Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the River Forest Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois, to consider the following:
The request by the Village of River Forest for text amendments to the River Forest Zoning Ordinance regarding the placement and regulation of small wireless facilities in conformance with the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (P.A. 100-585). The Village of River Forest is requesting text amendments which include, but may not be limited to: Section 10-3-1 (Definitions) to amend certain definitions and add a definition of Small Wireless Facilities, Section 10-20-1 (Height) relative to the height of Small Wireless Facilities, amendments to Section 10-21-3 (Appendix A/Land Use Chart) to provide for use designations for Small Wireless Facilities on private property in the different zoning districts within the Village (note that pursuant to P.A. 100-585, Small Wireless Facilities are permitted uses within the right-of-way in all zoning districts), and such other amendments as are deemed necessary for regulation of Small Wireless Facilities in conformance with the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (P.A. 100-585).
All are welcome to review the proposed text amendments, to send correspondence, attend the public hearing, submit evidence, and testify at the public hearing. For further information or for a copy of the proposed text amendments, please contact Assistant Village Administrator Lisa Scheiner at (708) 714-3554 or at lscheiner@vrf.us.
Respectfully submitted by:
Clifford Radatz
Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals