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The Planning Division is responsible for maintaining and administering up-to-date planning documents and maps. The Division also regulates land use in the Village through the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations.

Staff provides support services to the Plan Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Architectural Review Commission, Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee, and other committees as necessary.


Major Service Activities

  • The Planning Division coordinates the reviews of the Plan Commission, Architectural Review Commission, and Zoning Board of Appeals applications (including coordinating technical reviews, preparing staff reports and minutes, and making recommendations).
  • The Planning Division also monitors Plan Commission, Architectural Review, and Zoning Board of Appeals escrow accounts and maintains documentation supporting all transactions affecting these accounts.
  • In conjunction with the Village Manager's Office, the Planning Division works with existing and potential business to promote economic development within the Village.

Related Documents

Some of the links below are to documents in the PDF format. (To view files in the pdf format, you must have Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free from Adobe.)


Comprehensive Plan 2000 (7.2Mb)

This is the "big picture" document that describes the Village's vision and goals. 

Customer Service Survey (195 kb)

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Sign Regulations (2.6mb)

Excerpted from Zoning Ordinance

Village of Barrington Zoning Map (713k)

Application for a Zoning Certificate (104k)

All businesses within the Village of Barrington are required to obtain a Zoning Certificate, which verifies compliance with zoning regulations.

Temporary Community Event Sign Application (131k)