Glenview approves parking‑lot license to open 70 stalls at Colonial Court for downtown shared parking

The Glenview Board approved a 10‑year parking‑lot license agreement with Avalon Equities on Nov. 18 to make about 70 stalls at the Colonial Court property available for shared downtown parking.

Staff explained the goal is to better use existing parking supply near Glenview Road by allowing public use of the Colonial Court lot during peak restaurant hours. Key terms disclosed by staff included a lease rate of $7,400 per quarter, an annual escalation, insurance requirements comparable to other village lots, and a 10‑year term with termination and extension provisions by mutual consent.

Under the proposed schedule, the village would allow public access to roughly 70 stalls from about 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Friday and extended weekend hours; staff said valet operations and maps/wayfinding on the village website would accompany the program. "We would be developing these with information on how many parking stalls, how to get into these various parking lots, and then optimal usage for the various types of businesses," a staff presenter said.

Members of the public raised concerns that some nearby lots are Metro/commuter permit lots and are not freely available for public use; a resident, Victoria Frank, said many commuter lots require permits and that the plan as presented was inaccurate as to availability. Staff responded that signage changes and parking‑restriction adjustments scheduled for Jan. 1 will clarify when commuter lots are available to the public (for example, after 11 a.m. in some Metro lots) and that enforcement will be used to protect commercial patron parking.

Trustees voted to approve the license agreement.