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Gurnee planning board recommends rezoning 0.11-acre corner at 1501 Tri‑State Parkway for Restaurant Depot
Summary
The Village of Gurnee Planning and Zoning Board voted unanimously March 19 to forward a recommendation to rezone a 0.11‑acre parcel at 1501 Tri‑State Parkway from R‑1 single‑family to I‑1 restricted industrial; the parcel was subject to a recent forced annexation.
The Village of Gurnee Planning and Zoning Board on March 19 voted unanimously to forward a favorable recommendation to the village board to rezone about 0.11 acres at 1501 Tri‑State Parkway from R‑1 (single‑family residential) to I‑1 (restricted industrial) to match the adjoining Restaurant Depot property.
The rezoning was a village‑initiated cleanup after a forced annexation. Staff told the board the subject parcel is a small corner of the overall roughly 7‑acre Restaurant Depot lot and was developed in 1970 as a small sanitary sewer facility; it remained unincorporated even after the remainder of the site was developed. Because the parcel is wholly bounded by the village corporate limits it met statutory conditions for forced annexation, which the village board approved on March 3, 2025, staff reported.
The petitioner is listed as JMDH Real Estate of Gurnee LLC; Tamika Banks represented Restaurant Depot at the hearing but made no substantive remarks beyond offering to answer questions. The public hearing was opened as a formality and then closed with no public comment. Planning staff characterized the request as a straightforward rezoning to make the parcel’s zoning consistent with the rest of the lot.
A board member moved to forward a favorable recommendation to the village board; the motion was seconded. Roll call votes recorded Mr. Campbell — aye; Morgan — yes; Northoff — aye; Taft — aye; Martin — aye; Ware — aye; and Zulu — aye. The board chair stated the motion carries. The recommendation will go to the village board when staff can place it on an upcoming agenda.
The board noted the item is an administrative cleanup following annexation rather than a standalone development proposal; no conditions or amendments were recorded at the meeting. The planning board’s recommendation is advisory; final zoning action will occur at a future village board meeting.
