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Elmhurst officials outline zoning process as resident urges more First Street development outreach
Summary
City planner and the Zoning & Planning Commission chair gave a step‑by‑step presentation on Elmhurst’s comprehensive plan, zoning code and plan‑development process; a public commenter said Ryan Companies’ proposed First Street project has offered only limited, opaque outreach.
City Planner Eileen Frantz and Chair Susan Rose gave a zoning “101” presentation to the Elmhurst City Council on June 16, 2025, outlining how the city’s comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance and planned unit development (PUD) procedures guide redevelopment decisions. During public forum that preceded the presentation, a resident said outreach around a proposed First Street project by Ryan Companies has been insufficient.
The briefing explained why land‑use reviews matter: city staff said the 2009 Elmhurst comprehensive plan and several subarea plans (including the downtown plan) provide policy guidance but that specific approvals — variances, conditional uses, map amendments and PUDs — are governed by the zoning ordinance and follow formal legal procedures. The presentation emphasized required early steps for major projects, including staff concept meetings, a neighborhood concept meeting with notices to…
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