Chicago Zoning Permit Review Scheduling and Approval Metrics

Performance metrics track the scheduling and review process for building permit zoning approvals in Chicago. The dataset includes monthly counts of approvals and corrections/denials, along with average days to schedule appointments and average plan reviews needed for approval. It was published by data.cityofchicago.org and last updated in February 2013.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal trends in permit Approvals and Corrections/Denials by Month and Year.
• Model the Average Number of Days to Schedule Appointment based on Permit Plan Review type.
• Predict the Average Number of Plan Reviews to Approval using historical Permit Plan Review data.
• Benchmark departmental performance by comparing monthly Approval rates against average review cycles.

Strengths

• Contains 7 specific metrics columns including Approvals, Corrections/Denials, and averages.
• Data is structured as a monthly time-series with Year and Month columns.

Limitations

• Data is stale, last updated over 10 years ago (February 2013).
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting statistical reliability.
• Geographic scope is limited solely to the City of Chicago.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

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Geography

City of Chicago