Trustees on Aug. 11 voted to deny an amendment request by Adira Reyes seeking to increase the allowable number of children in a home daycare from six to 16. The motion to deny the zoning amendment carried on a roll-call vote.
The board also adopted a STAR grant resolution to support interior lighting improvements at Smoking Barbecue located at 428 North Lake Street; trustees thanked the Ward family for investing in the business. Trustee Barnes presented the motions for community and economic development items.
Separately, trustees authorized staff to prepare an ordinance approving a zoning variation from section 20.48.04088 of the zoning ordinance for property at 900 Tower Road, subject to recommended conditions from the planning commission. The petitioner for the Tower Road item was present and spoke briefly; trustees expressed support for the business entering Mundelein.
All recorded motions in the community-development portion of the meeting were adopted by roll-call vote; the transcript shows the board applied recommended conditions and noted planning commission recommendations where cited.