Two months into a six-month ban on new business licenses and zoning permits, the Tinley Park Village Board carved out a few exceptions Tuesday.

The revised moratorium allows building owners to replace business tenants if they leave and allows existing businesses to relocate, as long as zoning and use codes are followed.

The original ordinance restricted the village from issuing new businesses licenses and certain zoning permits for 13 different types of establishments including grocery stores, coffee shops, gas stations, salons, dry cleaning and hotels.

Michael Coleman, Tinley Park’s community development interim director, said several business owners contacted him with concerns after the village implemented the moratorium in late August.

These business managers, Coleman said, owned

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