The Development Commission consists of seven members and three auxiliary members. The auxiliary members are appointed to make sure quorum is met in the case of absentee members. All members are appoin ted by the Village President and confirmed by the Board of Trustees.
One member is named by the Village President as the Chairperson and one a s Co-chairperson. Regular members serve a three-year term and auxiliary me mbers serve one-year terms. All members are residents of the Village of Ha nover Park. They are trained\, interested\, or experienced in zoning and l and use issues for development.
The Hanover Park Development Commission is a public hearing body that makes recommendations to the Village President and the Board of Trus tees. The Commission utilizes the Village&rsquo\;s Comprehensive Plan reco mmendations to provide long-term policy direction. It conducts public hear ings on all petitions for zoning variations\, special uses\, planned unit developments\, rezonings (zoning map amendments)\, and text amendments. Al l meetings are open to the public.
A variance in a tool to relax cer tain regulations in particular cases. \;However\, this may be a hards hip because one or two lots might have a shape that was not consistent wit h the standard pattern. Permission could be granted to depart from the sta ndard rules. "\;Practical difficulties"\; or "\;particular har dship"\; are generally the standards for approval. Note\, not all vari ance requests may be granted.
Special use is a category of use (i.e. \, car wash\, gas station\, restaurant\, etc.) proposed within a zoning di strict (residential\, commercial\, light industry\, etc.) that is not deno ted as a permitted use in that particular zoning district or does not meet standard requirements. For these proposed uses\, additional requirements will be necessary and staff review will ensure the design and location do not impinge greatly upon the predominant uses in the particular zoning dis trict.
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