20260428-PZB-AgendaCommunity & Economic Development
1420 Miner Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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Planning and Zoning Board Agenda
April 28, 2026
Room 102 – 7:00 P.M.
Call to Order and Roll Call
Approval of Minutes: April 14, 2026 PZB Meeting
Public Comment: For matters not on the agenda
General Communications:
April 20, 2026 City Council meeting results:
• Approved Text Amendments to the City Code, Title 12, Zoning Regarding Regulations for Off-Street Parking, Accessory
Uses Related to EV Readiness and Drive-Through Facility Operation and Layout Design Regulations – 2nd Reading
(from the March 10, 2026 PZB recommendation)
Administrative Decisions:
• 23-045-FPLAT-CU-LASR – 2741 Mannheim Rd. – Minor Change to LASR Plan to add signs – Approved
• 26-011-V – 75 Bender Rd. – Minor Variation to allow a fence taller than four feet within the corner side yard –
Denied
• 26-015-V – 1440 Rand Rd. – Minor Variation to allow the existing commercial building’s façade transparency as
required per City Code Sec. 12-3-11.D.1 & Table 1 – Approved
Pending Applications:
1. Addresses: 240, 280, and 310 Potter Road Case Number: 26-012-TPLAT-PPUD-CU
Petitioner requested continuance to the May 12, 2026 scheduled PZB meeting
The petitioner requests: (i) a Tentative Plat to consolidate the existing five lots into one lot of record; (ii) a preliminary
Planned Unit Development (PUD) to add a new multi-purpose building on the subject property; (iii) a Conditional Use
to allow a residentially zoned assembly use on the subject property; and (iv) any other variations, waivers, and zoning
relief as may be necessary.
Petitioner/Owner: Chicago Mar Thoma Church (Representatives: Matthew Varghese and Dr. Abraham George,
240 Potter Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016)
2. Address: 33 N. Sixth Avenue Case Number: 26-013-V
The petitioner requests a major variation to allow a driveway width that exceeds the maximum driveway width for
residences with a three-car-wide garage, and any other variations, waivers, and zoning relief as may be necessary.
Petitioner: Judith Covarrubias, 33 N. Sixth Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Owners: Adam Covarrubias and Mazana Covarrubias, 33 N. Sixth Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016
Adjournment
Next Agenda: Next meeting is Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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