Facade Improvement Program

The Façade Improvement Program provides financial assistance for exterior building and site improvements of eligible properties to enhance form, function and design within the City of Wood Dale. Specifically, the intent is to reimburse applicants for eligible expenses that contribute to the physical, economic, social and aesthetic well-being of the City. 

Eligible properties include those buildings that are at least 30 years old and are located:

• Within any commercial zoning district; or
• Within an industrial zoning district abutting an officially designated Community Gateway Corridor (Devon, Wood Dale, Mittel, Thorndale North and South, Central, and Illinois Route 83)

To verify the zoning designation of a property, please consult the City’s Zoning Map.

Applications shall be submitted on a form provided by the Community Development Department.  Please see the Façade Improvement  Policy for full details or contact the Community Development Department at 630-766-5133.

Applications are first reviewed by City staff prior to being considered by the Streetscape Committee. The Streetscape Committee reviews all applications and makes a recommendation for approval or denial to the Planning, Zoning, and Building Committee (PZB). The PZB will approve or deny all applications. If an application is approved, the applicant will need to then enter into a formal agreement that will be approved by the City Council.

If the applicant begins the process with building plans already prepared and submits them as part of the application, approval can take place in as little as six to eight weeks. However, if building plans have not already been prepared, the approval process will be lengthened accordingly.

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