Commission on Chicago Landmarks

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The Commission on Chicago Landmarks is a municipal body that identifies, recommends, and oversees the protection of historically and architecturally significant buildings and districts in Chicago.

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City of Chicago Landmarks Commission 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
landmarks commission
municipal commission
advises Chicago City Council
canRecommend landmark designation ordinances
collaboratesWith Illinois Historic Preservation Division
surface form: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency

National Park Service
local preservation organizations
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs architectural historians
preservation planners
urban planners
field architecture
historic preservation
urban planning
governs Chicago landmark designation process
hasAbbreviation CCL
hasAuthorityOver construction permits affecting designated landmarks
demolition permits affecting designated landmarks
exterior alterations to designated Chicago Landmarks
hasLegalAuthorityFrom Chicago municipal code
surface form: Municipal Code of Chicago
hasPurpose preservation of architecturally significant buildings in Chicago
preservation of historically significant buildings in Chicago
protection of Chicago’s cultural heritage
regulation of changes to designated landmarks
jurisdiction City of Chicago
language English
locatedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States
surface form: Chicago

Illinois
operatesInTimeZone Central Time Zone
oversees Chicago Landmark
surface form: Chicago Landmark Districts

individual Chicago Landmark buildings
partOf Chicago Department of Planning and Development
surface form: City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development

Government of Chicago
regulates Chicago Landmark plaques and markers
reportsTo Chicago City Council
responsibleFor designation of Chicago Landmark Districts
identification of historic landmarks in Chicago
protection of designated Chicago landmarks
recommendation of landmark designation
review of alterations to designated landmarks
review of demolitions affecting designated landmarks
subjectOf Chicago historic preservation policies
usesCriteria architectural significance
cultural significance
historical significance
urban planning and streetscape value
usesDesignation Chicago Landmark
website https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/supp_info/landmarks_commission.html

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Chicago Landmark administeredBy Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Loop Retail Historic District governingBody Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall heritageDesignationBy Commission on Chicago Landmarks
this entity surface form: City of Chicago Landmarks Commission