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Urbana Zoning Board recommends variance to waive interior shade‑tree requirement for Public Works parking expansion
Summary
On April 15, 2026 the Urbana Zoning Board of Appeals voted to recommend City Council approve a major variance allowing the City of Urbana Public Works Department to omit interior shade trees for a 73‑space parking expansion at 706 South Glover Avenue, with conditions for perimeter landscaping and final tree placement by staff.
The Urbana Zoning Board of Appeals on April 15 recommended that City Council approve a major variance allowing the City of Urbana Public Works Department to eliminate interior shade trees for a planned expansion of the Public Works parking lot at 706 South Glover Avenue.
Planner Ime Rusee of the Community Development Services Department summarized the request as a variance from the Urbana Zoning Ordinance’s landscaping requirement for parking lots, saying the proposal increases the site from 77 existing spaces to 150 total (an addition of 73 spaces) and that "according to the applicant, interior shade trees would interfere with the maneuverability for large municipal vehicles." Rusee told the board staff found five of the six variance criteria satisfied and…
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