Land Use & Zoning
A developer who wants to develop a mixed-use building in Chicago with retail on the ground floor and residential units above would most likely need to be in a zoning district designated as:
AR-1 (Residential Single-Unit District)
BM-1 (Limited Manufacturing District)
CB (Business District) or DX (Downtown Mixed-Use District)✓ Correct
DA (Agricultural District)
Explanation
Chicago's zoning ordinance uses 'B' (Business) districts and 'DX' (Downtown Mixed-Use) districts, among others, to permit mixed-use development with ground-floor retail and upper-floor residential. Pure residential districts like R-1 would not permit retail uses.
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