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Plan Commission withholds recommendation on Meadowbrook School gym addition after public opposition, votes against staff approval

5019386 · June 17, 2025
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Summary

The Northbrook Plan Commission voted 5-0 against adopting a staff draft resolution that would have recommended approval of a gym addition, loading-space variation and site plan for Meadowbrook School at 1600 Walters Avenue.

The Northbrook Plan Commission voted 5-0 against adopting staff's draft resolution that would have recommended approval of a special permit, loading-space variation and site plan for a proposed gym addition at Meadowbrook School (1600 Walters Avenue).

Staff described the petition as a request by Northbrook School District 28 for a special permit to allow an elementary school use in the Institutional Building (IB) District, a variation to reduce the loading-space requirement from one to zero, and site plan approval for a single-story gym addition of approximately 10,000 square feet plus a roughly 1,000-square-foot temporary connector. Staff said the property predated the current zoning code and that a special permit is required for an elementary school when a…

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