Community Preservation Areas are intended to designate communities that may or may not be high-cost or low-affordability currently, but which are experiencing or are at high risk of experiencing displacement of their existing low-income residents.

Inclusionary Housing Areas are intended to designate communities that are currently high-cost or low-affordability, and whose housing markets pose barriers to low- and moderate-income Chicagoans.

Low-moderate Income Areas are intended to designate communities that do not meet the definition of either a community preservation area or inclusionary housing area.

Downtown is a “D” zoning district pursuant to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 17-4 of the Municipal Code.

Visit the City’s Zoning and Land Use Map to look up an address and identify the ARO Geography.