PMD-Planned Manufacturing District

 

The PMD designation prohibits specific uses such as residential development and retail, which could potentially conflict with industry.  The PMD zoning classification is intended to:

• Foster the city's industrial base

• Maintain the city's diversified economy

• Strengthen existing manufacturing areas

• Encourage industrial investment, modernization and expansions by providing for stable and predictable industrial environments

• Help plan and direct programs and initiatives to promote growth and development of the city's industrial employment base

PMD's prevent the sort of piecemeal, parcel-by-parcel zoning changes that can, over time, undermine the stability of Chicago's recognizable industrial corridors.  The Kinzie PMD resulted in part from the resurgence of Chicago's residential housing market, which increased pressure on its industrial base, in an area where residential and industry exist in close proximity.  Diagrammed below are the boundaries of the Kinzie PMD, one of five PMD's in Chicago.