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Votes at a glance: Homer Glen trustees approve variance, liquor license, zoning changes, kratom restriction and other items
Summary
Trustees approved a homeowner variance, increased one Class B liquor license, adopted minor PUD and zoning changes, accepted a closeout payment for Heritage Park parking, repealed a long wine/gaming waiting period, and passed an ordinance restricting kratom sales to 21+.
At its regular meeting trustees approved several ordinances and motions across planning, public-safety and regulatory items.
Key votes and outcomes
- Variance for 12423 West Walden Road (case HG2525-v): Trustees granted a variance to increase impervious surface coverage from 40% to 44.46% to allow a rear concrete patio, conditioned on the applicant paying permit fees (totaling $150 for three areas). The board noted the overage resulted from contractor work and approved the variance by roll call.
- Increase in Class B liquor licenses: Trustees approved an ordinance to increase the number of Class B (restaurant/bar) liquor licenses by one. One trustee abstained from the roll call on this item.
- Gooding's Grove PUD Phase 2 (minor change): Trustees approved a minor change to the planned unit development for parcels on South Sheffield Drive and South Cardiff Court.
- Zoning text amendments (Chapter 22.20): Board approved several minor clerical and technical amendments to the zoning code across multiple articles.
- Heritage Park parking expansion pay estimate: Trustees approved a closeout pay estimate of $226,487.80 to the contractor (Deconstruction) for the Heritage Park parking expansion; trustees noted the project remains under budget by $367,453.45 and a small holdback remains for spring punch-list work.
- Repeal of one-year waiting period for video gaming licenses: Trustees repealed a one-year local waiting period for video gaming licenses, noting state licensing and background checks are already required and this change aligns the village with neighboring communities.
- Kratom ordinance: Trustees approved an ordinance prohibiting the possession, marketing and sale of kratom to minors and setting a purchase age of 21; penalties include a $1,000 fine for a first offense and possible business-license suspension for repeat violations.
What happens next: For several items (notably the Flock Safety procurement) trustees directed staff to return with contract language and policy details. The variance and ordinances are effective as approved pending any required ministerial steps.
