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Commission approves text amendment requiring IDNR or local permit before floodway conservation variances in Shore Drive area
Summary
The commission approved a text amendment clarifying applicants must obtain an IDNR permit or local floodplain-development permit and documentary proof that a project will not increase flood levels before the village will process a variance to the floodway conservation overlay in the Shore Drive area.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a text amendment July 28 to the floodway conservation overlay regulations that requires applicants to obtain an Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) permit or a local floodplain development permit — and documentary proof that a project will not increase flood levels — before the village will process a variance.
Staff said the floodway conservation overlay applies in the Shore Drive area, where repetitive flood damage has…
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