Plan Commission — Skokie, IL
Date: 2021-01-21

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Skokie Plan Commission, Thursday January 21, 2021, Village of Skokie, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie,
Illinois 60077, at 7:30 P.M., to consider the following:

 REVIEW ACTION
 TAKEN
 2020-18P – Special Use Permit: 4035 Dempster Street
 Approved as
 B & T Stores, LLC, on behalf of Maryam Bozai/Little Muslims Childcare, is requesting
 presented
 a special use permit for a child day care not in a residence and any relief that may
 be discovered during the review of this case.
 8-0-1
 PIN: 10-22-203-052-0000

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
Until further notice, meetings of the Skokie Plan Commission will be held electronically, with a majority of
members participating via remote access in order to comply with the State of Illinois Gubernatorial Disaster
Proclamation. Members of the public who wish to comment as to an item on the published agenda must
submit their statement or question in writing to Steve Marciani at steve.marciani@skokie.org and all
properly submitted statements or questions will be presented and read during the relevant portion of the
meeting. Written comments may be submitted by email to citizencomments@skokie.org; by mail to Village
of Skokie, Attn: Matt Brandmeyer, Ex Officio Plan Commissioner, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077; or
via the Village’s drop box (no later than noon the day of the meeting) located by the public entry to Village
Hall.


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This notice is for information purposes only. Published in the Skokie Review on December 10, 2020.
 Paul Luke, Chairman




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Plan Commission Meeting Minutes
 Date: January 21, 2021

A motion was made by Commissioner Burman and seconded by Commissioner Franklin to
approve the minutes of the January 7, 2021 Plan Commission meeting.

The chairman read the following statement into the record.

Until further notice, meetings of the Skokie Plan Commission will be electronically, with a
majority of members participating via remote access in order to comply with the State of Illinois
Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation. Members of the public who wish to comment as to an item
on the published legal notice must submit their statement or question in writing to Steve
Marciani at steve.marciani@skokie.org and all properly submitted statements or questions will
be presented and read during the relevant portion of the meeting. Written comments also may
be submitted by email to citizencomments@skokie.org ; by mail to Village of Skokie, Attn: Matt
Brandmeyer, Ex Officio Plan Commissioner, 5127 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL 60077; or via the
Village’s drop box (no later than noon the day of the meeting) located by the public entry to
Village Hall.

The chairman called the roll to confirm a quorum. There were 8 commissioners present.

Case Descriptions:

2020-18P – Special Use Permit: 4035 Dempster Street
B & T Stores, LLC, on behalf of Maryan Bozai/Little Muslims Childcare, is requesting a
special use permit for a child day care not in a residence and any relief that may be
discovered during the review of this case.
PIN: 10-22—203-052-0000


Discussion and Interested Parties
Legal notice was advertised, posted, and delivered to property owners in the area as
prescribed by the Zoning Chapter. Corporation Counsel determined that notice was proper
and correct.
The petitioner, Maryam Bozai, is requesting a special use permit to open a small child care
facility which would concentrate on children aged 0-3 years from families speaking Arabic &
Urdu. Ms.Bozai is a special education teacher since 2010 who taught at Lincoln Junior High
School in Skokie and is currently teaching in Cicero, IL. Ms. Bozai stated that she always
had an entrepreneurial spirit and has found her niche market with opening Little Muslims
Childcare. The previous user of the site was also a daycare facility but only for infants.
According to the landlord, they closed this site due to a decrease in enrollment caused by
the COVID19 pandemic. They still have a large day care center nearby.
A commissioner asked if she will continue teaching in Cicero or work at this center. Ms.
Bozai stated that she plans on finishing the school year in her current position in Cicero

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and, if she can get the approval of DCFS in time, would like to open by the spring or
summer for 12-15 children with a staff of 3. She plans on being the director/lead unless
she can train staff by then. If so, she will continue teaching in Cicero.
Staff requested the report be accepted into the record as presented and summarized some
of comments made from other Village departments. The Fire Prevention Bureau stated that
the fire improvements made by the previous tenant are required to be replaced as they
were found to be missing or non-operational. Environmental Health noted that even though
meals will be catered in, the necessary equipment must be built for food storage when not
being served. Traffic Engineering has determined that the parking requirement has been
met and there will not be a negative impact on other businesses in the area because drop-
off and pick-up will occur in the early morning and late afternoon. They also noted that all
employees are required to park on site.
As the previous use was an infant day care facility, an outdoor play area was not required.
The petitioner has secured a tentative agreement with Skokie Park District to use Seneca
Park (adjacent to the subject site on the south) for the older children. This agreement must
remain active as a condition of the special use.
The chairman inquired about licensing from DCFS. Ms. Bozai stated that DCFS has okayed
the location as the site was already approved as a day care center. They are waiting for the
approval for the special use permit from the Village before they go forward with their
licensing.
There were no comments or questions from the public.


Recommendations and Voting
A motion was made to approve staff’s recommendation to approve the petitioner’s request
for a special use permit for a child day care not in a residence at 4035 Dempster Street in a
B2 Commercial district, subject to the recommended conditions.

Motion: Burman Second: Mathee Absent: Mitchell

Ayes: 8
Nays: 0

Commissioner Robinson congratulated the petitioner for contributing to the diversity in
Skokie.
Commissioner Lakhani commented that as an owner of 2 child care centers and 12 years
of experience, it is wonderful that she is providing a service to a niche market in the
community.




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