What Would You Improve in St. Charles in 2013?
If you could make a New Year's resolution for St. Charles, what would it be?
More than 45 percent of Americans make a resolution every year, according to statisticbrain.com. Some people vow to live a healthier lifestyle, others promise to spend more time with family, and many say they will try to save money. As millions of Americans make resolutions to improve their lives in 2013, what could we do right here in St. Charles to make it an even better place to live? The city of St. Charles has just come off an 18-month effort to draw up a new draft comprehensive plan that would be used as a guide to future development in the city over the next two decades. The task force that pulled together the first formal draft of that plan has passed it on to the city, and the Plan Commission will begin its formal review of the …
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Ted Schnell
7:29 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Doug, I am not certain how St. Charles' zoning laws are set up in terms of regulating such businesses. As I understand it, a community cannot prohibit specific kinds of businesses that otherwise are allowed under state law, although it can use zoning laws to restrict where they will be allowed. In the same way, cities regulate other businesses -- for example, prohibiting someone from purchasing a… more ›