Village Public Comment to Cook County’s ZBA on Proposed Commercial Truck-Parking Use on Property Use South of Village Limits

President Brian Cecola, on behalf of the Village, has submitted Comment to Cook County’s Zoning Board of Appeals explaining why he believes Cook County’s ZBA should recommend denial of the petition to operate a commercial truck‑parking business for 50 dump trucks, and associated variance, on a property located outside the Village limits, just south of its border, within an R‑1 Single Family Residence District, located at 15N803 Old Sutton Road, Barrington, IL 60010

To view President Cecola’s comment, click here.
To view Cook County ZBA’s Public Hearing Agenda, click here.

The Village plans to attend the Public Hearing held at Cook County’s Administration Building on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM, located at:
69 W. Washington, 22nd Floor Conference Room
Chicago, IL 60602.

Members of the public wishing to submit comment may do so by emailing their comment directly to Cook County’s ZBA by Monday, September 21, 2026. Comment will be accepted until 12:00 PM (Noon): ZBA.emails@cookcountyil.gov. Do not email the Village, as it will not be forwarded to Cook County on your behalf.

On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM, Cook County’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will hear a petition for a Special Use for a Unique Use with a companion Variance to the zoning requirements of the R-1 Single Family Residence District. Affected property: 15N803 Old Sutton Road, Barrington, IL 60010.

The applicant is requesting a Special Use/Unique Use (SU/UU) to operate a commercial truck parking business for 50 dump trucks in an R-1 Single Family Residence District. If the companion SU/UU is granted, the applicant is also requesting a companion Variance to increase the height of an accessory structure from the maximum allowed 15 feet to a proposed 20 feet 2 inches.

If you would like to make comment about this project, or participate virtually, please send an email directly to the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals at ZBA.Emails@cookcountyil.gov, by Monday, September 21, 2026. Written public comment on this item will be accepted until 12:00 PM (Noon), on Monday, September 21, 2026, at ZBA.Emails@cookcountyil.gov.

Click here to view the agenda.

PER COOK COUNTY’S PUBLIC NOTICE:
Copies of the agenda for the September 23, 2026, at 11:00 AM Public Hearing and items to be considered at this meeting will be made available electronically on the Cook County website by Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at cookcountyil.gov/agency/zoning-board-appeals-0.

Click here or the image below to download the Notice of Public Hearing.