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Board approves zoning changes tightening vape/tobacco rules and adding day‑care chicken allowance; planning commission studied beekeeping
Summary
Trustees adopted an ordinance amending zoning rules for tobacco and vape businesses, fences and the keeping of chickens; the package adds restrictions on vape/tobacco locations and cross‑references existing chicken limits and also directs further research by the planning commission on beekeeping in single‑family residential areas.
The Village Board approved Ordinance 1‑2025, which amends the zoning ordinance to tighten rules for tobacco and vape retail, address fence requirements, and modify the village’s rules about keeping chickens to include group day‑care centers. The adopted amendment restricts vape/tobacco uses by defining a special use and prohibiting such businesses within 1,000 feet of elementary or secondary schools, libraries, parks and playgrounds, and banning vape shops within 500 feet of each other.
The planning commission reported it had also discussed a resident request to permit beekeeping in single‑family residential areas; staff will research legal and zoning approaches and return the issue to the commission for further consideration. The planning commission also reviewed a concept plan for a Near & Far Brewing multi‑tenant building adjacent to a pond and discussed whether the village’s 400‑foot public‑notice radius should be reduced to match neighboring communities (the 400‑foot radius is larger than common practice and will be further examined).
The board clarified the chickens change will rely on existing limits (the ordinance retains a six‑bird limit, coop‑size and setback rules already in the code) and noted the amendment adds a cross‑reference to allow group day‑care centers to keep chickens under the same conditions as single‑family properties.
Why it matters: The ordinance is intended to preempt problems other communities have seen with vape shops, tighten siting near sensitive uses, and update accessory‑use language around chickens and day cares. The planning commission’s continued research on beekeeping signals more zoning changes could follow.
