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Zoning board recommends Menard self-storage conversion for vacant site behind Menards and Walmart

Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals · April 16, 2026
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Summary

The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended the City Council approve Menard, Inc.'s proposal to convert the vacant former restaurant/OTB site at 2450 W. Jefferson Street into a Menard-branded self-storage facility with interior climate-controlled units and exterior storage buildings, subject to standard site and permit conditions.

The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals voted to forward a recommendation of approval to the City Council for Menard, Inc.’s plan to convert a long-vacant commercial property at 2450 West Jefferson Street into a Menard-branded self-storage facility.

Staff described the plan: the reuse would include about 92 climate-controlled units inside the existing building and roughly 174 non-climate exterior units built within the current parking area.…

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