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Planning board approves billboard and grants variance reducing distance to residential
Summary
The planning board recommended approval of a conditional use permit for an externally illuminated static billboard adjacent to I‑57 and granted a major variance reducing the minimum setback to a nearby residential zoning district to approximately 286 feet.
The City of Kankakee Planning Board recommended approval of a conditional use permit for a new static, externally illuminated billboard along the I‑57 corridor and granted a major variance to reduce the required minimum setback from a residential zoning district.
Applicant Steve Hoekstra told the board the proposed billboard would match the size of an existing nearby sign, be externally lit (lights shining on the face) rather…
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