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Planning and Zoning Commission backs DeKalb Park District pool, approves 8-foot fence variance
Summary
The DeKalb City Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend a special-use permit for a new DeKalb Park District public pool at 1403 Sycamore Road and approved a variance to allow an eight-foot perimeter fence, with construction contingent on Illinois Department of Public Health approval.
The DeKalb City Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve a special-use permit for a new public swimming pool at 1403 Sycamore Road and separately approved a variance to allow an eight-foot black-coated chain-link fence around the pool facility.
The vote advances a project the DeKalb Park District and architect Larson and Derby Group have been developing since 2019 to replace the longtime Hopkins Pool with a smaller, modern facility that the district expects to open after state health reviews are complete. The park district and its architect told the commission they are awaiting required Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) permits before major construction can proceed.
Steve Nelson, CEO of Larson and Derby Group, described the pool as a zero-depth entry facility that slopes to about 5 1/2 feet and includes six 25-meter lanes, four slides (two into a plunge pool…
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