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

October 27, 2026 Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the City of Des Plaines Planning and Zoning Board will hold a public meeting on October 27, 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:

1. Address: 2646 Maple Street                 Case Number: 26-047-V

The petitioner requests a Standard Variation for lot width in the R-1 District and any other variations, waivers, and zoning relief as may be necessary. 

Petitioner:   Uliana Dotsiak, 19998 W Old Meadow Trail, Long Grove, IL 60047

Owner:        MVT Holding, Inc. (Representative: Viktor Dotsiak, 19998 W Old Meadow Trail, Long Grove, IL 60047)

2. Address: 380 Northwest Highway                Case Number: 26-050-CU

The petitioner requests Conditional Use approval for a Commercial School in the C-3 General Commercial District and any other variations, waivers, and zoning relief as may be necessary. 

Petitioner:   Patrick Baek, 800 E. Northwest Hwy #204, Mount Prospect, IL 60056

Owner:       Yun & Rose Properties, 380 Northwest Hwy #310G, Des Plaines, IL 60016

3. Address: 838, 852 & 896 E. Touhy Avenue & 2329 Westview Drive                Case Number: 26-051-TPLAT-V

The petitioner requests: (i) a Tentative Plat of Subdivision to re-subdivide six existing lots into eight lots of record; (ii) a standard variation to allow a corner lot width of less than 65 feet; and (iii) any other variations, waivers, exceptions, and zoning relief as may be necessary.

Petitioner:   Guillermo Gonzalez, 1031 E. Prairie Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Owners:        (i) Claudia Gonzalez, 838 E. Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016; (ii) Angelica Soriano, 856 E. Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016; (iii) Guillermo Gonzalez, 896 E. Touhy Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016; and (iv) Lilia Ramirez and Alejandro Gonzalez, 2329 Westview Drive, Des Plaines, IL 60016

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