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Planning commission recommends billboard for new Life Dispensary at interstate site

Machesney Park Planning and Zoning Commission · October 28, 2025
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Summary

Machesney Park planning staff recommended and the Planning & Zoning Commission voted to forward a positive recommendation for a 42‑ft, billboard‑style sign for a new Life Dispensary, after discussing size, masonry base visibility and precedent; the matter advances to the Planning & Economic Development Committee on Nov. 3.

Machesney Park’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted Oct. 27 to forward a positive recommendation on a variance allowing a 42‑foot‑tall, interstate‑facing freestanding sign for a new Life Dispensary and event center.

Staff told commissioners the proposed sign would be 42 feet tall and about 1,472 square feet of display, visible from the adjacent interstate, and that the site’s total proposed signage (including a smaller freestanding sign and wall signage) would add up to roughly 2,252 square feet…

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