice.

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The Cook County Planning Commission on Feb. 12 approved a set of proposed changes to the county zoning ordinance that clarify when small structures brought in on wheels qualify as temporary recreational vehicles and when they must be treated as permanent dwellings requiring a land-use permit.

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