Title/Name/Summary
Special Use Permit for a Restaurant - Kanzaman Café LLC (DBA Lale Coffee Shop)
History
Project: Lale Coffee Shop
Legistar ID: 2025-0172
Project ID: DP-25-00538
Petitioner: Naseem Salah, Business Owner
Address: 15567 94th Avenue, Orland Park, IL
P.I.N.s: 27-15-304-004-0000, 27-15-304-003-0000, 27-15-304-002-0000, & 27-15-304-006-0000
Purpose: The petitioner is seeking approval of a Special Use Permit for a Restaurant within 300’ of a residential parcel. The coffee shop is proposed to occupy a vacant tenant space in the Village Plaza commercial center.
BACKGROUND
The subject property is within the Village Plaza commercial center, which is located at the southeast corner of 94th Avenue and Wheeler Drive. The center has five tenant spaces with an overall floor area of approximately 27,562 SF. Kanzaman Café LLC, doing business as Lale Coffee Shop, is proposing to occupy the southern end unit which has 4,385 SF of floor area. This space was previously occupied by Eternal Jewelers from 2019 to 2025.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The subject site is located within the Regional Core Planning District and it identifies regional mixed uses as an ideal fit for this site, which the proposed use as a restaurant aligns with. Overall, the proposed use of the tenant space as a restaurant is consistent with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan for this area.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Planning District: Regional Core
Planning Land Use Designation: Regional Mixed Use, Transition Zone
ZONING DISTRICT
Existing: BIZ, General Business District
LAND USE
North: BIZ, General Business District - Commercial (Wheeler Plaza)
East: R-3, Residential District - Multi-Family Residential (Village Square of Orland)
South: BIZ, General Business District - Commercial (Multi-Tenant Commercial Center)
West: COR, Mixed Use District - Vacant
LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
Existing: Commercial Retail Establishment
Proposed: Restaurant
DETAILED PLANNING DISCUSSION
Lale Coffee Shop is a sit-down restaura...
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