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Code and Regulation Committee

April 27, 2026 ·5:30 PM Final

City Hall, Second Floor

Agenda — 26 items

  1. 1 The following represents, in general, the chronological order of proceedings at the City Council/Committee Meetings: Call to Order, Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, Public Speaking and City Council/Committee Agendas. Meeting will be live streamed on Channel 17 and via this link: https://rockfordil.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Laid Over
  2. I. CALL TO ORDER
  3. II. COMMITTEE REPORTS
  4. 1. Committee recommends sustaining the Traffic Commission’s approval to establish a “No Parking Any Time Except Paratransit” restriction on the west side of North Court Street from 318 feet north of Whitman Street to 348 feet north of Whitman Street. 26-00478 Approved by committee Pass
  5. 2. Committee recommends approval of the Final Plat of Bell School Crossings Subdivision located at 73xx East Riverside Boulevard. 26-00452 Approved by committee Pass
  6. 3. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval for the Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development for an RV and Fifth Wheel only community in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 2530, 2710 and 2720 South Main Street (Midwest Yard Holdings, LLC/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00454 Laid Over ▶ jump to 3:55
  7. 4. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ recommendation of denial for a Variation to decrease the minimum side yard setback for a covered entrance from six (6) feet to one (1) foot in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 3207 North Main Street (Jill Bosselman for DJK Haynes, LLC/Applicant). 26-00456 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 4:57
  8. 5. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval for a Zoning Map Amendment from C-3, General Commercial Zoning District and I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District to I-3, Airport Industrial Zoning District at 3321 Integrity Drive (Industrial VI Enterprises, LLC c/o Hillwood/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00457 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 5:27
  9. 6. Committee recommends approval of the Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development consisting of four, 4-unit buildings and two, 8-unit buildings in an R-1, Single Family Residential Zoning District at 515 South Alpine Road (Zaher Qassem/Applicant), thus reversing the Zoning Board of Appeals’ recommendation of denial. Subject to conditions. 26-00458 Approved by committee Fail ▶ jump to 17:33
  10. 7. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval for a Variation to reduce the rear yard setback from 30 feet to nine (9) feet in an R-2, Two-Family Residential Zoning District at 1320 21st Avenue (Manuel R. Pedroza/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00459 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 18:16
  11. 8. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval for a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development consisting of a working farm and education center with pole barns for a community meeting place and equipment storage, two (2) 30’x 90’ passive solar greenhouses, a storage shed, a gazebo and a gravel parking area and gravel driveway in a R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 730 and 7xx Lincoln Park Boulevard (Kathryn Whitacre of Nettle Curbside Compost, LLC/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00460 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 19:47
  12. 9. Committee recommends sustaining the Zoning Board of Appeals’ approval for a Zoning Map Amendment from I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District to C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 215, 325, and 423 South Madison Street (City of Rockford/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00461 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 19:50
  13. 10. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board of Appeals' approval for: a. The Sale of Tobacco Products; and b. The Sale of Packaged Liquor in conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 818 6th Street (Aland S. Augustin/Mamas Food & Fuel/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00462 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 20:34
  14. 11. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board of Appeals’ approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 2975 North Perryville Road (Abdulhakim Saleh Alawi/H & Mart, LLC dba H & Mart/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00463 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 26:10
  15. 12. 2914 West State Street 26-00464 Laid Over Pass ▶ jump to 26:53
  16. 13. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board of Appeals' approval for: a. The Sale of Tobacco Products; b. The Sale of Packaged Liquor (Class PKG); and c. The Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a liquor store, tavern and video gaming terminals in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 3523 Auburn Street (Bhupinder Singh/Sean Chinna/Central Park Tap, Inc. dba Central Park Tap/Applicants). Subject to conditions. 26-00465 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 32:57
  17. 14. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink (Class WB50) in conjunction with a restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 4225 Charles Street (Francisco Rivera Luna/Monica Jaramillo-Porras/La Esquinita de Oro, LLC dba La Esquinita de Oro/Applicants). Subject to conditions. 26-00471 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 33:41
  18. 15. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for a Modification of an Existing Liquor License for a 100% stock purchase in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District and R-1, Single-Family Zoning District at 2842 and 28xx 11th Street and 2845 Kinsey Street (Shantilal Patel/Ajay Modi/BJ’s Place, Ltd. dba BJ’s Place/Applicants). Subject to conditions. 26-00472 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 34:26
  19. 16. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class NG-L) in conjunction with a restaurant in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 6565 Lexus Drive (Made Gede Sansu/Ariet Lazuardy/Lisa Prasetya/Yugen, LLC dba Yugen Authentic Japanese Restaurant/Applicants). Subject to conditions. 26-00473 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 35:03
  20. 17. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a convenience store in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 2645 20th Street (Muhammad Sagheer Ahmad/Smokes N More, LLC dba Smokes N More/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00474 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 35:42
  21. 18. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a tavern and restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 908 West Riverside Boulevard (Harwinder Kaur/AB 2 Enterprises, Inc. dba On The Rocks/Applicants). Subject to conditions. 26-00476 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 36:21
  22. 19. Committee recommends sustaining the Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board’s approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink (Class L50) in conjunction with a restaurant and outdoor seating area in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 6275 East State Street (Steven R. Grube/Rockford Wing Company, LLC dba Buffalo Wild Wings/Applicant). Subject to conditions. 26-00477 Sustained Pass ▶ jump to 37:00
  23. III. RESOLUTION
  24. 1. Proposed Resolution Establishing Minimum Standards, Performance Requirements and Community Benefit Obligations for Data Center Development 26-00493 Discussed ▶ jump to 37:37
  25. IV. ADJOURNMENT Approved Pass
  26. 26 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.