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Glenview trustees approve Sanders Corporate Park rezoning subject to ‘light and clean’ guardrails; 6B tax incentive deferred
Summary
After hours of trustee questions and more than two hours of public comment, the Glenview Village Board approved rezoning and preliminary site approvals for the Sanders Corporate Park but instructed staff to add explicit definitions and restrictions for "light and clean" industrial uses; action on the developer's Cook County Class 6B tax incentive was continued to March 19 for further fiscal and ordinance work.
Glenview’s Village Board voted on Feb. 17 to advance a major rezoning and preliminary site plan for a proposed 29‑acre "Sanders Corporate Park," while postponing a decision on the developer’s request for a Cook County Class 6B property tax incentive so staff can record clearer limits on allowed uses.
The project, proposed for 2211–2305 Sanders Road, would demolish existing office buildings and construct four shallow‑bay light‑industrial buildings totaling roughly 380,000 square feet with about 392 parking spaces and up to 53 truck docks. The developer told the board the design intentionally favors smaller, high‑image tenants and excludes large trailer‑storage yards to limit heavy freight activity.
Board members and staff said the central question at the meeting was how to ensure the property remains limited to the low‑impact uses the village desires. Director Jeff Brady told the board that the Willow Road Corridor agreement and the village’s existing use table narrow the universe of permitted activity, but several trustees said the phrase "light and clean" needed a clear, written definition in the ordinance that will run with the property.
"We need guardrails so that when a new tenant comes in, staff and future boards know what 'light and…
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