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Fansteel wins mixed approvals: ornamental fence approved along Glenrock, chain link allowed on Gladstone

Waukegan Planning and Zoning Commission · December 19, 2025
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Summary

After public comment and staff debate over security and streetscape, the commission approved 6-foot ornamental fencing facing Glenrock Avenue for three parcels and allowed a 6-foot chain-link fence on the vacated Gladstone frontage; Fansteel officials said the fence was installed during COVID for employee safety.

The Planning & Zoning Commission approved a set of variances that will leave a 6-foot ornamental fence along Glenrock Avenue while permitting a 6-foot chain-link fence on the vacated Gladstone frontage for the Fansteel campus.

Staff described four separate zoning-calendar items covering contiguous parcels and explained commissioners could vote on each parcel individually. Several commissioners and members of the public said a decorative fence would be more appropriate along Glenrock, a…

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