HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/13/2025 P&Z Minutes (Plan Commissioner Training Minutes)1
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
MEETING DATE Workshop (Plan Commissioner Training): February 27, 2025
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 50 S. Emerson Street, Mount Prospect
MEMBERS PRESENT: Joseph Donnelly
William Beattie
Walter Szymczak
Donald Olsen
Ewa Weir
Michael Fricano
MEMBERS ABSENT: Richard Rogers
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jason C. Shallcross — Director of Community and Economic Development
Ann Choi — Development Planner
Antonia Lalagos — Development Planner
Charlie Hogan — Development Planner
INTERESTED PARTIES: Village of Mount Prospect Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning staff members listed above
Chairman Donnelly called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM. Planner Ann Choi took a roll call.
Due to the recent addition of several new commissioners to the Planning and Zoning Commission, staff
organized a training workshop during the regularly scheduled meeting on February 27, 2025. The
session was conducted with support from the Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association.
Michael Blue, FAICP (former Deputy Director of Community Development with the Village of Mount
Prospect), facilitated the training session along with Dan Bolin of Ancel Glink's Zoning and Land Use
Group.
Below is an extended list of topics that were covered under the 2.5-hour training, including the zoning
request process, responsibilities of the Commission, information about the importance of 'findings of
fact', standards of approvals, and tools and resources for commission members to refer to.
• Brief History of Planning
• Comprehensive Plan
• Plan Implementation
• Regulating Development
• Zoning Ordinance
• Zoning Districts
• Types of Zoning Approval
• Planned Unit Developments
• Items not subject to review by Commission
• Annexation
• Other Development Review Tools
• Role of Plan Commission Members
• Role of Elected Officials
• Other Commissions
• Other Jurisdictions
• Role of Planner/Staff Representative
• Staff Reports
• Roles of Other Key Actors
• Role of the Chair
• Ex Parte Contacts
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting— February 27, 2025
• Subdivision Regulations
• Findings of Fact
• Special Use/Conditional Use Standards
• Variation/Variance Standards
• Ethics
The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 PM.
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Ann Choi, Development Planner
• Goal of Taking Testimony
• Conflicts of Interest
• Open Meetings Act
• Closed Sessions
• Additional Resources
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting— February 27, 2025