Lyle board approves zoning code amendments, law-firm and medical-office special-use permits

The Village of Lyle board on March 2 approved a package of land-use measures that include amendments to Title 5 of the village zoning code and two special-use permits.

Director Smetana said the annual code amendments are largely corrections but include substantive changes: removing some public and civic uses from the corporate corridor (Warrenville Road) to better align with neighboring communities, adding a temporary use permit to allow Lyle Township to store a cargo container for recycling, reintroducing special-use permit requirements for massage therapy (which the village had treated as a medical use since 2018), and removing self-storage facilities from the B2 zoning district along the Ogden/Maple corridor.

Regarding special uses, the board approved an ordinance allowing a law firm to operate at 4746 Main Street (the former Prairie Walk Dental location). Director Smetana said the Planning and Zoning Commission held a Feb. 18 hearing with no objectors and recommended approval with conditions. The board also approved a special-use permit to allow an existing pediatric behavioral therapy practice to expand into Unit 4A at 5400 Patton Drive; staff confirmed parking was adequate after Trustee McQuillan asked about space for patrons.

Mayor Mullen and trustees voted to approve the ordinances and special-use permits; staff said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended all items and that there were no objectors at the public hearings recorded in the packet.

The zoning amendments are intended to better align the village's regulatory framework with market demand and neighboring communities, and to reintroduce public review for certain land uses that had previously been classified differently.

The board passed the measures on roll-call votes recorded in the meeting minutes.