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Gurnee planning board approves minor PUD changes for former Holiday Inn conversion
Summary
The Village of Gurnee Planning & Zoning Board approved two minor amendments to the planned unit development for the "10 Hotel and Residences": removal of a required residential parking fence (to be replaced with signage and pavement markings) and an increase in the freestanding monument sign height to 15 feet.
The Village of Gurnee Planning & Zoning Board on Dec. 3 approved two minor amendments to the planned unit development for the former Holiday Inn redevelopment known as "10 Hotel and Residences." The board granted the developer permission to remove a required access-control fence that had been designated to separate residential parking from hotel parking, and separately approved raising the approved monument sign height to 15 feet.
The board heard from staff that the PUD, approved March 17, had originally required a fence and gate system to segregate the 80 residential units’ parking from hotel parking. Staff said the change would allow improved circulation around the site and recover a few parking spaces where the fence had occupied space. Matt Majeski of North Shore Sign, speaking for the applicant, said the electronic message portion of the sign would not change; the modest height increase was needed to accommodate a permanent tenant name on the sign.
Board members asked whether parking counts would change; staff confirmed the required resident parking remains at 1.5 spaces per unit (80 units = 120 spaces) and said the spaces will remain dedicated to residents but be managed by the property owner through signage and pavement markings. Staff noted towing could be used if unauthorized vehicles occupy reserved spaces.
The board moved on two separate motions because the items were not contingent. On the fence removal motion the board voted in favor; the chair then introduced a second motion to increase the monument sign height from 13.75 to 15 feet, which also passed. The chair said any necessary building permit for the taller sign is the next step.
The approvals give the developer flexibility in circulation and sign presentation but leave operational responsibility for enforcement of reserved parking with the property owner. The board did not change the number of required parking spaces for residents; staff emphasized management and signage would be the enforcement mechanism.
The board’s action is final for the two minor amendments; any required building permits for the sign will proceed through the village building-permit process.
