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Council OKs zoning text changes to allow institutional electronic message signs; conditional use approved for 710 N. Chicago Ave.
Summary
The Kankakee City Council approved text amendments to the zoning ordinance to permit pole and electronic message signs for institutional uses in residential zones, and granted a conditional-use permit for an electronic message sign at 710 North Chicago Avenue after planning board review and conditions.
Kankakee City Council on Monday approved changes to the city zoning code to allow pole and electronic-message signs for institutional uses in residentially zoned areas and granted a conditional-use permit for an electronic message sign at 710 North Chicago Avenue.
The text amendments were requested at the school district’s direction and were presented by City Planner Melissa King. King said many schools and churches are in residential zoning and currently the code does not allow pole signs or electronic-message components in residential districts. The amendments permit pole signs for institutional uses and permit electronic-message…
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