# Exemption from physical barrier requirement for commercial driveway alley access for 3611-3625 N. Halsted, Inc.

Clerk's short name: 3617-25 N. Halsted Alley Access

- Record number: **O2026-0028478**
- Type: Ordinance; category: Alley
- Status: In Committee
- Sponsor: [Angela Clay](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/46) (46th Ward)
- Committee: [Committee on Transportation and Public Way](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/committee/transportation-and-public-way)
- Submitted Date: Sep 18, 2026
- Introduction Date: Sep 23, 2026
- Official record: [Office of the City Clerk](https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Matter/?matterId=25EDFF02-75B3-F111-AAAC-001DD80EFCF5)

## Impact report

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The ordinance would excuse 3611-3625 N. Halsted Inc. from the city rule requiring barriers that block alley entry and exit to parking facilities at 3617-25 N. Halsted.

**Who it affects**

- **3611-3625 N. Halsted Inc.**: The business would not have to put up barriers that block alley access to its parking facilities at 3617-25 N. Halsted.
- **Drivers using the parking at 3617-25 N. Halsted**: Drivers could use the alley to enter and leave the parking facilities because barriers would not be required.
- **Residents and businesses near the alley by 3617-25 N. Halsted**: Neighbors may see cars entering and leaving the parking facilities through the alley.

**What changes**

- The property owner would not be required to install barriers blocking alley access to its parking.
- Cars could keep entering and exiting the parking facilities at 3617-25 N. Halsted through the alley.
- The Director of Finance would be directed to grant this exemption.

**Where**: 3617-25 N. Halsted; 3611-3625 N. Halsted; 46th Ward

**When**: Upon passage and publication

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