PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to all concerned that the Planning and Zoning Commission
of the Village of Peotone will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 18, at 6:00 p.m.
or as soon thereafter as the business of the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit in
the Village Board Room, at 208 E. Main Street, Peotone, Illinois, regarding certain text
amendments to the Peotone Zoning Ordinance and map amendments to the official zoning
map of the Village of Peotone.
The purpose of the public hearing is consideration of a petition for text and map
amendments submitted by the Village of Peotone. The proposed text amendments include
revisions to various sections of the Village of Peotone Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 157:
Zoning Code, including the addition of Section 157.125 (Downtown Overlay District) and
associated regulations, to create an overlay district, inclusive of certain design and other
standards, for certain properties within the Village. The proposed map amendment is to add
the newly created Downtown Overlay District to the Official Village Zoning Map of the Village
of Peotone. The boundaries of the Downtown Overlay District are proposed as those
properties zoned B-1-Retail Business District on the current Peotone Zoning Map and that
are also within the Village’s Downtown TIF District, which is legally described as follows:
THAT PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24,
TOWNSHIP 33 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 10 IN BLOCK 15 IN PEOTONE, A
SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
IN BOOK 2 PAGE 89; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE EAST LINE
OF SAID LOT 10 IN BLOCK 15 ALSO BEING THE WEST LINE OF FIRST STREET PER SAID
PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT
1 IN BLOCK 4 IN CRAWFORD’S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN BOOK 3 PAGE 19; THENCE NORTHERLY
ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 IN BLOCK 4 AND THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION
THEREOF ALSO BEING THE WEST LINE OF FIRST STREET, TO THE WESTERLY
PROLONGATION OF THE NORTH LINE OF CRAWFORD STREET PER SAID CRAWFORD’S
ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF PEOTONE; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF
CRAWFORD STREET, TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL ROAD RIGHT
OF WAY; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, TO
THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL ROAD RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE
SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, TO THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 7 IN BLOCK 9 IN SAID
PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID
NORTH LINE, TO A LINE DRAWN PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 7 IN BLOCK 9
THROUGH A POINT 88 FEET 8 INCHES EASTERLY OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID
LOT 7 IN BLOCK 9 AS MEASURED ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 7 IN BLOCK 9;
THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 7 IN
BLOCK 9 ALSO BEING THE NORTH LINE OF MAIN STREET PER SAID PEOTONE, A
SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF
MAIN STREET, TO THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION OF THE EAST LINE OF THIRD STREET
PER SAID PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE SOUTHERLY
ALONG SAID EAST LINE AND NORTHERLY PROLONGATION, TO THE EASTERLY
PROLONGATION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 18 IN SAID PEOTONE, A
SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY
PROLONGATION AND SOUTH LINE OF LOT 1, AND ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 2
THROUGH 5 BOTH INCLUSIVE IN SAID BLOCK 18, TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 6 IN SAID
BLOCK 18; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE, TO THE NORTH LINE OF WILSON
STREET PER SAID PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE
SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE AND THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION THEREOF OF
SECOND STREET PER SAID PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON, TO THE
EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SOUTH STREET PER SAID PEOTONE, A
SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE
AND EASTERLY PROLONGATION THEREOF, TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF THE ILLINOIS
CENTRAL RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, TO
SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24; THENCE WESTERLY
ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, TO THE WESTERLY LINE OF SAID ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WESTERLY LINE, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF
SAID SOUTH STREET PER SAID PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON;
THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE AND THE WESTERLY PROLONGATION
THEREOF, TO WEST LINE OF WEST STREET PER MICHAEL COLLINS’ ADDITION TO PEOTONE
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED ON AUGUST 23, 1883 AS DOC. NO. 129349
IN BOOK 4 PAGE 21; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID WEST LINE, TO THE WESTERLY
PROLONGATION OF THE NORTH LINE OF WILSON STREET PER SAID PEOTONE, A
SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE AND
THE WESTERLY PROLONGATION THEREOF, TO THE WEST LINE OF FIRST STREET PER SAID
PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID
WEST LINE, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 16 IN SAID PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION
BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE AND ALONG THE
SOUTH LINE OF LOTS 2 THROUGH 4 BOTH INCLUSIVE IN SAID BLOCK 16, TO THE EAST LINE
OF LOT 5 IN SAID BLOCK 16; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE, TO THE NORTH
LINE OF THE SOUTH 8 FEET OF SAID LOT 5 IN BLOCK 16; THENCE WESTERLY ALONG SAID
NORTH LINE AND WESTERLY PROLONGATION THEREOF, TO SAID WEST LINE OF WEST
STREET PER MICHAEL COLLINS’ ADDITION TO PEOTONE; THENCE NORTHERLY ALONG
SAID WEST LINE AND THE NORTHERLY PROLONGATION THEREOF, TO THE WESTERLY
PROLONGATION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 6 IN SAID BLOCK 15 IN PEOTONE, A
SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A. JOHNSON; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF
LOT 6 IN BLOCK 15 AND THE WESTERLY PROLONGATION THEREOF AND ALONG THE
NORTH LINE OF LOTS 7 THROUGH 9 BOTH INCLUSIVE IN SAID BLOCK 15 AND ALONG THE
NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 10 IN BLOCK 15 ALL IN PEOTONE, A SUBDIVISION BY HOSMER A.
JOHNSON, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Common Boundary Description: The area generally bounded by: Crawford Avenue on the
North; Third Street on the East; South Street on the South; and West Street on the West.
The overlay district is created as a special area to be superimposed on the underlying B-1
district within the Downtown TIF District. The current underlying zoning district
classifications and related zoning regulations for each of the real properties within the
Downtown Overlay District shall remain in place and shall apply to each property as well as
the regulations of the Downtown Overlay District.
A map showing the proposed Downtown Overlay District, as well as a list of the property
addresses and related property index number of each real property designated as and
located within the proposed Downtown Overlay District, are available for public inspection
at the Village Clerk’s office located at 208 E. Main Street, and on the Village’s website.
During the Public Hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony from and
consider any evidence presented by persons interested to speak on this matter. Persons
wishing to appear at this hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative
and may speak for or against the proposed amendments. Communications in writing in
relation to the proposed text amendments may be filed at such hearing or with the Planning
and Zoning Commission in advance by submission to the Village Administrator at 208 E.
Main Street, Peotone, Illinois prior to 4:00pm the day of the public hearing.
The Public hearing may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as
otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meeting Act. The proposal may be added to,
revised, altered or eliminated as a result of the Public Hearing and prior to final action by the
Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Peotone
If you require specific accommodations with regard to physical disabilities or require
language interpretative services, please contact our office at 708-258-3279.
Dated this 29th day of January, 2026
Mr. William Mercer, Chairman
Peotone Planning and Zoning Commission
