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McGrath/Kia expansion at 250 Skokie Valley approved with landscaping variances; signage to return separately

5854581 · September 17, 2025
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Summary

The commission recommended approval for McGrath Auto’s design review for additions to the Kia showroom and service area at 250 Skokie Valley Road, granting requested variances for foundation and vehicular‑use landscaping. Signage will require a separate application and the commission asked that plantings be added around ground signs.

McGrath Auto (Kia) presented a design‑review application for additions to the showroom and service area at 250 Skokie Valley Road. The Plan and Design Commission recommended approval of the design review with conditions and accepted several requested variances related to foundation and vehicular‑use landscaping, but clarified that signage is not approved at this hearing and must come forward under a separate permit.

Staff summarized the project: a 7,158‑square‑foot showroom and sales‑office addition, a…

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