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Kenilworth board updates drainage and grading rules, adds permeable-surface credit
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved changes to Chapter 150 to align impervious-surface definitions, create a 70% Designed Permeable Surface credit, require three soil borings for new construction, allow topographical surveys for smaller projects, add an appeals process, and add an application fee.
The Village Board on July 20 adopted amendments to Chapter 150 of the Kenilworth Village Code to refine drainage and grading regulations aimed at improving stormwater management and reducing permitting costs for smaller projects.
Management Analyst Jordan Schmidt outlined the package of changes, saying the proposal would align the definition of impervious surface with the zoning code, add a definition for Designed Permeable Surface (DPS) and grant a 70% DPS credit toward stormwater detention calculations, and raise the number of soil borings required to determine lowest floor elevations from one to three. He also said the amendments would allow topographical surveys rather than full civil engineering plans for smaller regulated activities, create an appeals process modeled on the Steep Slope Code to address economic hardship claims, and add a new application fee. The Building, Planning and Zoning Committee reviewed the draft on July 6 and recommended approval.
Trustees voted 6–0 to approve the ordinance. Dan Strahan, the village engineer, answered trustee questions about the impact of increasing borings and confirmed the change was intended to improve predictability and consistency in permit reviews.
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