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Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing
The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Clearing took 44 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 114 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing, 107 issued permit records show a median processing time of 44 days; 75% were issued within 114 days and 90% within 235 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing: wait distribution
For Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing, 107 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing: annual permit timing
Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing has 5 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2025, representing 100 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | 2 days | 54 days | 139 days |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 days | 49 days | 279 days |
| 2023 | 23 | 56 days | 127 days | 181 days |
| 2024 | 15 | 67 days | 137 days | 232 days |
| 2025 | 19 | 72 days | 135 days | 248 days |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing: Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas
Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing has 107 issued records, a 44 days median, and a 114 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clearing | 44 days | 114 days | 107 |
| Douglas | 44 days | 120 days | 157 |
| Hermosa | 44 days | 102 days | 182 |
| New City | 44 days | 116 days | 526 |
| Brighton Park | 45 days | 113 days | 234 |
| Chicago Lawn | 43 days | 112 days | 356 |
| Dunning | 43 days | 109 days | 264 |
| Edison Park | 43 days | 96 days | 155 |
More Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing comparisons
The Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing cohort contains 107 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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