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Planning and Zoning Board
1420 Miner Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-391-5306
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James Szabo
Joseph Catalano
Rebecca Fowler
Cindy Veremis
Thomas Weaver
Artur Zadrozny
AJ Fallico

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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. Information on Planning and Zoning in Des Plaines can be found here.

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.

Des Plaines provides the most recent meeting documents on this page for your viewing. Meeting audio recordings are available on-demand. A full library of meeting archives are available through our online archive portal.

Upcoming Public Meetings:

February 10, 2026 Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the City of Des Plaines Planning and Zoning Board will hold a public meeting on February 10, 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:

1.

Address: 1057 Hollywood Ave. Case Number: 25-068-APPEAL

Continued from January 27, 2026 PZB meeting

The petitioner requests an appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s October 2, 2025 determination regarding the loss of nonconforming use status for a two-unit dwelling in the R-1 Single Family Residential District.

PIN: 09-17-305-007-0000

Petitioner/Owner: Kendall Partners, Ltd. (Representative: Kevin Hansen), 129 Commercial Drive, Unit 7, Yorkville IL 60560

2.

Addresses: 1777 and 1841 Busse Highway Case Number: 25-071-CU-V

Continued from the January 13, 2026 PZB meeting

The petitioner requests (i.) a Conditional Use for a Recycling Center for a metal processing facility; (ii.) Major Variations to allow a.) loading spaces that open onto or face a public right-of-way, and b.) reduce required front, side, and rear yards to allow for the construction of an addition to the existing facility; and (iii.) any other exceptions, variations, waivers, and zoning relief as may be necessary.

PINs: 09-21-107-033-0000 & 09-21-107-039-0000

Petitioner: Mid-States Recycling, Inc., 1841 Busse Highway, Des Plaines, IL 60016

Owner: ELSE II, LLC, 1841 Busse Highway, Des Plaines, IL 60016

3.

Address: 1313-1333 E. Oakton Street      Case Number: 26-004-V

The petitioner requests major and standard variations for (i. )building coverage exceeding the 35 percent requirement, a reduction of the minimum required front yard setback, (ii.) building height comprised of more than 2.5 stories, (iii.) reduction in the minimum landscaping requirements, and (vi.) site lighting levels less than the minimum required and with less than the minimum open design and any other exceptions, variations, waivers, and zoning relief as may be necessary to construct a new public fire station and accessory improvements. 

PINs: 09-29-202-004-0000, 09-29-202-005-0000, 09-29-202-006-0000, 09-29-202-007-0000, 09-29-202-008-0000, & 09-29-202-015-0000

Petitioner: City of Des Plaines, 1420 Miner St., Des Plaines, IL 60016

Owner: City of Des Plaines, 1420 Miner St., Des Plaines, IL 60016

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