Is One Way Out Enough? City Considers Building Code Change To Address Housing Shortage

Source block-club-chicago
Original Load Date June 4, 2026, 5 p.m.
Last Updated June 4, 2026, 5 p.m.
Original URL https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/04/is-one-way-out-enough-city-considers-building-code-change-to-address-housing-shortage/

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CITY HALL — In a bid to make apartment construction more affordable and to increase the number of developments with higher density, some alderpeople and housing advocates are pushing the city to allow only one stairway and exit in new buildings of up to five stories. But the proposed change to the ...