Planning & Zoning Commission

City of Belvidere Planning and Zoning Commission

Term Length:  5 years

Requirement:  Resident of Belvidere

Meetings:  Second Tuesday of every month at 6pm.

The PZC functions as both the City of Belvidere’s Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Appeals.  In addition to making recommendations on matters based on their consistency with the Comprehensive Plan, the PZC functions as the public hearing body for planning and zoning applications related to map amendments, text amendments and special use permits.  The PZC holds the public hearings, adopts findings-of-fact and makes recommendations to the City Council based on standards set forth within the City of Belvidere Zoning Ordinance and guidance from the Comprehensive Plan.  Additionally, the PZC hears variance requests and appeals to the City of Belvidere Zoning Ordinance.

Members:

Carl Gnewuch       5/1/2029

Robert Cantrell, VCH   5/1/2028 

Alyssa Maher        5/1/2027

Arthur Hyland      5/1/2026

Paul Engelman, Chair   5/1/2025

William Bieber      5/1/2025

Daniel Druckery   5/1/2026