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Planning commission approves rezoning and parking variance for Lina Embroidery at 115 Warner Avenue
Summary
The Lemont Planning Commission approved rezoning a former township building at 115 Warner Avenue from R6 multifamily to B1 office/retail and granted a parking variation to allow Lina Embroidery to occupy the 5,000-square-foot building while it pursues parking arrangements.
The Lemont Planning Commission voted to approve a rezoning and accompanying parking variance for Lina Embroidery’s proposed move into a former township building at 115 Warner Avenue.
Planning staff said the application seeks to rezone the property from R6 (multifamily residential) to B1 (office/retail transitional) and to reduce the off‑street parking required under the village Unified Development Ordinance for the 5,000-square-foot building. Jamie, planning staff, told the commission the Lemont 2030 plan designates the parcel for mixed use and that a B1 designation would provide a transitional buffer between higher‑intensity commercial and adjacent residential zones.
Staff described the site as historically used by Lemont Township for government and community functions and said that the building was operated without…
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