Zoning Board of Appeals

SPECIAL NOTE: The Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a remote meeting with live audio available and optional video. The meeting will be available live at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82751648113.  The meeting will be archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/commissiontv the following day. The remote meeting is authorized pursuant to Section 7 (e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person meeting is not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak during Governor JB Pritzker’s current disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the meeting due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Public statements of up to five minutes may be made during the meeting. A limited number of written comments will be read into the record at the meeting, all will be placed on the record. To provide public comment at the meeting, you must email a request to zoning@oak-park.us, indicating an intent to speak at the meeting. Requests must be received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. If email is not an option, you can drop comments off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, to be received no later than the day prior to the meeting.

 

Public comments will be read into the record regarding non-agenda items or items on the agenda which are not set for a public hearing. Public comments will be provided to Zoning Board of Appeal Members in their entirety as a single document. Public comment is a time set aside at the beginning of each Zoning Board of Appeals meeting for such public statements. Individuals are asked to email statements to zoning@oak-park.us to be received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. If email is not an option, you can drop comments off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the parking lot side entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, to be received no later than 5:00 PM the day of the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. Questions regarding public comment, or a request to make a public comment during the meeting can be directed to 708/358-5449 or email zoning@oak-park.us.