Rockford Sun

City of Rockford Zoning Board of Appeals met March 15.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

The Mayor has determined that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the board will not be physically present but want to hear all comments on each item, the following procedure will be in place:

Interested Parties for ZBA:

Written public comments can be submitted through 5:00 pm, March 15, 2022.

o Please submit written comments via email to Leisha.Kury@rockfordil.gov.

o Comments can also be hand delivered to City Hall at the Permit Center located on the first floor at 425 East State Street. Envelopes must be addressed to Scott Capovilla, Planning & Zoning Manager, Dept. of Community & Economic Development.

Meeting will be live streamed via this link:

https://rockfordil.webex.com/rockfordil/j.php?MTID=m2ba0946f466c7911a45ffc-3c4b84d4f8

ZBA 060-21 2308 20th Avenue

Applicant Gidion Solanki

Ward 11 Special Use Permit for outdoor storage of a shipping container in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District

Laid over from January & February

ZBA 004-22 5075 28th Avenue

Applicant Richard Webster for Home City Ice

Ward 14 Variation to eliminate the four (4) foot open green space along the west side of the property, a Variation to eliminate interior landscape island and foundation landscaping as shown on submitted landscape plan, a Variation to reduce the required 11 shade trees to four (4) shade trees and a Variation to eliminate the required frontage landscape units in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District

Laid over from February

ZBA 006-22 905 West Riverside Boulevard

Applicant Victor Ballesteros

Ward 12 Special Use Permit for used car sales in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District

ZBA 007-22 312, 318, 330, 3XX, and 340 Spring Creek Road 

Applicant Daniel Saavedra/Saavedra Group Architects for Anderson Japanese Gardens 

Ward 12 Modification of Special Use Permit #093-94 to allow a new 30’ x 25’ detached garage in the front yard setback along Stoneridge Drive, a new 20’ x 30’ Bridal Suite/Multi-purpose building with an exterior deck, and a parking lot expansion to the north side of the existing parking lot for 42 parking stalls, a Variation to reduce the required front yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet along Stoneridge Drive for a 30’ x 25’ detached garage, a Variation to eliminate the required landscaping for the parking lot expansion, and a Variation to eliminate the required landscaping islands for the parking lot expansion in a R-1, Single-family Residential Zoning District 

ZBA 008-22 7143 East State Street

Applicant Stratford Sign Sales for Planet Fitness 

Ward 1 Variation to increase the maximum permitted business wall signs from two (2) wall signs to four (4) wall signs in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District

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