Normal Planning Commission

Thursday's meeting was well attended by residents who live near the property that is currently used for farming.

The Town of Normal extended its moratorium on short-term rental properties by one month. The move was made during Monday’s town council meeting, the first for newly sworn-in council member Rory Roberge.

Developer Tom Jednorowicz wants to convert the site into a multi-tenant building with three spaces and a drive-thru for one tenant.

The Normal Planning Commission on Thursday endorsed a new site plan for the Rivian expansion currently in development, and potential rezoning at the Trails on Sunset Lake subdivision.

Two unanimous votes by the planning commission recommend Rivian's new building and expansion, and a new fire station in northeast Normal. Both will now go before the town council later this month.

The Normal Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on plans for a new fire station at its meeting on Thursday. The 10,000-square-foot station will be located at Hershey and Shepard roads. The commission also holds a public hearing the same day for a planned expansion at Rivian.

A plan to knock down a 13-year-old commercial building to make room for a new Raising Cane’s chicken restaurant will go before the Normal Planning Commission on Wednesday.

A developer plans to build a six-building apartment complex near Raab Road and Linden Street in north Normal, becoming the latest project aimed at addressing the community’s housing shortage.

The Normal Planning Commission this week will hear plans to add an 1,100-space parking lot and a solar array outside Rivian’s manufacturing plant.

The town of Normal Planning Commission has endorsed two plans for new housing developments.