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Riverwoods adopts zoning amendment, advances Orphans of the Storm special use and development plan
Summary
Trustees adopted a text amendment to the Riverwoods Zoning Ordinance defining "animal shelter" consistent with state law and accepted the plan commission's unanimous recommendation to grant a special use and development plan to Orphans of the Storm with conditions including a 240-animal outer cap and easement clarifications.
The Village of Riverwoods board adopted an amendment to the municipal zoning ordinance that defines "animal shelter" by reference to the Illinois Animal Welfare Act and establishes Section 9-11-16, which sets minimum parcel size, design criteria, and required findings before an animal shelter can be approved as a special use in the R-1 district.
Attorney Hovard told the board the change replaces an older, broadly worded special-use provision adopted decades earlier and reflects the plan commission's recommended procedures and findings. The board voted to waive first reading and later adopted the ordinance on a roll-call vote;…
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