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Commissioners discussed eliminating the office district from the zoning code and moving its rules into commercial districts, while also agreeing to draft a text amendment that would explicitly allow hookah lounges without special use hearings.
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The main outcome was support for simplifying Oak Forest’s zoning rules. Staff said the office district would be removed from the code and folded into commercial zoning, and senior housing above commercial space would be allowed more clearly. Commissioners also favored treating hookah lounges more like tobacco stores, with licensing and building-safety requirements but without a special hearing process. City staff will bring a formal amendment back for consideration after public notice.
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