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Blue Island councilors debate sign variance, map amendment at 130 Fifth and broader zoning changes
Summary
Blue Island City Council members discussed three planning-and-zoning items drawn from the Planning and Zoning Committee, including a sign-variance request, a zoning map amendment for 130 Fifth and Western, and a draft text amendment to allow industrial outdoor storage as a special use.
Blue Island City Council members discussed three planning-and-zoning items drawn from the city’s Planning and Zoning Committee, including a sign-variance request at a commercial property, a zoning map amendment for 130 Fifth and Western, and a proposed text amendment to allow industrial outdoor storage as a special use.
Council member (unnamed) opened the discussion by saying, “I have concerns on all 3,” and summarized each item for the council. The first item concerns two monument signs at the Haschman Sitko location; staff said the property had begun removing one sign and replacing it without permits. The presenter said the city’s code currently prohibits signs of that size and that the sign work was halted when the owner applied to planning…
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