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Greater Family Health cleared to expand medical office at 341 W. Northwest Highway in Palatine
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a special-use amendment allowing Greater Family Health to expand into an adjacent 2,300-square-foot tenant space at 341 West Northwest Highway, increasing capacity by about 50% and adding staff without adding new services, subject to conditions.
PALATINE, Ill. — The Village of Palatine Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a special-use amendment June 10 allowing Greater Family Health to expand its existing medical office into an adjacent 2,300-square-foot tenant space at 341 West Northwest Highway.
The amendment will expand the health center’s floor plan into a currently vacant tenant space next to the clinic approved under ordinance O61-21. Applicant Jason Carey, chief financial officer of Greater Family Health, told the commission the expansion would add about four exam rooms and increase the center’s capacity by roughly 50 percent; he said the clinic has served 12,283 individuals and completed nearly 45,000 visits at the existing location since opening in March 2022.
Carey said the renovation plans and contractor selection are complete and that a permit application is pending. He told the commission the expansion will not add new types of services; it will add one phlebotomy workstation and equipment associated with four additional exam rooms. "We would end up with about 4 more examination rooms, so that would allow us to increase our capacity by about 50 percent," Carey said during the hearing.
Planning staff reviewed the proposal and the shopping-center parking supply. Staff reported an immediate increase of about five staff positions described in the business plan and confirmed that the Stevens Point Shopping Center parking lot "exceeds its minimum parking space requirements," and that on-site observations showed ample midday and afternoon parking to accommodate the expansion. Staff recommended approval of the special-use amendment with the condition that the use substantially conform to the floor plan and business plan submitted by the applicant, "except as to be changed to conform to the village codes and ordinances."
Commission discussion noted the clinic’s operating history and lack of prior code or parking enforcement problems as evidence supporting approval. Commissioner Tim Schubert moved to approve staff’s recommendation; Commissioner Cindy Rothwurster seconded. The roll call vote was unanimous in favor: Rodney Bettenhausen, Cindy Rothwurster, Jan Wood, Eric Freedman, Patrick Noonan, Steven Fedoda and Tim Schubert.
Per the staff condition, the applicant must adhere to the submitted floor plan and business plan and any further modifications required to meet village codes. The applicant said no additional laboratory services beyond the existing CLIA-waived lab are proposed.
Details from the record: the tenant space proposed for the expansion is approximately 2,300 square feet; Greater Family Health reported serving 12,283 unique patients and nearly 45,000 visits at the existing site since 2022; the business plan anticipates an immediate staffing increase of five positions; staff site visit found the shopping center overparked by 48 spaces relative to minimum requirements under the 2021 ordinance.
