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Riverwoods approves zoning text amendment and special use for Orphans of the Storm’s new shelter
Summary
The village revised its R-1 zoning language to define 'animal shelter,' approved a special-use permit and development plan for Orphans of the Storm, and attached conditions including an operational limit of 240 animals and construction timelines.
The Village of Riverwoods Board of Trustees approved changes to the village zoning code and granted a special use permit and development-plan approval that will allow Orphans of the Storm to construct a new animal shelter on its property.
The board first approved an ordinance amending the zoning ordinance to replace an older, broad definition of an “animal shelter” with a text amendment tied to a new review procedure (referencing section 9-11-16). Trustees waived the first reading and then adopted the ordinance on second reading; the board recorded the ordinance number on the record as 2 5 10 11.
The board then considered and approved an ordinance granting the special use and approving the development plan for Orphans of the Storm, following a unanimous recommendation from the Plan Commission. The special-use ordinance lists submittals…
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