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Northbrook board approves special permit, loading-space variance and site approval for Meadowbrook gym
Summary
The Village Board voted to grant Meadowbrook School a special permit to operate and approved a loading-space variation and site plan for a new gym at 1600 Walters Avenue after public debate about stormwater, tree loss and community engagement.
The Northbrook Village Board voted to grant a special permit allowing Meadowbrook School to operate as an elementary and secondary school at 1600 Walters Avenue and approved a loading-space variation and site plan for a proposed gymnasium, passing the ordinance by supermajority.
Village planning staff told trustees the school site, built in 1954–55, has long operated as a legal nonconforming use and that the gym plans comply with zoning except for the items before the board: the special permit, a loading-space variation, and site approval for the gym. Director McKeown said the larger school projects approved by referendum are not yet at a design stage and that state review (including the regional office of education and the…
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