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Plan commission backs Gandhi Foods’ special-use request for limited retail at 7550 Linder Avenue
Summary
The Skokie Plan Commission recommended approval of a special-use permit for Gandhi Foods to operate a limited retail area at 7550 Linder Ave, finding the small retail (1,910 sq ft; ~16% of floor area) compatible with the industrial neighborhood; the case now moves to the Village Board for final approval.
The Skokie Plan Commission voted Nov. 6 to recommend approval of a special-use permit allowing Gandhi Foods to operate a limited retail area at 7550 Linder Avenue, forwarding the case to the Village Board for final action.
Planning staff told commissioners the petitioner operates a wholesale food-distribution business at the southwest corner of Linder and Howard and opened a retail portion in 2024. Staff recommended relief from village code section 1-18-171(e) because the retail area — about 1,910 square feet — would equal…
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