Planning board recommends approval of public works site despite resident concerns over drainage, trees and fencing

The Antioch Planning & Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of a multi-part application that would allow the village to build a new public works facility at 20 North Avenue and to grant two variances and two site-plan waivers tied to that project.

Staff presentation and findings: Howard, the village’s community development director, explained the package: PCV25-05 (text amendment to allow civic uses as a special use in the Estate zoning district), PCV25-06 (special-use/site-plan review for a new 42,795-square-foot public works facility), and PCV25-07 (two variances) plus two requested waivers from site-plan design and landscaping standards. Howard said the property is village-owned, roughly 6 acres, currently vacant, and that placing a new public works facility there avoids buying more costly industrial land and reduces long-term costs tied to vehicle storage and equipment damage at the current Haley Street site.

Public concerns and staff responses: Dozens of neighbors…