Zoning & Land Development Team

The Zoning & Land Development Division responsibilities include:

• Reviewing plans and monitoring development activity throughout the community
• Administering and enforcing development-related codes - zoning and land development/subdivision, signs, and flood hazard prevention/protection codes
• Coordinating the annexation of new territory
• Providing professional and technical support to the Moline Plan Commission and Zoning Hearing Officer
• Assisting with economic development and long-term comprehensive planning of Moline

Fees

•  Fee Schedule for Development Review

Applications

•  Annexation Petition
• Annexation Petition with Conditional Zoning
•  Floodplain Development Authorization Form(administrative)
•  Flood Hazard Prevention Variance
•  Home Occupation, Major
•  Interested Parties/Owner-Applicant Disclosure Form
•  Interested Parties Appearance Form
•  Landscaping Installation Agreement (administrative)
•  Planned Unit Development (PUD) - Preliminary Plan
•  Planned Unit Development (PUD) - Final Plan
•  Rezoning and Land Development Code Amendment
•  Modification or Waiver on Installation of a Public Sidewalk
•  Signs, Attached and Freestanding (administrative)
•  Signs, Dynamic Display / digital message centers (administrative)
•  Sign Variance
•  Special Use Permit
•  Subdivision, Major
•  Subdivision, Minor
•  Unity of Title Form (administrative)
•  Zoning Variance (Plan Commission)
•  Zoning Variance(Zoning Hearing Officer)

Submittal Deadline

Administrative applications are reviewed and approved by staff, often upon submittal, or within 1 or 2 days for complex applications or resubmittals. Non-administrative applications require formal approvals at public meetings, and are due four (4) weeks prior to the associated hearing date.

Downloadable Documents

•  Accessory Structures - Allowable heights and setbacks for sheds, garages, decks, patios, pools, courts, and similar structures.
•  Fences - Height and placement options for property line fences.
•  Home Occupations - Descriptions and regulations for home-based businesses.
•  Site Plan - Details and examples for preparing a site plan for new construction or development; includes a blank drawing template.
•  Rummage Sales - Regulations and allowances for temporary sales of personal property in residential districts.
•  RV Storage - Regulations for storing a motor home, camper, trailer, boat, or similar equipment in residential districts.

To request additional handouts, including code excerpts, contact Planning and Zoning Technician 309-524-2033.