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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 5.A.
Approval of Variances
Alton Industries FILE NUMBER:
643 Innovation Drive
Ordinance 19-0-0043 COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Dec. 9, 2019
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: Dec. 16, 2019
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE WA a |
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Alton Industries Ltd. Group, a manufacturer of various wet/dry vacuums and air compressors, is pro-
posing to develop property located at 643 Innovation Drive with a 192,880 square foot industrial build-
ing. To access their 12 acre site, Alton proposes one driveway from Innovation Drive and two from In-
genuity Way to create an efficient flow of employee/visitor and truck traffic. The trucks will use the 15
loading docks at the rear of the building.
To develop the property as proposed, the petitioners are seeking two variances: (1) reduction of a
pavement setback to create a shared access driveway along the north property line, and (2) reduction
of the parking lot setback from a front yard building fagade.
The proposed access from Innovation Drive will become a shared driveway serving both Alton and fu-
ture development located to the north. A shared access agreement is being prepared between Alton
and the DuPage Airport Authority. The purpose is to avoid having driveways close to each other on ad-
jacent properties, which is a safety and localized congestion hazard. Therefore, Alton requests a zero
foot setback, instead of the required 15 feet, to accommodate the new shared driveway.
For the parking lot setback request, Alton proposes to install the lot ten feet—and near the entrance,
five feet—from the building’s front fagade, instead of the required 15 feet. The property is constrained
by a 65 foot wide drainage swale along Innovation Drive, which cannot be moved. This necessitates
the parking lot locating five feet closer to the building. Also, while providing adequate parking up front,
a reduction of the rear truck dock area could make that area unusable. The required amount of foun-
dation landscaping is still proposed to be planted.
In accordance with the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the DuPage Airport Authority (DAA),
both the DAA and City shall approve any development proposal within the DBC which meets require-
ments. The DAA Board recently voted in support of the development, so City approval must occur at
the December 16, 2019 Council meeting.
Plans submitted with the variances are included and made part of the Ordinance as conditions.
At the Plan Commission’s December 3, 2019, meeting, members voted unanimously (4-0) in support
of both variances.

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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
ACTION PROPOSED:
Consideration of Ordinance 19-O-0043 to approve two variances.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
At their meeting on December 9, 2019, Development Committee members voted unanimously (6-0) in
favor of Ordinance 19-O-0043 with the added condition that that a solution must be found, satisfactory
to City Staff, regarding access to Ingenuity Way at or near the property’s southwest corner prior to City
Council approval.
PC: Ordinance 19-O-0043
Plans