A proposal, an approval and a completed project are different events. These permanent timelines and published records connect the evidence and identify what remains unverified.
795 published records and 16 reviewed projects · Source review 2026-09-06. Selected coverage; this is not a complete list of municipal activity.
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a map amendment, with the City of Park Ridge as applicant, rezoning 33 South Fairview Avenue from the retail and office district to the Uptown core subdistrict, continuing the City's rezoning of isolated parcels on the Fairview block. The vote was 7–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Aug 13 2024 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use for a psychological services practice, classed as a medical/dental clinic, in a second-floor suite at 15 S Fairview Avenue in the Uptown core subdistrict. The vote was 6–0, with one commissioner recused. The motion text printed in the minutes names a different address and case number than the item heard. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
At a public hearing, Driven Car Wash asked to rezone 10 Higgins Road from the general commercial district to the general commercial, wholesale and service district so that a car wash could operate there. The applicant offered instead to pursue a text amendment making car washes a special use in the existing district; after commissioners questioned the rezoning, the applicant withdrew the map amendment application. No vote was taken on it.
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended staff-proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance's balcony regulations, which had allowed only a cantilevered design, to give residents more design options without changing encroachment rules. The vote was 7–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Nirvana Management Corporation applied for a special use for an adult-use cannabis dispensing organization in an existing commercial building at 1036 Higgins Road in the general commercial district, a site where an earlier applicant had received Council approval and then withdrawn. After a public hearing on July 26, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the special use. The vote was 8–0. The source is draft minutes. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
The Planning and Zoning Commission heard a planned unit development for a four-story mixed-use building with condominiums over ground-floor commercial space at 29-31 South Fairview Avenue. Citing the exceptions sought and limited public benefits, it continued the case to May 14, 2024 (9–0), again at the applicant's request (8–1), and after a revised plan on June 11, 2024 (7–0). At the final hearing on July 9, 2024, the minutes record the motion to recommend approval as denied on a tie vote.
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended a text amendment, brought forward after the Committee of the Whole discussion of June 3, 2024, to add adult-use cannabis dispensing organizations as a special use in the Uptown core subdistrict. The vote was 8–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by Starbucks for exterior improvements at 100 South Northwest Highway, including a walk-up window, a patio pergola, a new trash enclosure and mechanical screening. Staff said the existing drive-through canopy could not be used as a drive-through. The minutes state the result as 8–1, although the roll call printed above that statement lists one fewer aye.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review for a two-story restaurant with a rooftop dining level on a vacant commercial lot at 42 Main Street, on the condition that the dumpster be placed away from the sidewalk. The vote was 8–1.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested on behalf of the Park Ridge-Niles School District for a shade structure beside the track at Roosevelt Elementary School, 1001 South Fairview Avenue. The vote was 8–0.
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended amendments to the Zoning Ordinance that would permit steel and other alloy fencing that simulates the look of wrought iron, a change staff initiated after a rise in requests for steel fencing. The vote was 9–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Mar 12 2024 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a map amendment, with the City of Park Ridge acting as applicant, rezoning two surface parking lots at 29 and 31 South Fairview Avenue from the retail and office district to the Uptown core subdistrict. No development was proposed with the request. The vote was 9–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Feb 27 2024 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use permit allowing a medical/dental clinic offering lactation services at 132 S Prospect Avenue, in the Uptown core subdistrict. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review for a drive-through restaurant at 969 N Northwest Highway, presented on behalf of Ampler Development. Staff noted the review assumed the City Council would approve the companion map amendment, without which the drive-through use would not be allowed. The vote was 8–0.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by the Park Ridge Park District to expand the community garden at Hinkley Park, 25 Busse Highway. The vote was 8–0.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Feb 13 2024 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a map amendment rezoning 969 North Northwest Highway from the retail and office district to the general commercial district, requested by MRV Architects, Inc to allow a drive-through restaurant on the vacant former gas station site. The vote was 8–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jan 30 2024 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use permit allowing a physical therapy clinic, classed as a medical/dental clinic, at 36 Main Street. These minutes are the draft version; the Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission
Public hearing (recorded in draft minutes), Jan 30 2024 · Evidence
The applicant for a planned unit development for a hotel at 1440 Higgins Road asked for a continuance, and the Planning and Zoning Commission continued the hearing to April 9, 2024 by a vote of 6–0.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by the Park Ridge Park District for improvements at South Park, 833 Talcott Road, including new playground equipment, a pavilion, tennis court renovation and new pickleball courts. The vote was 8–0.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Jan 16 2024 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use permit allowing a physical therapy clinic, classed as a medical/dental clinic, at 147 N Northwest Highway, with no conditions. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission
2023 · Planning and Zoning Commission18 on this page
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by Neri Architects, acting with the owner's consent, for a three-story office building with at-grade parking on a vacant lot at 820 Talcott Road. Neighbors raised concerns about a driveway onto Fairview Avenue near a school; the approval carried no conditions. A consultant for the applicant, Bono Consulting Inc, answered a question about an existing monitoring well. One commissioner recused. The vote was 7–0. The same lot was earlier the subject of a planned unit development recommendation for a mixed-use building.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Oct 24 2023 · Evidence
The City proposed zoning text amendments creating cannabis dispensary overlay districts, allowing one adult-use dispensary per district and none in adjoining districts. The Planning and Zoning Commission continued the hearing to pair it with the related map amendment by a vote of 7–0. At the continued hearing on October 24, 2023, every commissioner present voted against the motion to recommend the amendments, which staff reported to the City Council as a recommendation of denial.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by Park Ridge Park District for expansion of the Oakton Sports Complex at 2800 Oakton Street, including an indoor turf facility, a studio ice rink, a new parking lot, driving range improvements and storm water detention, with conditions that landscaping next to the residential area be restored and that the related zoning variance and appearance cases be approved. The plans were presented by Wight and Co. The vote was 7–0.
Staff proposed zoning text amendments replacing the foot-candle measurement approach to residential outdoor lighting with requirements that lights be aimed down or shielded and that security lights be motion activated. After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission continued the case for clarifications by a vote of 7–0, and at the continued hearing recommended approval of the amendments. The vote was 7–0. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Aug 22 2023 · Evidence
Staff proposed a zoning text amendment adding dwellings above the ground floor to the locations where tandem parking designs may be used, after an inquiry about a mixed-use property in the Uptown Core subdistrict. After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the draft amendments. The vote was 7–0. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Aug 22 2023 · Evidence
Staff proposed a zoning text amendment creating an off-street parking requirement for publicly owned recreational buildings, prompted by the Park District's planned Oakton Sports Complex project, for which the code had no specific parking category. After the public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the draft amendments. The vote was 7–0. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by City of Park Ridge for additions to the fire station at 901 Devon Avenue, with conditions that the project receive the requested zoning variances and that the interior transition yard and interior parking lot landscaping requirements be waived. The vote was 8–0. The variances themselves were before the Zoning Board of Appeals and are not part of this record.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a site plan review requested by Park Ridge Park District for alterations at Hinkley Park, 25 Busse Highway, including new paving, rebuilt dugouts, expanded batting cages, a new walking path, an enlarged playground and shelter area, and storm water detention. The vote was 8–0.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Jun 13 2023 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use permit allowing four residential units above ground-floor commercial space at 16 Prairie Avenue, in the Uptown Core subdistrict, subject to obtaining variance approvals and the waiver of the interior transition yard setback. The applicant and owner was Dave Cook. The vote was 8–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Jun 13 2023 · Evidence
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use permit allowing minor motor vehicle service and repair in an existing commercial building at 316 Higgins Road, in the general commercial district. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), May 23 2023 · Evidence
Staff proposed zoning text amendments to allow outdoor cafes and valet parking as temporary uses on vacant parcels in the Uptown business district during the outdoor dining season. The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and continued it by a vote of 9–0. At the continued hearing on May 23, 2023 it recommended the amendments as modified at the meeting, which dropped private parking lots from the outdoor dining provision and tied the time limit to the outdoor dining season. The vote was 8–0. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
Staff proposed zoning text amendments to make parking lots and parking structures, as principal uses, special uses in all Uptown business subdistricts. The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing and continued it by a vote of 9–0. At the continued hearing on May 23, 2023 it voted to table the case pending further planning discussion of the Uptown district; that vote was 8–0. This record does not establish any later action on the case.
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use permit for a ground-floor professional office at 164 S Prospect, with the business allowed temporarily at 132 S Prospect until the permanent location receives a certificate of occupancy. The vote was 8–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
After a public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve a special use permit allowing a single dwelling unit above the ground floor at 116 South Prospect Avenue, in the Uptown Core subdistrict. The vote was 9–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Feb 28 2023 · Evidence
Terra Consulting Group, Ltd. sought site plan approval for a surface parking lot at 301 Grant Place to serve an apartment building under the same ownership; an existing residence on the lot would be demolished. On May 22, 2018, the Planning and Zoning Commission continued the review to June 12, 2018 so the applicant could add detail on screening, landscaping and lighting.
The City Attorney prepared updated rules of procedure for the Planning and Zoning Commission, including how public hearings are conducted. On October 25, 2022 it voted to adopt the rules with a revised conflict-of-interest section excluding a conflicted commissioner from participating as a commissioner in that matter. The vote was 7–0.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Oct 25 2022 · Evidence
At the City Council's direction, staff proposed replacing gendered pronouns throughout the Zoning Ordinance, working from a list prepared by the City's codifier. After a public hearing on October 25, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the amendments with two changes of its own, including a revised rule on gendered terms. The vote was 7–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Approved (recorded in draft minutes), Sep 13 2022 · Evidence
McDonald's Corporation, through an authorized agent, sought site plan review for a reconfigured drive-through with two ordering stations at 1032 North Northwest Highway. On September 13, 2022 the Planning and Zoning Commission approved the site plan review on the condition that the related map amendment and a sign variance are approved. The vote was 9–0. The source is draft minutes. Whether the related map amendment and variance were later approved is not part of this record.
Public record · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Oct 12 2022 · Evidence
Northwest Highway II LLC, the property owner, requested a special use so that basement space at 1 South Northwest Highway could be leased to Underground Fitness Studio as a personal training studio. On November 10, 2020 the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7–0 on a motion recommending that the City Council approve the special use. The City Council's own action is not part of this record.
McDonald's Corporation, through an authorized agent, applied for a map amendment placing the whole restaurant property at 1032 N Northwest Highway, then split between the retail and office district and the two-family residential district, in the general commercial district, which would remove the nonconforming status of the drive-through and parking lot. After a public hearing on September 13, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the map amendment. The vote was 9–0. The source is draft minutes. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Following City Council direction on signs recognizing charitable partners in City-led special events such as the holiday lights program, staff proposed a zoning text amendment to the temporary sign rules creating a category of temporary signs erected and owned by the City that may stand in the right-of-way during City-sponsored events. After a public hearing on September 13, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the amendment. The vote was 9–0. The source is draft minutes. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded), Oct 12 2022 · Evidence
At the City Council's request, staff proposed updating the zoning rules on recreational vehicles to match current industry terms. At the hearing on June 14, 2022 the Planning and Zoning Commission deferred action so staff could gather more information (6–0). The planned late-summer meeting was cancelled and the case was re-noticed. At the hearing on October 12, 2022 the Commission recommended the amendments as proposed. The vote was 6–0. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Aug 9 2022 · Evidence
After a public hearing on August 9, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the special use. The vote was 6–0. The source is draft minutes. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Special use · Planning and Zoning Commission
Public hearing (recorded in draft minutes), Jul 12 2022 · Evidence
City staff proposed a zoning text amendment that would let a second-story addition follow the footprint of a house with a legal nonconforming setback, so such additions would be reviewed by staff instead of needing variances. At the hearing on June 28, 2022 the Planning and Zoning Commission continued the case (6–0). At the continued hearing on July 12, 2022 the draft minutes record that a motion to recommend the amendment was denied; that vote is not captured as a verified claim in this record. The sources are draft minutes.
After City Council direction that decorative string lights should not be prohibited in residential areas, staff proposed a zoning text amendment allowing unshielded decorative lights in residential districts subject to light trespass and height limits. After a public hearing on July 12, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the amendment as modified. The vote was 7–0. The source is draft minutes. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
Ordinance · Planning and Zoning Commission
Committee recommendation (recorded in draft minutes), Jun 28 2022 · Evidence
A resident applied for a zoning text amendment to the fence rules that would let homes abutting a golf course install engineered sports netting taller than ordinary fences along the lot lines facing the course. After a public hearing on June 28, 2022, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the text amendment as written by staff, a recommendation to the City Council. The vote was 4–2. The source is draft minutes. The Council's own action is not part of this record.
