Citywide permit type
Scaffolding processing times
Across Chicago, 1,019 issued scaffolding permits had a median processing time of 0 days.
Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026
The short answer
For Scaffolding processing times, 1,019 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.
Not enough records for a year-over-year comparison.
Scaffolding processing times: wait distribution
For Scaffolding processing times, 1,019 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.
Change over time
Scaffolding processing times: annual permit timing
Scaffolding processing times has 3 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2023, representing 1,019 issued records in the annual table.
| Issue year | Records | Median | 75th percentile | 90th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 354 | 0 days | 0 days | 1 day |
| 2022 | 332 | 0 days | 0 days | 1 day |
| 2023 | 333 | 0 days | 0 days | 1 day |
*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.
Context
Scaffolding processing times: All permit types, from shortest to longest median
Scaffolding processing times has 1,019 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 0 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.
| Report | Median | 75% within | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Permit Process | 0 days | 1 day | 33,486 |
| Elevator Equipment | 0 days | 0 days | 6,546 |
| Reinstated Permit | 0 days | 0 days | 1,775 |
| Scaffolding | 0 days | 0 days | 1,019 |
| Wrecking & Demolition | 0 days | 55 days | 4,023 |
| Express Permit Program | 1 day | 8 days | 91,329 |
| Signs | 23 days | 61 days | 13,362 |
| New Construction | 27 days | 92 days | 8,073 |
| Renovation & Alteration | 28 days | 85 days | 36,906 |
More Scaffolding processing times comparisons
The Scaffolding processing times cohort contains 1,019 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.
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