Planning and Zoning Board

The Planning & Zoning Board (PZB) conducts public hearings on petitions from the public for variations, conditional uses and development proposals requiring relief under the City of Des Plaines Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances. Find more information on Planning and Zoning in Des Plaines.

The Planning & Zoning Board has the final approval for Standard Variations. For all other requests, the Board makes a recommendation to the City Council which makes a final determination as passed in a city ordinance. Occasionally, the PZB hears appeals from petitioners that have applied for permits but the permits were denied by the Zoning Administrator. In these issues, the PZB’s determination is final.

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Upcoming Public Meetings

July 28, 2026 Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the City of Des Plaines Planning and Zoning Board will hold a public meeting on July 28, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. in Room 102 of the Des Plaines Civic Center, 1420 Miner Street, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 to consider the following item:

Pending Applications:

Address: 787 E. Golf Road                Case Number: 26-031-APPEAL

The petitioner requests an appeal of the Zoning Administrator's June 12, 2026 Minor Variation decision to deny the petitioner's request for a variation from Section 12-8-2.

PINs:                       09-07-422-003-0000; 09-07-422-004-0000; 09-07-422-005-0000; and 09-07-422-009-0000 

Petitioner/Owner:  Andrew Klingsporn, 787 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Address: 1025 E. Forest Avenue        Case Number: 26-033-V

The petitioner requests a standard variation to exceed the maximum building coverage of 30 percent for properties in the R-1 Single Family Residential district, and any other variations, waivers, and zoning relief as may be necessary.

PIN:                         09-20-305-043-0000

Petitioner:            Kelly Morrissey, 1025 E. Forest Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018

Owners:                 Kelly and Patrick Morrissey, 1025 E. Forest Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018

Address: 741 W. Golf Road                 Case Number: 26-035-V

The petitioner requests major variations to allow two new 24-foot-tall multi-tenant pole signs to be installed less than the required 17 feet from the property lines in the C-4 Regional Shopping district, and any other variations, waivers, and zoning relief as may be necessary.

PIN:                        08-13-102-017-0000

Petitioner/Owner: Chicago Exhibitors Corporation (Representation: Erin O'Neill, P.O> Box 805, Geneva, IL 60154)

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