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Crainville denies Unity Christian School variance, citing infrastructure costs and zoning impact
Summary
The Village Board unanimously denied Unity Christian School’s request to build on Donna Drive in a commercially zoned area, citing estimated infrastructure upgrade costs and the loss of commercial property from the tax base.
The Crainville Village Board voted on April 14, 2026 to deny Unity Christian School’s variance request to build a school on Donna Drive. The Zoning Board had recommended denial after raising concerns that infrastructure upgrades needed to serve the school would impose costs on the village and that siting a school in a Village Commercial Zone would remove valuable commercial property from the village’s future tax base.
A representative for Unity Christian School disputed the village engineer’s usage estimates, saying their engineer produced lower projections, but the Village Board voted unanimously to deny the variance (motion by Jim Rains; seconded by Mike Harbin). The budget item addressing financing for such infrastructure was tabled until the May 12 meeting.
