Plan commission recommends approval for drive‑through restaurant, citing phased redevelopment and traffic controls

The Village of Lombard Plan Commission recommended approval Monday of a zoning petition to retrofit the former bank at 505 West Roosevelt Road into a drive‑through restaurant and small retail space, clearing the way for a multi‑phase redevelopment of the adjacent 11‑acre shopping center.

The recommendation — on petition PC 25‑04 — would allow a two‑lane drive‑through accessory to a restaurant, recognition of historic cross‑parking across the shopping center, and variances to memorialize existing nonconformities with setbacks, landscaping and parking. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Village Board for final action on March 6, 2025.

The petitioners said the corner site will be redeveloped in phases that begin with demolition of an automotive service building and interior renovation of a 35,000–40,000‑square‑foot Dania retail/warehouse building for restaurants, retail and office uses. Mark Daniel, attorney for the petitioner, said the center had been over‑parked since the 1970s and that the redevelopment would “wrap the northwest corner” of the site with tenant spaces and landscaping.

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