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Antioch planning commission recommends broad zoning-code changes covering signs, windows and transitional-core industrial uses
Summary
The Antioch Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend code amendments that would revise development fees, relax some design rules on electronic message boards and window signage, make brewpubs/taverns special uses, and allow industrial uses east of the railroad in the transitional core as special uses. The recommendation goes to the village board for final action.
The Antioch Planning and Zoning Commission voted to forward a recommendation to the village board to amend multiple sections of the village zoning code, including rules on development fees, commercial window coverage, electronic message boards, brewpubs and taverns, and special-use allowances for industrial activity in the transitional core.
Mark McCarty, who spoke for community development staff, outlined the package and said the fee changes are intended to bring Antioch’s charges more in line with neighboring communities. "We're charging more higher fees than normal than other communities around here," McCarty said, presenting a comparative fee chart and noting that fee adjustments will be taken to the village board.
The staff proposal would also…
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