Planning and Development Committee - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning and Development Committee
Meeting Type
Planning And Development Committee
Location
Rockford, IL
Meeting Date
July 21, 2026

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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

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CALL TO ORDERItem I.

CALL TO ORDER

UNFINISHED BUSINESSItem ZBA 018-26

ZBA 018-26 - 134 North Main Street - Applicant Oliver Emerson Development- Ward 13 26-00849

Special Use Permit for six (6) residential units on the ground floor in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District - Laid over from June

UNFINISHED BUSINESSItem ZBA 019-26

ZBA 019-26 - 325 South Madison Street - Applicant Oliver Emerson Development - Ward 5 26-00850

Special Use Permit for residential units on the ground floor in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District Laid over from June

NEW BUSINESSItem ZBA 020-26

ZBA 020-26 - 1232 Soper Avenue - Applicant Luis E. Perez - Ward 7 26-00859

Variation to reduce the side yard setback for a covered patio from six (6) feet to zero (0) feet in an R-1, Single family Residential Zoning District

NEW BUSINESSItem ZBA 021-26

ZBA 021-26 - 210 North Longwood Street - Applicant Everardo Rodriguez - Ward 2 26-00852

Special Use Permit for body art services in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District

NEW BUSINESSItem ZBA 022-26

ZBA 022-26 - 219 South 2nd Street - Applicant Jennifer Spencer of Studio GWA for Centennial United LLC - Ward 5 26-00853

Special Use Permit for a Planned Mixed-Use Development consisting of 10 apartments. A restaurant and banquet hall in an R-2, Two-family Residential Zoning District

NEW BUSINESSItem ZBA 023-26

ZBA 023-26 - 1660 South Mulford Road - Applicant Alsos Behavioral Health - Ward 1 26-00854

Special Use Permit for an inpatient and outpatient substance use disorder treatment facility with 128 inpatient beds, outpatient clinical group rooms and offices in an R-3, Multi-family Residential Zoning District

NEW BUSINESSItem ZBA 024-26

ZBA 024-26 - 1010 East State Street - Applicant Tom Baclet - Ward 2 26-00855

Special Use Permit for body art services in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District

NEW BUSINESSItem ZBA 025-26

ZBA 025-26 - 3218 11th Street - Applicant Jimmy Smith - Ward 6 26-00856

A Zoning Map Amendment from R-1, Single-family Residential Zoning District to C-3, General Commercial Zoning District and a Variation to increase the maximum allowed business identification walls signs from two (2) to three (3) in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District

NEW BUSINESSItem ZBA 027-26

ZBA 027-26 - 3598 Export Road - Applicant SolAmerica Energy for Mark Mommsen -Ward 5 26-00857

Zoning Map Amendment from County AG to City I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District and a Special Use Permit for the installation of a solar farm (freestanding solar panel racks and solar panels) in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District

NEW BUSINESSItem ZBA 026-26

ZBA 026-26 - Text Amendments - Applicant City of Rockford 26-00858

Text Amendments to the City of Rockford Zoning Ordinance to Table 20-1 Use Classification Table, Article 20-005 Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit (Density), Article 20-005-G Rear Setbacks, Table 21-1 Use Classification Table, Article 30 Mandatory Planned Unit Developments, Article 35 Infill Overlay District, Article 50-003 Off-Street Parking Ratios, Article 50-016 Access Locations and Article 80-003 Nonconforming Uses and Continuance of Nonconforming Uses

ADJOURNMENTItem IV.

ADJOURNMENT