Zoning

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Residential Building Permit Information

Zoning Classifications

R-1	Single-Family Residential (Minimum 10,000 sq. ft. lot size)
R-1A	Single-Family Residential (Minimum 8,000 sq. ft. lot size)
R-1B	Single-Family Residential (Minimum 9,100 sq. ft. lot size)
R-2	Single-Family Residential (Minimum 7,500 sq. ft. lot size)
R-2A	Single-Family Residential (Minimum 4,800 sq. ft. lot size)
R-3	One- & Two-Family Residential (Minimum lot size 7,500 sq. ft. for Single-Family; 7,000 sq. ft. for Two-Family)
R-4	Multi-Family Residential (Low density) (Minimum lot size 7,500 sq. ft. for Single-Family; 7,000 sq. ft. for Two-Family; 5,000 sq. ft. for Multi-Family)
R-5	Multi-Family Residential (High Density) (Minimum lot size 7,500 sq. ft. for Single-Family; 7,000 sq. ft. for Two-Family; 5,000 sq. ft. for Multi-Family)
R-B	Restricted Business District
B-1	Neighborhood Business District
B-2	Central Business District
B-3	General Business District
I-T	Intermodal Terminal District
I-1	Light Industrial District
I-2	General Industrial District

Zoning Requests

***We do not provide zoning information for Unincorporated Will County***

Please include the following with any Zoning request:

Address of the property in question
Permanent Identification Number (PIN) example: 30-07-01-101-001-0000
Contact Information for you (i.e. name, address, phone, & email address)
To request a Zoning Verification letter please submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request, please go to the FOIA Request page.

To request Zoning information for a particular property within the City limits of Joliet please contact the City of Joliet Planning Division by email: zoning@joliet.gov or by phone: 815-724-4055

Zoning Request Forms

The seller of any real property located within the corporate limits of the City of Joliet shall, in the real estate sales contract signed by the parties to the contract or by written addendum thereto, disclose (a) the zoning classification of the property, (b) the existence of any special use permit, conditional use permit, variation, variation of use, special exception, or restrictive covenant enforceable by the City of Joliet, and (c) the status of the property as either a permanent or amortized legal nonconforming use; provided, however, that this Section shall not apply to the sale of lots of record improved with detached single-family dwellings.

Zoning Disclosure Request [PDF]

Zoning Disclosure for Real Property Sales [PDF]

Residential Transfer and Disclosure Form [PDF] - New Construction

Zoning by Subdivision

In order to obtain Zoning Information for certain subdivisions within the City of Joliet, please download our Subdivisions Zoning PDF. This file contains Zoning for all Subdivisions since 1985. (PLEASE NOTE: Zoning obtained in the Subdivisions Zoning file only applies to zoning within those subdivisions as listed. For specific zoning for properties outside these subdivisions please use the Joliet Zoning Map Viewer. Each subdivision is listed in alphabetical order and the spreadsheet contains information on the following:

Year of Preliminary Plat approval
General Location
Number of Single-Family Lots
Number of Duplexes
Number of Multi-Units
Acres
School District
Developer's Name

City of Joliet, IL

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City of Joliet Zoning Ordinance [PDF] - full zoning district descriptions

Zoning Request Forms