Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026

Community area × permit type

Renovation & Alteration permits in Clearing

The typical renovation & alteration permit issued in Clearing took 44 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 114 days.

Records checked1072021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

Typical wait44 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within114 days75% of records
Long-wait edge235 days90% of records
Evidence107issued permits

Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.

How the waits are distributed

Median is only the middle. This shows how often issued permits fell into each elapsed-time band.

Same day
20.6%
1–7 days
9.3%
8–30 days
12.1%
31–90 days
29.0%
91+ days
29.0%

Change over time

Annual permit timing

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021172 days54 days139 days
2022262 days49 days279 days
20232356 days127 days181 days
20241567 days137 days232 days
20251972 days135 days248 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

Renovation & Alteration timing in comparable community areas

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Clearing44 days114 days107
Douglas44 days120 days157
Hermosa44 days102 days182
New City44 days116 days526
Brighton Park45 days113 days234
Chicago Lawn43 days112 days356
Dunning43 days109 days264
Edison Park43 days96 days155