O'Fallon, IL · St. Clair County
Variance Application Guide
This guide explains the steps and materials property owners or other applicants need to request a zoning variance from the City of O’Fallon.
What this form is
Use this guide when requesting a zoning variance in O’Fallon; it includes a Variance Application Form and lists eligibility conditions and application requirements. Applicants are asked to provide property and applicant information, describe the hardship and requested variance, and include a site plan. The guide also covers the filing fee, notices to nearby parcels, and returning certified-mail receipts before the hearing.
Who needs it
Property owners and other applicants seeking a zoning variance in O’Fallon should use the guide and complete its included application form.
How to submit it
Contact Community Development Staff at [email protected] to confirm eligibility and the hearing date. Submit the required notices and return or email certified-mail receipts to staff by the Wednesday before the hearing.
About notarization
This document is signed without a notary; the applicant signs the form and dates are not specified, while certified-mail return receipts are required.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Guide
Download the Variance Application Guide and review its eligibility conditions and application requirements.
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Complete the Application
Fill in the included form with property details, applicant information, and a description of the hardship and requested variance.
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Gather Required Materials
Prepare the required site plan and variance details, pay the listed filing fee, and obtain the parcel list from Community Development Staff.
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Send Notices and Receipts
Send notices to parcels within 250 feet by certified mail with return receipts requested, then return or email receipts to staff by the Wednesday before the hearing.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the O’Fallon variance application?
- No. The document has an applicant signature line but no notary block; it requires certified-mail return receipts for notices to nearby parcels.
- How do I submit the O’Fallon variance application?
- Contact Community Development Staff to confirm eligibility and the hearing date. The guide says to submit notices and return or email certified-mail receipts by the Wednesday before the hearing.
- What must accompany the variance application?
- The guide calls for a site plan showing lot and building dimensions and uses, proposed elements or signage, and variance details. It also lists a $225 filing fee.
- Who must receive notice of the variance request?
- The applicant must send notices by certified mail, with return receipts requested, to all parcels within a 250-foot radius. Community Development Staff provides the parcel list.
Need something notarized?
This Variance Application Guide doesn’t need a notary — but Illinois residents can notarize other documents online with a commissioned online notary.