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Council approves consent agenda; grants fence variation at Aqua Illinois and zoning change at 1211 N. Riverside
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda and approved a fence-variation ordinance for an Aqua Illinois security fence at 2507 Lincoln Road and a zoning map amendment for 1211 North Riverside Drive. An item on 4523 West Crystal Lake Road was pulled and prompted discussion about annexation and past outreach to affected residents.
The City Council approved routine consent agenda items 6a through 6d and took several discrete land-use actions.
Alderman Miller moved to approve the consent agenda; the motion passed by roll call with recorded yes votes from the council.
On item 7a, the council passed an ordinance granting a fence variation to allow construction of a security fence for the Aqua Illinois water treatment facility at 2507 Lincoln Road. Alderman Glenn questioned the plan's proximity to the roadway and asked whether the fence could be set back a couple of feet to permit landscaping; the motion nevertheless passed on roll call.
The council also passed an ordinance amending the zoning map to designate 1211 North Riverside Drive as C-4 Downtown Commercial (item 7b) by roll call after no public comment was recorded.
Item 7d (4523 West Crystal Lake Road) had been pulled. Councilors discussed annexation history and outreach to residents near St. Patrick's Church; staff and councilors said city staff spent time meeting with neighbors during earlier involuntary annexations.
Votes and next steps: Consent agenda items were approved. The fence variation and zoning amendment were approved by roll call; staff will execute permits and zoning updates per the ordinances. The pulled Crystal Lake Road item will return to the agenda for future action once additional materials are prepared.
Provenance: topicintro block_46 (consent agenda start 00:11:35); topfinish block_110 (discussion on 4523 and annexation 00:23:09).
