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Joliet board unanimously recommends truck maintenance facility at Channahon Road

Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals · January 16, 2026
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The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to recommend approval of a special-use permit for a truck maintenance facility at 3501 Channahon Road; residents raised concerns about groundwater, stormwater management and truck traffic while the petitioner and engineer described on-site detention and treatment.

The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to recommend approval of a special-use permit for a truck maintenance facility proposed at 3501 Channahon Road, forwarding the application to the city council with a recommendation to approve.

Staff described the 4.7-acre site, its annexation history and the proposed development: a 24,300-square-foot building with about 18,000 square feet of mechanic bays and a 6,300-square-foot office, roughly 61 trailer stalls, and an initial staff of about five employees (potentially up to ten). Staff said the owner operates Interstate Freights LLC and estimated around four truck trips per day tied to maintenance needs (about seven on…

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