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Vernon Hills board approves cost share with park district and three special‑use permits
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Vernon Hills Village Board approved four ordinances: a 50% cost share with the Vernon Hills Park District for Fairground Plaza concrete, an extension and operator designation for a daycare, a private automobile‑club special use, and a performing‑arts conversion certificate; all votes carried.
The Vernon Hills Village Board approved four ordinances on Sept. 3, 2024, including a cost‑share with the Vernon Hills Park District and three special‑use or conversion approvals.
The board passed Ordinance 2024‑114 to authorize the village to pay 50% of the Fairground Plaza concrete replacement cost to the Vernon Hills Park District. The motion passed on roll call with the majority voting aye and Trustee Marquardt recorded as abstaining. No dollar amount beyond the 50% share was specified in the meeting record.
The board then approved Ordinance 2024‑116, amending and extending Ordinance 2022‑100 to grant an extension of the one‑year commencement period and to identify BrightPath as the new operator for a daycare at 2 East Phillip Drive. Director Jennings and developer Mitch Goltz said construction is complete, final inspections passed, and the change chiefly formalizes the operator and extends the deadline.
Also approved was Ordinance 2024‑117 to allow Moto Escape North Shore to occupy a unit at 647 Lakeview Parkway for a private automobile club offering climate‑controlled storage and a members lounge. Planning and Zoning recommended conditions to address circulation and signage where the club shares a driveway with Vernon Hills Gymnastics; staff noted the applicant will need standard building and permit reviews for HVAC, drainage controls, and electric capacity as part of the permit process.
Finally, Ordinance 2024‑118 granted a conversion certificate and special use for Roots, a children's performing arts school, to occupy previously unused space at 656–660 Hawthorne Center. Planning and Zoning recommended approval conditioned on completing exterior work to provide a finished appearance; applicant Matt Gopen said programming will be primarily dance and theater for children roughly ages 3–13.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Ordinance 2024‑114 (Park District cost share): motion passed; recorded roll call included multiple ayes and Trustee Marquardt abstaining (vote tally as recorded in the minutes). - Ordinance 2024‑116 (Daycare special use extension): motion passed by roll call. - Ordinance 2024‑117 (Moto Escape North Shore private automobile club): motion passed by roll call with conditions noted from the Planning & Zoning review. - Ordinance 2024‑118 (Roots performing arts conversion and special use): motion passed by roll call with the applicant required to finish exterior work per Planning & Zoning conditions.
The meeting record does not include signed contracts, exact dollar totals for the Fairground Plaza project, or permit approvals beyond the board's legislative actions. The board adjourned to closed session to review executive minutes.
