POS-4 Parks and Open Space District
Cemetery – Graceland, Rosehill, Oak Woods
The Palmer Monument, a Greek Ionic peristyle in Graceland Cemetery, POS-4 (Cemetery) land. POS districts have no fixed FAR, height, or setback limits; cemeteries are the one privately-owned POS use, with the size and design of every structure set by the cemetery, so there’s no buildable envelope to diagram.
Specifications
- Zoning Ordinance reference
- §17-6-0200
View in the Chicago Zoning Ordinance - Floor area ratio (FAR)
- Determined by the local government agency that owns the park or open space.
- Maximum building height
- Size, location, and design of all buildings must be approved by the local government agency that owns the park or open space.
- Lot area per unit (density)
- No residential density standard (residential not a primary use).
- Minimum lot area
- —
- Rear yard open space
- —
- On-site open space
- —
- Parking requirements
- —
Setbacks
- Front yard
- None required, unless the property borders an R-zoned lot that faces the same street — then the front setback must be at least 50% of that R lot's required front setback.
- Side yard
- 1 ft of setback required for each foot of building height.
- Rear yard
- 1 ft of setback required for each foot of building height.
Allowed Uses
Curated from the §17-6-0203-E use table. P = permitted by-right; S = special-use approval required. Always confirm against the full ordinance text.
- Cemeteries & mausoleums
- Wireless communication facilities, co-located
- Utility service, minor
- Freestanding wireless communication towers
- Utility service, major
Reference figures are modeled from the Chicago Zoning Ordinance (Title 17) for general guidance and do not constitute zoning or legal advice. Lot-specific limits depend on frontage, depth, adjacencies and overlays — analyze a specific address for exact figures. Always confirm against the official ordinance.