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Council tables three zoning ordinances after zoning administrator explains switch from walls to landscaping

Committee of the Whole (Saint Bernard) · December 12, 2025
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Summary

The Committee of the Whole moved Ordinances 31, 32 and 33 to the table for next week after AJ Schweier, zoning administrator, explained a text amendment replacing parking‑lot fence/wall requirements with a minimum 4‑foot landscaping requirement and two map amendments to align parcels for the Friars Club and the Safety Service Center.

AJ Schweier, the village zoning administrator, presented three ordinances to the Committee of the Whole on Dec. 11 that would change how parking lots are regulated and correct zoning maps for existing lots.

Schweier said Ordinance 31 is a text amendment that would remove requirements for fences and walls around parking lots and instead require landscaping with a minimum height of four feet. Under current code, parking lots with five or more spaces require a fence or wall and lots with more than 30 spaces require a solid wall; the proposed change would…

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