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Owner seeks residential designation for 616 Williamson; staff recommends council deny mixed-use variation

City of Joliet pre-council (City Council) · November 18, 2025
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Summary

Resident and property owner Vivin Sharma told the council she wants to remove a special-use permit at 616 Williamson so the property can be used as R-3 residential; staff said the zoning-board-approved mixed-use proposal is prohibited in R-3 and recommended denial to the council.

Vivin Sharma, who identified herself as the owner of 616 Williamson, asked the council to remove a special-use designation so the building can be classified as R-3 residential.

"It used to be a church ... I basically wanted the special use to be removed so I could keep it in R-3," Sharma said during public comment.

Sharma told the council she…

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