Comprehensive Plan Update

Since early 2025, the Village of Hanover Park has been working to update its Comprehensive Plan, which will guide the community’s growth and development over the next 10 to 25 years. The update is expected to occur over an approximately 15-month period and includes several key phases: an existing conditions assessment, visioning and development of key recommendations, and preparation of a final Comprehensive Plan with subarea plans for targeted locations throughout the Village. Public engagement has been, and will continue to be, a critical component of the planning process. Through public workshops, stakeholder interviews, focus groups, a community kickoff event, a visioning workshop, interactive mapping, and online questionnaires, residents have had multiple opportunities to share concerns and provide input on the Village’s future.

Houseal Lavigne, the consultant team leading the update, has developed a project website where community members can track progress and submit feedback throughout the process.

Long-Range Land Use Planning

The Comprehensive Plan provides the long-range goals for land use and community facilities for the entire Village. It provides Village officials with a set of policies and principles to be implemented through municipal regulations and the development approval process. While the Comprehensive Plan reflects many existing land uses, it also designates many of the remaining vacant portions of the Village as opportunities for commercial development and business park uses.

The Village’s current Comprehensive Plan was originally adopted in 1998 and updated in 2010 following extensive community input, including a resident survey, interviews with key stakeholders, public forums, a public hearing, and ongoing guidance from the Development Commission. In 2012, the Village Board adopted a Sub-Area Plan for the Village Center incorporating Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) principles, replacing the Village Center portion of Chapter 5 in the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. In 2017, long-range planning efforts continued with the completion of the Homes for a Changing Region study, as well as further planning initiatives focused on the Village Center.