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The commission unanimously approved a major design change allowing utility brick instead of cultured veneer stone on the lower portion of the Carefree Village building at 151st Street and Cicero Avenue. Commissioners also supported moving forward with a 159th Street rezoning and a massage-establishment code amendment, both scheduled for public hearings on August 5, 2026.
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The Carefree Village material change passed 6-0, allowing construction to continue without waiting for the unavailable stone supplier. A proposed banquet and event space in about 3,800 square feet of the Modern Way Cleaners building received conceptual support, but it still needs a formal Special Use Permit and fire and building-code review. Staff will prepare a proposal to allow standalone massage establishments as a special use while removing the current 25% floor-area limit, pending confirmation with the Police Department.
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