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Commission backs rezoning and variance to allow two‑lane drive‑through at Lewis Avenue shopping center
Summary
The planning commission recommended that city council rezone 1620 and 1700 North Lewis Avenue from B2 to B3 and approve a variance reducing a required 10‑foot landscape buffer to roughly 4–4.5 feet to accommodate a two‑lane drive‑through coffee franchise. Commissioners heard questions about stacking, parking and pedestrian safety and forwarded both items to council on March 2.
The Waukegan Planning & Zoning Commission on Feb. 12 recommended that city council approve a map amendment to rezone 1620 and 1700 North Lewis Avenue from B2 (Community Shopping) to B3 (General Commercial) and recommended approval of a variance that would reduce the typical 10‑foot landscaping buffer to about 4–4.5 feet in order to accommodate a two‑lane drive‑through coffee operation.
Tyler Williams, the city planner, explained that the rezoning to B3 is sought because B3 permits drive‑through facilities as a permitted use; staff noted that detailed building and permitting review of the…
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