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Council proposes zoning change to require review for multiunit conversions; considers grocery at 2418 Vermont

City of Blue Island City Council · April 16, 2026
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Summary

City leaders proposed amending uptown transit-oriented zoning so multiunit conversions require planning-and-zoning review, and discussed a grocery application for 2418 Vermont Street (proposed "Blue Island Fresh Market") with a 20% cap on tobacco/liquor and shared municipal parking across the street.

Councilmembers reviewed a suite of zoning adjustments for uptown that would require multiunit residential conversions to go through planning-and-zoning review and discussed a pending grocery application for 2418 Vermont Street.

Chair (Speaker S1) said the code change would align the uptown transit-oriented districts with the rest of the city's commercial rules so anyone seeking to convert a single-family home to a multiunit…

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