Plan Commission, 19 May 2026: Village-Wide Zoning Code Cleanup Heads to Public Hearing
The Village President and Board of Trustees have triggered a public hearing on amendments touching every major article of the Northbrook Zoning Code, alongside a continued annexation request on Sanders Road and a downtown economic update.
Key items
- Village-Wide Zoning Code Amendments — Changes touch every major article of the Zoning Code, restoring dropped language and fixing errors that have been in effect since the current code was adopted.
- 608–610 Sanders Road Three-Lot Subdivision — M&D Builders seeks to annex the property into Northbrook, rezone it R-6, and split it into three lots, with waivers on stormwater and utility undergrounding requirements.
- Comprehensive Plan Amendments — Edits to the Introduction, Element One, and Downtown Area Policies sections could affect long-range land-use guidance for the village.
- Downtown Economic Update — Staff will present current economic indicators for Downtown Northbrook, offering a snapshot of commercial health in the village core.
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Docket PCD-26-03: Zoning Code and Comprehensive Plan Amendments
The public hearing covers changes to all major articles of the Zoning Code — general provisions, administration, single-family, multi-family, commercial, industrial, and institutional district standards, overlay districts, sign standards, and definitions. Staff say the amendments fix typographical errors and restore language inadvertently dropped when the current Zoning Code was adopted. Minor amendments to the Introduction, Element One, and Downtown Area Policies sections of the Comprehensive Plan are also included.
Docket PCD-26-01: 608–610 Sanders Road Three-Lot Subdivision (Continued)
M&D Builders, LLC is seeking voluntary annexation into Northbrook and rezoning of 608–610 Sanders Road to the R-6 Single Family Residential District, plus a combined tentative and final plat for a three-lot subdivision. Additional relief requested includes permission to place stormwater detention in an easement rather than an outlot and a waiver of the requirement to underground public utility facilities. This item has been continued to the June 16, 2026 meeting.
Downtown Northbrook Economic Update
Development and Planning Services staff will present updated metrics and statistical information on economic conditions in Downtown Northbrook. No further detail about the content of the presentation appears in the agenda.
Minutes Approval — April 21, 2026
The commission will review and approve minutes from its April 21, 2026 meeting.