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Why Forest Park is updating its zoning code
It’s about managing growth and benefiting neighborhoods, officials say By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
In Forest Park, there’s a longtime business owner with a store located in a residential neighborhood. The business owner wants to expand the building’s footprint on the lot, according to Steve Glinke, director of the Department of Public Health and Safety. But according to the village’s zoning code, such an addition is “an absolute, hard no,” Glinke said. In this example and numerous others, the way the village’s zoning code is written can limit property owners’ investments in Forest Park. That’s why, at the start of the year, officials began drafting updates to large portions of Forest Park’s zoning code.
Small Business Saturday Forest Park Commissioner Jessica Voogd peruses the merchandise at Team Blonde. More photos, page 7
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John Rice: Lighting up Forest Park
Tom Holmes: Leaning into the future
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