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Glencoe board refers zoning-code amendment after staff warns state parking law will limit local controls
Summary
The Glencoe Village Board unanimously voted Jan. 15 to refer a staff-initiated zoning-code amendment—aimed at preserving local review of nonresidential uses in residential districts—to the Zoning Commission after staff warned a state law taking effect June 1, 2026, will bar off-street parking minimums within a half mile of transit stations.
The Glencoe Village Board on Jan. 15 unanimously referred a staff-initiated zoning-code amendment to the Zoning Commission for public hearing and recommendation after staff warned a new state law will reduce the village’s ability to require off-street parking for some uses.
Taylor Baxter, the village’s development services director, told trustees the amendment is the first step in a three-step process to respond to recent changes in state law. “This is the first step in a 3 step process for a proposed amendment to the zoning code,” Baxter said, explaining that the amendment would move some nonresidential uses in residential zoning districts into a special-use-permit track to preserve review over site planning, circulation, lighting and parking.
Baxter said the state law, which takes effect on June 1, 2026, will prohibit enforcement of off-street parking minimums within a half mile of transit stations, a zone that covers much of Glencoe. He warned that without the zoning change, uses that include places of worship, parks, schools (including preschools) and golf clubs could locate on oversized lots without review or the village’s ability to attach mitigating conditions.
President Rowan said referring the proposal to the Zoning Commission was prudent. “It seems to me a no brainer to follow staff’s advice and refer this to the Zoning Commission,” Rowan said before the roll-call vote.
The board’s referral sends the draft amendment to a public hearing before the Zoning Commission; the commission will then make a recommendation that will return to the village board for final action. Trustees did not adopt any ordinance or impose conditions at the Jan. 15 meeting.
What comes next: the Zoning Commission will schedule a public hearing, solicit public comment and return a recommendation to the village board. Any final change to the zoning code would require subsequent village-board approval.
Vote and procedural details: the motion to refer was moved and seconded on the floor and carried on a unanimous recorded roll call with all trustees voting yes.
