Zoning and Building Committee, March 11, 2026
Approves Special Use Permit for Drive-Through Dunkin' Donuts in Franklin Park, 14-0 (3 absent: Moore, Kevin Morrison excused, Vasquez)
What happened
Cook County Zoning and Building Committee approved two items: a special use permit for a drive-through Dunkin' Donuts at the southwest corner of Grand Avenue and Marion Avenue in unincorporated Franklin Park (14-0 vote), and a lot width variance at 690 Echo Lane in Palatine to al…
- Jurisdiction
- Cook County, IL
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 14-0 (3 absent: Moore, Kevin Morrison excused, Vasquez)
Projects in this meeting (1)
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Recommended 14-0Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Special Use Permit for Drive-Through Dunkin' Donuts in Franklin Park
Special use permit SU250002 approved for a drive-through Dunkin' Donuts at the southwest corner of Grand Avenue and Marion Avenue, Section 30, in unincorporated Franklin Park. Township Supervisor Rocco Pascaglia supported the application, stating the business will be an asset to the area.
The other decision is listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Cook County Zoning and Building Committee approved two items: a special use permit for a drive-through Dunkin' Donuts at the southwest corner of Grand Avenue and Marion Avenue in unincorporated Franklin Park (14-0 vote), and a lot width variance at 690 Echo Lane in Palatine to al…
Key Decisions (2)
Special Use Permit for Drive-Through Dunkin' Donuts in Franklin Park
Lot Width Variance at 690 Echo Lane, Palatine
Development Activity (2)
Dunkin' Donuts Drive-Through
Commercial
Single-Family Residence at 690 Echo Lane
Residential
Market Signals (1)
Commercial Demand
Township supervisor expressed support for new drive-through restaurant development in…
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 1 of 1 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
11223-11225 W. Grand Avenue conditional use permit
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