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Antioch trustees approve JJ Twigs site plan with reduced courts, fence and 9 p.m. curfew after neighbor concerns
Summary
After neighbors raised noise and sight concerns, the Antioch Village Board approved a site‑plan for JJ Twigs (1500 Main St.) with amendments to cut six proposed volleyball courts to three, require an 8‑foot solid rear fence with netting above, and set a 9:00 p.m. closing time; the measure passed on a 6‑0 vote.
The Antioch Village Board on a 6‑0 roll call vote approved a revised site plan for 1500 Main St., the restaurant/tenant identified as JJ Twigs, requiring the applicant to reduce six proposed sand volleyball courts to three, erect a solid 8‑foot rear fence with netting above, and close the courts at 9:00 p.m.
The discussion, which consumed a substantial portion of the meeting, focused on neighbor concerns about noise, balls entering yards and late‑night activity. Howard, Antioch’s community development director, told trustees he added a condition requiring the rear fence and netting apparatus to prevent balls from entering adjacent properties: “I added a fourth condition about the rear fence and applicable netting apparatus so there won’t be any balls hopefully going over the area of the property,” he said.
The applicant’s representative described how the proposed layout and mitigation would limit impacts: a typical sand volleyball court is about 56 feet wide, and removing the back row would push courts farther from the property line; the proposal also calls for an eight‑foot solid wood board‑on‑board fence along the rear, chain link on the other three sides, and a netting extension above the fence to further limit ball travel. The representative also said the operator would accept a seasonal window and no lighting for the courts.
Trustees and staff negotiated the specific amendments during the meeting. Trustee Pierce pressed the applicant on whether fewer courts plus a solid rear fence and netting would mitigate sound and sight impacts; the applicant said they would be open to reducing the number of courts. The village attorney confirmed the board may impose reasonable, economically feasible conditions.
After a motion to amend the original site plan (adding conditions to close courts at 9:00 p.m., require the solid rear fence, and reduce courts to three) passed on roll call, the board voted on the amended resolution (Resolution 25‑12) and approved it unanimously. The record shows the board adopted exhibit A as amended to reflect the new conditions.
Neighbors had previously raised concerns about sound, lighting and property‑line impacts at the Planning & Zoning hearing and again at the board meeting. Trustees indicated they aimed to balance support for local business investment with protections for adjacent residential properties.
The board’s action requires the applicant to submit revised permit documents showing the fence, netting and court layout and complies with Planning & Zoning conditions as amended. Staff said they will enforce permit and building‑permit requirements during the construction and inspection process.
What happens next: The applicant must submit updated building‑permit plans reflecting the conditions. If the applicant adheres to the fence, netting and hours conditions, staff indicated the village will move forward with permit review and construction oversight.
