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Plan commission recommends approval for smoking establishment at 1210 S. Findlay with conditions
Summary
The Plan Commission voted to recommend approval of PC 25‑05, permitting a smoking establishment (hookah lounge) with limited outdoor seating and signage variances at 1210 South Findlay Road; staff and commissioners noted regulatory compliance requirements, distance from protected uses and post‑occupancy considerations for operations and signage.
The Village of Lombard Plan Commission on Feb. 17 recommended approval of a petition to convert a former automotive service building at 1210 South Findlay Road into a regulated smoking establishment with an outdoor seating area, subject to conditions in the staff report.
Under petition PC 25‑05, the petitioner seeks a conditional use under the village zoning ordinance to allow a smoking establishment, recognition of historic shared off‑site parking, an outdoor service conditional use for a fenced patio, and a sign variation to allow up to 100 square feet of combined marquee/wall signage on the building canopy. The Plan Commission’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Village Board for consideration at its March 6, 2025 meeting.
Petitioner presentation and regulatory context Mark Daniel, attorney for the petitioner, told commissioners the State’s Smoke Free Illinois Act governs smoking establishments and that…
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