Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Garfield Ridge permit processing times

For 2,323 issued permits in Garfield Ridge, the median processing time was 1 day; 75% were issued within 12 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked2,3232021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Garfield Ridge permit processing times, 2,323 issued permit records show a median processing time of 1 day; 75% were issued within 12 days and 90% within 42 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait1 daymedian issued permit
Usually within12 days75% of records
Long-wait edge42 days90% of records
Evidence2,323issued permits

The median was 2 days slower than the previous 12 months.

Garfield Ridge permit processing times: wait distribution

For Garfield Ridge permit processing times, 2,323 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
49.6%
1–7 days
19.8%
8–30 days
17.6%
31–90 days
7.9%
91+ days
5.1%

Change over time

Garfield Ridge permit processing times: annual permit timing

Garfield Ridge permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 2,323 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20214000 days7 days26 days
20224630 days6 days37 days
20234270 days12 days32 days
20243843 days14 days50 days
20253572 days16 days50 days
2026*2924.5 days21 days60 days

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

Context

Garfield Ridge permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Garfield Ridge permit processing times has 2,323 issued records, a 1 day median, and a 12 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Albany Park1 day14 days2,213
Archer Heights1 day14 days812
Ashburn1 day10 days2,411
Auburn Gresham1 day11 days3,290
Austin1 day14 days5,647
Belmont Cragin1 day13 days2,724
Beverly1 day13 days1,644
Burnside1 day9.5 days227

More Garfield Ridge permit processing times comparisons

The Garfield Ridge permit processing times cohort contains 2,323 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 0 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 37 daysSigns 10 daysNew Construction 57 days