Galesburg City Council
Galesburg Aldermen on Monday night approved Rage Rooms as allowable with a special use permit under the city’s zoning code.
These are businesses that allow people to throw, smash and break things as a way to release stress.
Mitchell Gipson came to the Council last year for a rezoning of a property he wanted to open as a rage room in the 1200 block of East Losey. Several neighbors in the residential area complained and the Council never voted on the rezoning.
The Development Review Committee would provide a recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission on the special use permit, which they then would be able to approve, with additional conditions.
Some conditions attached to a rage room would include; business hours restricted to Monday through Saturday 10 AM to 10 PM, alcohol is prohibited, and “all debris, garbage, trash, yard waste or brush shall be picked up throughout the day and at the end of each night.”
The Planning and Zoning Commission had no members objecting to the ordinance on final reading Monday night. Neither did any of the council, except for Wayne Allen.
