City of Joliet Plan Commission Meeting, July 16, 2026

The City of Joliet Plan Commission held a meeting on July 16, 2026, where they addressed two main agenda items related to zoning and land use. The first item involved a request by Tomas Garcia, owner of Garcia Real Estate LLC, to reclassify a vacant lot at 303 South Ottawa Street from R2 single-family residential to R3 one- and two-family residential zoning. This reclassification would allow the consolidation of two adjacent lots under common ownership and enable the installation of additional off-street parking to serve existing residential units. The commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of this zoning change to the city council. The second item concerned a proposed two-lot subdivision for a future wastewater lift station by the City of Joliet, which was deferred to the August 20, 2026 meeting to allow further assessment of regulatory requirements. No other procurement or contracting decisions were made during the meeting.