NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday 17 December 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to con-sider a text amendment to Title 9 of the Forest Park Zoning Ordi-nance in the following ways: Amend Section 9-1-5 to include definitions for "Adult-Use Cannabis Business Establishment", "Adult-Use Cannabis Craft Grower", "Adult-Use Cannabis Cultivation Center", "Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization", "Adult-Use Cannabis Infuser Organiza-tion or Infuser", "Adult-Use Can-nabis Processing Organization or Processor", and "Adult-Use Can-nabis Transporting Organization or Transporter". Amend Section 9-4B-2 to allow Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization as a conditional use in the B-2 (Com-munity Shopping District) with a 500-foot distance requirement from schools and churches. Amend Section 9-4C-2 to allow Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization as a conditional use in the DBD (Downtown Business District). Amend Section 9-5A-2 to allow Adult-Use Cannabis Craft Grower, Adult-Use Cannabis Cultivation Center, Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Organiza-tion, Adult-Use Cannabis Infuser Organization or Infuser, Adult-Use Cannabis Processing Organization or Processor, and Adult-Use Cannabis Transporting Organiza-tion or Transporter as a condi-tional use in the I-1 (Light Indus-trial) zoning district. Amend Sec-tion 9-5B-1 to allow Adult-Use Cannabis Craft Grower, Adult-Use Cannabis Cultivation Center, Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensing Organization, Adult-Use Cannabis Infuser Organization or Infuser, Adult-Use Cannabis Processing Organization or Processor, and Adult-Use Cannabis Transporting Organization or Transporter as a permitted use in the I-2 (Industrial) zoning district.

The purpose of this hearing is to consider a request by the Village of Forest Park, as petitioner, to amend the text of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance as specified above within the Village of Forest Park, and such other Zoning Ordinance changes consistent with and to conform to the pro-posed amendments provided for by this Notice.

The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed:
Kerry McBride
Zoning Board of Appeals
Chairperson

Published in Forest Park Review
11/20/2019