Historical landmark fee waiver for property at 3311 S Prairie Ave

Votes › Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards › 4th Ward: Lamont J. Robinson

• Record number: Or2026-0024719
• Type: Order; category: Historical Landmarks
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Lamont J. Robinson (4th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
• Introduction Date: Apr 15, 2026
• Final Action Date: May 20, 2026
• Official record: Office of the City Clerk

Roll call: Passed May 20, 2026

50 yea, 0 nay. On motion of Alderperson Villegas, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed. Voted at the City Council meeting of May 20, 2026.

Yea (50): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), Raymond A. Lopez (15), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), David H. Moore (17), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Byron Sigcho-López (25), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33), William Conway (34), Anthony J. Quezada (35), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (claude-opus-5-5) from the ordinance text only: PFW-3311 S. Prairie Ave.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

This order would let the owner of 3311 S. Prairie Avenue get City permits for free for work that needs approval from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. The work is building a new two-and-one-half story single-family house with an attached garage in the Calumet-Giles-Prairie landmark district. The fee waiver would last from May 1, 2026, through May 1, 2027.

• Directs the Departments of Buildings, Finance, and Fire, and the Zoning Administrator, to issue landmark-related permits for the property free of charge.
• The work is a new two-and-one-half story single-family house with an attached two-and-one-half car garage, plus other construction as needed.
• The waiver is effective from May 1, 2026, through May 1, 2027.
• The waiver does not cover additional developer service fees, stop-work order fees, or fines.
• The permit buyer can get a refund of exempt City fees already paid. This order is not itself a permit or approval of the work.

Who: The property owner, GraceK Contractors LLC (c/o Thomas R. Boney), would not have to pay City permit fees for this landmark-related construction.

Where: 3311 S. Prairie Avenue, Calumet-Giles-Prairie District; introduced by Alderman Lamont J. Robinson, 4th Ward

Timeline

• Apr 15, 2026: Referred, City Council. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• May 19, 2026: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.
• May 20, 2026: Passed, City Council (50 yea, 0 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Villegas, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Mitchell, the matter was Passed.

Documents

• PFW-3311 S. Prairie Ave.pdf (Legislation)
• ZLB Letter 5-19-2026.pdf (Committee Letter)

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