Zoning Board of Appeals

City Hall, Second Floor Zoning Board of Appeals 425 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61104 Meeting Agenda www.rockfordil.gov Tuesday, July 21, 2026 5:30 PM The following represents, in general, the chronological order of proceedings at the City I. CALL TO ORDER II. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ZBA 018-26 - 134 North Main Street - Applicant Oliver Emerson 26-00849 Development- Ward 13 Special Use Permit for six (6) residential units on the ground floor in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District - Laid over from June ZBA 019-26 - 325 South Madison Street - Applicant Oliver 26-00850 Emerson Development - Ward 5 Special Use Permit for residential units on the ground floor in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District Laid over from June III. NEW BUSINESS ZBA 020-26 - 1232 Soper Avenue - Applicant Luis E. Perez - 26-00859 Ward 7 Variation to reduce the side yard setback for a covered patio from six (6) feet to zero (0) feet in an R-1, Single family Residential Zoning District ZBA 021-26 - 210 North Longwood Street - Applicant Everardo 26-00852 Rodriguez - Ward 2 Special Use Permit for body art services in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District Generated on 7/10/2026 1:02 PM Page 1 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Agenda July 21, 2026 ZBA 022-26 - 219 South 2nd Street - Applicant Jennifer Spencer 26-00853 of Studio GWA for Centennial United LLC - Ward 5 Special Use Permit for a Planned Mixed-Use Development consisting of 10 apartments. A restaurant and banquet hall in an R-2, Two-family Residential Zoning District ZBA 023-26 - 1660 South Mulford Road - Applicant Alsos 26-00854 Behavioral Health - Ward 1 Special Use Permit for an inpatient and outpatient substance use disorder treatment facility with 128 inpatient beds, outpatient clinical group rooms and offices in an R-3, Multi-family Residential Zoning District ZBA 024-26 - 1010 East State Street - Applicant Tom Baclet - 26-00855 Ward 2 Special Use Permit for body art services in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District ZBA 025-26 - 3218 11th Street - Applicant Jimmy Smith - Ward 6 26-00856 A Zoning Map Amendment from R-1, Single-family Residential Zoning District to C-3, General Commercial Zoning District and a Variation to increase the maximum allowed business identification walls signs from two (2) to three (3) in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District ZBA 027-26 - 3598 Export Road - Applicant SolAmerica Energy 26-00857 for Mark Mommsen -Ward 5 Zoning Map Amendment from County AG to City I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District and a Special Use Permit for the installation of a solar farm (freestanding solar panel racks and solar panels) in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District ZBA 026-26 - Text Amendments - Applicant City of Rockford 26-00858 Text Amendments to the City of Rockford Zoning Ordinance to Table 20-1 Use Classification Table, Article 20-005 Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit (Density), Article 20-005-G Rear Setbacks, Table 21-1 Use Classification Table, Article 30 Mandatory Planned Unit Developments, Article 35 Infill Overlay District, Article 50-003 Off-Street Parking Ratios, Article 50-016 Access Locations and Article 80-003 Nonconforming Uses and Continuance of Nonconforming Uses IV. ADJOURNMENT Generated on 7/10/2026 1:02 PM Page 2 Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Agenda July 21, 2026 THE CITY OF ROCKFORD INTENDS TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT AND SPIRIT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. IF A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PERSONAL P.A. SYSTEM, OR OTHER SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED, PLEASE CALL THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT (779) 348-7391 AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, SO WE CAN BE PREPARED TO ASSIST YOU. Generated on 7/10/2026 1:02 PM Page 3