TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinances Associated with 3340 Mall Loop Drive:
Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to Allow a B-3 (General Business) Use in the B-2 (Central Business) Zoning District, Located at 3340 Mall Loop Drive (ZBA 2024-31)
Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a Massage Therapy Business, Located at 3340 Mall Loop Drive (ZBA 2024-32)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Xanxia Zhang, is requesting a Special Use Permit and corresponding Variation of Use to allow a massage therapy business (Relax the Body) within a tenant space in the Louis Joliet Mall at 3340 Mall Loop Drive. Per the City of Joliet Zoning Ordinance, massage businesses may be allowed as special uses in the B-3 zoning district by the Mayor and City Council, with the advice of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The mall building and parking areas are zoned B-2 (central business).
The petitioner has had an active massage therapy license from the state of Illinois since 2013 and has previously worked as a massage therapist. The petitioner would be the only licensed massage therapist on staff initially, but might hire up to three additional massage therapists in the future. The petitioner has already completed the background check as part of their City business license application. Any additional massage therapists would need to complete the background check and provide proof of their state license to the City's Business Services Division before they could be employed with the proposed business.
The tenant space in question is 1,260 square feet and has its main entrance within the mall; there is no separate exterior entrance. The proposed layout would include three massage tables, three foot massage tables, and three massage chairs. Proposed hours of operation are the same as the mall hours, which are Monday through Thursday 11 AM to 7 PM, Friday and Saturday 10 AM to 8 PM, and Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM.
The tenant space for th...
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