Choose from the list below to petition the City for permits and variances. If your petition is not listed contact the Planning Division for more information at (815) 724-4050.

Plan Commission Forms

Filing Deadlines & Meeting Dates [PDF]

• Annexation Petition [PDF]
• Detachment Petition [PDF]
• Planned Unit Development Petition [PDF]
• Street Name Change Application [PDF]
• Subdivision of Land [PDF]
• Vacation of Right-of-Way/Easement [PDF]
• Zoning Reclassification Petition [PDF]

(Please include an "Ownership Disclosure" form with all Plan Commission Petitions)

Zoning Board of Appeals Forms

Filing Deadlines & Meeting Dates [PDF]

• Special Use Permit Petition [PDF]
• Variation or Variation of Use Petition [PDF]

To check the zoning of a property click here.

Joliet Historic Preservation Commission Forms

Meeting Dates [PDF]

• Application for Appointment [PDF]
• Certificate of Appropriateness [PDF]
• Local Landmark Application [PDF]
• Owner Consent Form [PDF]
• Ordinance 9296: Historic Preservation Ordinance [PDF]
• Ordinance 9457: Amendment to Historic Preservation Ordinance [PDF]

Other Documents

• Fee Schedule [PDF] 
• Ownership Disclosure [PDF]
• Zoning Ordinance [PDF]

Planning Division
Michael J. Schwarz, AICP, Director
Second Floor, 150 W. Jefferson St.
Joliet, IL 60432
(815) 724-4050
Fax: (815) 724-4056 

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