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Vernon Hills board approves amended ordinance for Connor McShane project and clears omnibus agenda
Summary
The Village of Vernon Hills Board of Trustees unanimously approved an amendment to Ordinance 2026-060 to give the Connor McShane multifamily developer flexibility on a specified wall-separation requirement and passed the rest of the evening's omnibus consent agenda; Trustee Paco was absent.
The Village of Vernon Hills Board of Trustees voted unanimously May 19 to approve an amendment to Ordinance 2026-060 tied to the Connor McShane multifamily project and adopted the night's omnibus consent agenda. All trustees present — Trustee Marquardt, Trustee Oppenheim, Trustee Forster, Trustee Schenck, Trustee Lundin and President Tom Cook Jr. — voted aye; Trustee Paco gave prior notice of absence.
Director Jen explained that the Connor McShane developer requested flexibility on one building-code relief item listed as item 1 under section 4 of Ordinance 2026-060. The change replaces a single, specified UL-listed wall separation with an open-ended reference to equivalent rated wall separations (Director Jen cited examples including U382 and U336 or similar rated assemblies). Director Jen told the board the ordinance will be renumbered as 2026-060R when the amended version is recorded.
President Tom Cook Jr. put the omnibus consent agenda — items A–G and I–K — to a single motion after staff indicated item H would be pulled for separate consideration. The board passed the omnibus items by roll-call vote before debating and voting on the amended ordinance. The roll-call for both votes recorded the same outcome: six ayes, zero nays, one absent.
The record does not show a named mover and seconder for the omnibus motion or the ordinance motion beyond the formal calls for motion and second on the floor. The ordinance amendment concerns technical building-code relief rather than a change to use, height or density described in the meeting materials; no additional conditions or amended site-specific terms were recorded in the discussion.
Next procedural steps noted by staff were limited: Director Jen indicated the renumbering and administrative processing of the ordinance following the approved amendment. No other staff directions, amendments or remands to committees were recorded during the vote sequence.
The board adjourned after brief communications and formal approval of the evening's business.
