City Hall, Second Floor  
425 E. State Street  
Zoning Board of Appeals  
Meeting Agenda  
Rockford, IL 61104  
www.rockfordil.gov  
Tuesday, August 18, 2026  
5:30 PM  
The following represents, in general, the chronological order of proceedings at the City  
I.  
CALL TO ORDER  
II.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
1.  
ZBA 023-26 1660 South Mulford Road, Applicant Alsos Behavioral  
Health, Ward 1  
26-00941  
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 Laid over from July  
III. NEW BUSINESS  
1.  
ZBA 017-26 2318, 2320, 2326 Starr Street, 2305 Kishwaukee Street,  
Applicant Nathan Erb for Phil’s Garage, Ward 5  
26-00942  
Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development consisting of an expansion  
of the existing automotive/truck vehicle inspection and vehicle/truck repair shop  
in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District  
2.  
ZBA 028-26 910 20th Avenue, Applicant Jeffrey P. McBride, Ward 11  
26-00943  
Variation to increase the maximum allowed Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio  
from 50% to 64% to allow an addition to the house in an R-2, Two-family  
Residential Zoning District  
3.  
4.  
ZBA 029-26 2619 Charles Street, Applicant David Walters, Ward 10  
26-00944  
Special Use Permit for automobile repair and maintenance facility in a C-2,  
Limited Commercial Zoning District  
ZBA 030-26 2520 North Main Street, Applicant Nathan Erb for Otis  
Estate LLC, Ward 12  
26-00945  
Special Use Permit for a Single-Room Occupancy consisting of twenty (20)  
single-room bedrooms with shared living, kitchen and common spaces in a C-3,  
General Commercial Zoning District  
5.  
ZBA 031-26 314 Prairie Street, Applicant Megan Huels for Cahoots,  
Ward 2  
26-00946  
Special Use Permit for a mural in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District  
6.  
ZBA 032-26 2640 North Main Street, Applicant Joel Zirkle for North and  
Main Market Company, LLC, Ward 12  
26-00947  
Variation to reduce the required off-street parking spaces from two hundred  
(200) parking spaces to ninety-four (94) parking spaces, a Variation to reduce  
the minimum required landscaping street frontage width from ten (10) feet to five  
(5) feet and a Variation to reduce the required number of shade tree from ten  
(10) trees to five (5) trees in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District  
IV. ADJOURNMENT  
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.