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Riverwoods amends office/research zoning to allow civic, cultural and religious uses on small lots
Summary
Trustees approved a zoning text amendment to the Office and Research Compatible district to permit civic, cultural, religious and educational uses on lots under one acre, a change tied to a pending sale at 248 Saunders Road.
The Village of Riverwoods Board of Trustees approved an amendment to Article D of Chapter 5 of the village zoning ordinance to permit civic, cultural, religious and educational uses in the Office and Research Compatible district when those uses occupy a building on a lot of less than one acre.
The change responds to a pending sale of 248 Saunders Road — the site of a center for holistic health — where prospective buyers have told staff they would use the building for after-school Hebrew school, enrichment classes, weekend social gatherings and…
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