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Council approves zoning amendments to allow drive‑thrus as permitted uses in commercial districts, with protections for adjacent residences
Summary
The council amended the City of McHenry zoning ordinance to make drive‑thru facilities an allowed use in C3 and C5 commercial districts without a conditional use process, except where proposals are adjacent to residential zoning. Staff said only one drive‑thru conditional use had been denied in 35 years (a Hardee’s in 1990).
The McHenry City Council approved zoning text amendments to the City of McHenry Zoning Ordinance that make drive‑thru facilities an allowed use in the C3 and C5 commercial districts without requiring a conditional use permit, while retaining conditional use review for any drive‑thru proposed adjacent to a residential zoning…
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