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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: S.A,
Special Use for Saas/Smith, 123 North Aurora Avenue
to allow a Motor Vehicle Repair Facility FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Mar. 11, 2019
Ordinance No. 19-O-0007
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: March 18, 2019
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE ao
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
The applicants, Phillip Saas and Dale Smith, are requesting the approval of special use permits for an
auto repair facility in an existing building at 123 N. Aurora Avenue. The subject property is zoned M,
Manufacturing District. The West Chicago Zoning Code lists “Motor vehicle repair shops” [11.2-4(C)]
and “Motor vehicle care centers”, [11.2-4(GG)] as special uses. The applicants are requesting special
use permits to allow both uses.
The applicants will be leasing the building to a tenant who will operate the motor vehicle repair busi-
ness. All motor vehicle repair and vehicle storage is proposed to occur inside the building.
There is an existing 4,734 square foot building on the 11,841 square foot property. The entire property
is either paved or covered with the building. Most recently the building housed an electrical contractor
but historically the building housed a motor vehicle repair facility.
There is parking in front of the building for 6 cars. There is a driveway of approximately 20 feet on the
north side of the building that provides access to the rear of the property and the roll up doors located
on that rear facade. There is a gate on the driveway but there is no delineation of uses between the
subject property and the property to the east. The applicants are proposing to fence the subject prop-
erty to prevent the neighboring uses from spilling over onto the property.
City staff recommends approval of a Special Use Permit for 123 N. Aurora Avenue to allow the use of
the building as a Motor vehicle repair shop [11.2-4 (C)] and Motor vehicle care center [11.2-4(GG)]
subject to the four conditions listed below.
At its March 5, 2019 meeting, the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals (PC/ZBA) conducted a
public hearing to consider the applicants’ request. The Plan Commission unanimously recommended
approval of the special use permits for 123 N. Aurora Avenue by a vote of six (6) “yes” and zero (0)
“no” subject to the following conditions:
1. The west side yard and the rear yard of the property shall be fenced within 60 days of the special
use permit approval.
2. All motor vehicles awaiting repair or being repaired shall be located inside the building.
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. All repairs shall take place inside the building.

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4. The two parkway areas on the west side of the parking lot shall be graded and seeded with grass.
Temporary landscape fencing shall be installed on perimeters of parkway.
The Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals’ recommendation is included as Exhibit “B” of the at-
tached ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
Draft Ordinance Approving the Special Use Permits
Plan Commission/ZBA Recommendation (attached as Exhibit “B” to the Ordinance)
ACTION PROPOSED:
Consideration of special use permits to allow an auto repair facility subject to the listed conditions.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
At its March 11, 2019 meeting, the Development Committee voted 6-0 in support of Ordinance 19-O-
0007 granting the special use permits.