Zoning Board of Appeals

Members

• Kimberly Byrne – Chair
• Ronald Bloom
• Samuel Jones
• Joseph Martin
• Michael Sinde

The Zoning Board of Appeals is a 7 member board. For more information on how to get involved, please click here.

Board meets the first Thursday of each month, at 7:30 PM City Council Chambers
East Annex, 2434 Vermont Street, Blue Island, IL 60406

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Schedule for 2021

Jurisdiction

The Zoning Board of Appeals is hereby vested with the following jurisdiction and authority:

a. To hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Building official under this Ordinance;

b. To hear and pass upon the application for variances and special use permits in the manner prescribed by and subject to the standards established in this Ordinance.

c. To review and hear all applications for text and map amendments to this Ordinance, including pre-annexation agreements, and report said findings and recommendations to the City Council in the manner prescribed in this article for amendments;

d. Receive from the Building Official his recommendations as to the effectiveness of this Ordinance and report its conclusions and recommendations to the City Council not less frequently than once a year;

e. To receive recommendations from the Planning Commission on applications for special use, text and map amendments; and

f. To hear and decide all matters referred to it or upon which it is required to pass under this Ordinance, or prescribed by the applicable provisions of the Illinois State Statutes.

Meetings & Rules

All meetings of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) shall be held at the call of the Chairman, and at such times as the Zoning Board of Appeals may determine. All hearings conducted by said Board shall be open to the public. Any person may appear and testify at a hearing either in person or by duly authorized agent or attorney. The Chairman, or in his absence the Acting Chairman, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall keep minutes of its proceedings and shall also keep records of its hearings and other official actions. A copy of every rule or regulation, order, requirement, decision, or determination of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be filed in the Office of the Building Official, and shall be a public record. The Board shall adopt its own rules and procedures, not in conflict with this Ordinance or with the applicable Statutes, and select or appoint such officers as it deems necessary.

Blue Island Comprehensive Plan (May 2012)
Blue Island Land Use Code

PZBA Agenda, 12-14-23
ZBA Agenda, 08-05-21 – Canceled
ZBA Agenda, 07-01-21 – Canceled
06-03-21, ZBA Agenda
ZBA Agenda, 05-06-21 – Canceled
04-08-21, ZBA Agenda
ZBA Agenda, 03-04-21
ZBA Agenda, 02-04-21
ZBA Agenda, 01-07-21 – Canceled
12-03-20 ZBA Agenda
10-01-20 ZBA Agenda
08-26-20 ZBA Agenda
08-06-20 ZBA Agenda
07-29-20 ZBA Agenda
07-02-20 ZBA Agenda
06-04-20 ZBA Agenda
05-07-20 ZBA Agenda
04-02-20 ZBA Agenda
03-05-20 Cancelled ZBA Agenda
ZBA Agenda 02-13-20
ZBA Agenda 02-06-20
Special Meeting – Cannabis 1.6.2020 – continued
Special Meeting – Cannabis, 12-12-19
12-09-19 ZBA Agenda
11-18-19 ZBA Agenda CANCELED
10-7-2019 ZBA Agenda CANCELED
9-9-2019 ZBA Agenda CANCELED
ZBA Agenda, 07-08-19
2-11-19 ZBA Agenda CANCELED
12-10-18 ZBA Agenda CANCELLED
11-15-18 ZBA Agenda CANCELLED
10-18-18 ZBA Agenda
8-27-18 ZBA Agenda
6-26-18 ZBA Agenda
9-15-2014 ZBA Agenda

Meeting Minutes
ZBA Minutes, 06-03-21
ZBA Minutes, 04-08-21
ZBA Minutes, 03-04-21
ZBA Minutes, 12-03-20
ZBA Minutes, 07-02-20
ZBA Minutes, 05-07-20
ZBA Minutes, 04-02-20 Signed
ZBA Minutes, 02-13-20 Signed
Plan-ZBA Minutes, 01-06-20
Plan-ZBA Minutes, 12-12-19
ZBA Minutes, 12-09-19
ZBA Minutes, 08-05-19
ZBA Minutes, 07-08-19
ZBA Minutes, 01-07-19
ZBA Minutes, 10-18-18
ZBA Minutes, 09-20-18