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Pre-Council
Regular Meetings: First and Third Monday of each month
3:30 p.m. City Council Chambers.
The Pre-Council meeting is the work session of the Mayor and City Council wherein items to be considered by the City Council are reviewed and discussed prior to an actual vote. A public comment period is scheduled at the end of every pre-council meeting, subject to prior scheduling with the City Clerk.
City Council
Regular Meetings: First and Third Tuesday of each month
6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers.
The City Council has the final authority for approving petitions for annexations, right-of-way vacations, subdivision approval, zoning changes, planned unit development approvals, and variations of use. The City Council also has the sole authority to modify or change City codes and ordinances, or to waive certain provisions of the City's development regulations. In rendering its decisions, the Council receives a recommendation from the City Manager as well as from the Plan Commission or Zoning Board of Appeals.
2008 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
2008 CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDAS
2008 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
2007 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
2006 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Review Boards
The following boards review development projects within the City of Joliet and conduct public hearings where necessary.
Community Design
Review Board
Regular meetings: First Thursday of each month, 9:00 a.m. City Council Chambers.
The Community Design Review Board is a committee
of staff persons from the various City departments who jointly
review subdivisions and other development proposals in order
to coordinate the staff review and comments concerning these
proposals. The Board reviews all petitions filed for review
by the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals and any
other business.
View CDRB Agendas & Minutes
Plan Commission
Regular meetings: Third Thursday of each month, 4:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers.
The Plan Commission is an advisory body composed
of nine (9) Citizen members appointed by the Mayor and City
Council. The Commission is responsible for the preparation
and maintenance of the General Development Plan for the City
of Joliet. The Commission also makes recommendations to the
City Council on all petitions for zoning reclassifications,
annexations, plats of subdivision, planned unit developments
and amendments to the zoning ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.
The Director of Community & Economic Development is the
Secretary to the Commission and all petitions for review by
the Plan Commission are filed in the Community & Economic
Development office.
View Plan Commission Agendas & Minutes
Zoning Board of Appeals
Regular Meetings: Third Thursday of each month, 1:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers.
The Zoning Board of Appeals consists of seven
(7) citizen members appointed by the Mayor and City Council.
Two members of the Zoning Board also serve on the Plan Commission.
The Board is responsible for hearing and deciding appeals
to the interpretation of the zoning ordinances and requests
for special exceptions to, or variations from the regulations
of the Zoning Ordinance. The board also holds a public hearing
and makes a recommendation to the City Council on petitions
for variations of use. The Director of Planning is Secretary
to the Zoning Board of Appeals, and petitions may be filed
at the Planning Division office.
View Zoning Board Agendas & Minutes
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