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Planning commission schedules final decision on Lombard Pet Food Express after marathon hearing; matter continued to Sept. 12
Summary
After nearly five hours of testimony from hundreds of residents, merchants and animal‑welfare groups, the Planning Commission moved to register intent to disapprove Pet Food Express’s Lombard Street conditional‑use application and continued the matter for final action to Sept. 12 to allow staff to revisit prior findings and neighborhood concerns.
The Planning Commission on Aug. 8 heard more than three hours of public testimony — and hundreds of speakers — on Pet Food Express’s long‑running conditional‑use application for 2460 Lombard Street. Testimony balanced sharply: rescue and animal welfare groups highlighted the chain’s adoption programs and donations, while neighborhood merchants and residents argued the formula retailer would harm small independent pet shops and the district’s retail character.
Pet Food Express CEO Michael Levy told the commission his company has partnered with local animal rescues for years and that the Lombard site would include a cat adoption center operated by Pets Unlimited and the city’s only self‑service pet wash for that corridor. "We have helped save tens of…
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