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

Community area × permit type

Scaffolding permits in Near West Side

The typical scaffolding permit issued in Near West Side took 0 days. The 75th-percentile wait was 0 days.

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

Records checked882021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Scaffolding permits in Near West Side, 88 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 0 days and 90% within 1 day, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within0 days75% of records
Long-wait edge1 day90% of records
Evidence88issued permits

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

Scaffolding permits in Near West Side: wait distribution

For Scaffolding permits in Near West Side, 88 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
88.6%
1–7 days
11.4%
8–30 days
0.0%
31–90 days
0.0%
91+ days
0.0%

Change over time

Scaffolding permits in Near West Side: annual permit timing

Scaffolding permits in Near West Side has 3 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2023, representing 88 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
2021240 days0 days0 days
2022320 days0 days0.9 days
2023320 days0 days0.9 days

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

Context

Scaffolding permits in Near West Side: Scaffolding timing in comparable community areas

Scaffolding permits in Near West Side has 88 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 0 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Edgewater0 days0 days42
Lake View0 days0 days72
Lincoln Park0 days0 days60
Loop0 days0 days250
Near North Side0 days0 days296
Near South Side0 days0 days34
Near West Side0 days0 days88
Uptown0 days0 days32