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Thursday, January 21, 2016
Volume 128 No. 25
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Village mulls changes to zoning code By Andrea Earnest enterprise staff
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The Plainfield Village Board and Plan Commission held an open discussion last week to consider potential changes to the village’s zoning code. Some of the topics discussed during the Jan. 11 joint committee of the whole meeting included signage, landscaping and regulation of various uses as special uses. Village planner Jonathan Proulx explained that the current zoning code was adopted in 2006 and that this isn’t a comprehensive update. The purpose and intent of the zoning code is to protect and promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the village and its residents. Other purposes include ensuring adequate light, air and open space, as well as maintaining and promoting orderly land use patterns. Proulx added that the discussion was being held to protect the quality of life for residents and to protect the character of existing neighborhoods, among several other reasons. The first topic discussed involved corner side-yard fences. Currently, a provision prohibits fences in corner side yards, stating that a fence shall be no closer to the road
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