Planning commission recommends Village Board approve massage-therapy conditional use at 930 E. Northwest Highway

The Mount Prospect Planning and Zoning Commission voted Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, to recommend that the Village Board approve a conditional use permit allowing Renew Yourself Massage Therapy to operate at 930 East Northwest Highway.

The commission’s staff said the petitioner, Julie Reedy of Renew Yourself Massage Therapy, is moving her practice from another Mount Prospect office and proposes to operate a 240-square-foot massage therapy space with no interior or exterior renovations that would require a building permit. Staff concluded the proposal meets the standards in the Mount Prospect zoning ordinance and asked the commission to adopt staff findings and recommend approval.

The business will offer Swedish, sports and lymphatic drainage massage and reflexology. Reedy, who identified herself at the hearing as the petitioner and owner, said she has worked in Mount Prospect for 18 years. She told the commission she expects to see three to four clients per day, six days a week. Proposed hours are Monday and Tuesday 9 a.m.–2 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 11 a.m.–6 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m.–noon, and closed Sunday.

The subject property is a single-story, multi-tenant commercial building in the B-5 Central Commercial zoning district. Five off-street parking stalls are located at the rear of the property and public on-street parking is available in front; staff determined that because the proposal does not involve new construction, major rehabilitation or a change in use that would increase parking demand, no additional off-street parking is required.

Conditions recommended by staff and adopted as part of the commission’s recommendation include: the business must hold a valid Mount Prospect business license; any massage therapist employed at the establishment must hold a valid state massage therapist license; the business must comply with applicable fire, building and other village codes and regulations; and a new conditional use approval would be required for a change of ownership involving 50% or more of officers or partners, a change in legal entity, or a change in location. Staff noted the Village Board’s decision on the case is final.

The commission closed the public hearing after Reedy spoke and voted to forward a positive recommendation to the Village Board. The commission’s recorded roll call on the recommendation included Commissioner Simcic (aye), Commissioner Olsen (aye), Commissioner Mike Fracano (aye) and Chairman Donnelly (aye). The Village Board is scheduled to consider the case on Feb. 4, 2025.

At the same meeting the commission approved the minutes from its previous meeting by roll call vote and welcomed Mike Fracano as a new commissioner. No other public speakers addressed the commission on the case.