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Joliet board recommends self-storage project at Drowden Road be sent to city council
Summary
The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals voted to recommend approval of companion petitions for a 10,950-square-foot climate-controlled self-storage facility and outdoor units at 1701 Drowden Road, despite public concerns about redacted application materials, traffic, and safety.
The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals voted to recommend approval of companion petitions to allow a self-storage facility at 1701 Drowden Road, forwarding the special-use permit and variation of use to the city council with a recommendation to approve.
Staff described the 3.86-acre site and said the proposal includes a one-story, 10,950-square-foot climate-controlled building plus six single-story outdoor-access buildings with about 370 storage units. Staff said the site would be buffered with landscaping and a 6-foot decorative perimeter fence, that no outdoor storage would be permitted, and that the facility would operate roughly from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Staff cited Joliet zoning rules…
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