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Crest Hill council approves zoning text changes to ease developer burdens and remove court‑reporter requirement

City Council of Crest Hill · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The Crest Hill City Council on Jan. 19 approved text amendments to the zoning ordinance that remove a court‑reporter requirement for special‑use and rezoning hearings, clarify rules for nonconforming uses, and add flexibility to driveway‑width rules, city staff said.

The Crest Hill City Council on Jan. 19 approved ordinance 2045 to amend the city's zoning code, with the stated aim of removing procedural barriers for applicants and clarifying long‑standing ambiguities.

Dan Ritter, director of community development, told the council the package contains three principal changes: eliminating a requirement that applicants pay for a physical court reporter at special‑use or…

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