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WEST CHICAGO
WHERE HISTORY & PROGRESS MEET
Approved June 2, 2020
MINUTES
PLAN COMMISSION/ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
MAY 5, 2020 7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Establishment of a Quorum
Chairperson Laimins called the meeting to order via “Zoom” at 7:00 p.m. Roll call found
commissioners Laimins, Hale, Dettman, Devitt, and ex-officio member Banasiak present.
Commissioners Faught, Kasprak and Henkin were excused. A quorum was established. All
members were participating through “Zoom”.
Also in attendance through “Zoom” was City Planner John Sterrett and Community Development
Director Tom Dabareiner.
2. Chairman’s Comments
Chairperson Laimins stated that all votes would be by roll call and that all discussion on an item,
including the recommendation, would occur during the public hearing. Also, no new evidence may
be entered into the record during the hearings.
3. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Commissioner Dettman made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Hale, to approve the draft
meeting minutes of the March 3, 2019 Plan Commission meeting with a correction to page 2. With
a roll call vote of all those present, except Chairperson Laimins, voting aye, the motion carried.
Chairperson Laimins abstained.
5. Public Hearing and Review of Case PC 20-02, Special Use Permit Amendment
Commissioner Dettman made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Hale, to open the public
hearing. With a roll call vote of all ayes and zero no, the motion carried.
Mr. Sterrett stated that this is a request from West Chicago School District 33 for an amendment to
an existing Special Use Permit to allow the construction of a 1,845 square foot addition to the
existing Gary Elementary School building at 130 East Forest Avenue in the R-3 Single Family
Residential District.
The addition will be located at the entrance to the school building facing Forest Avenue and will be
setback well beyond the 25-foot front yard setback. The addition will contain foundation
landscaping to satisfy the landscaping requirements. No new staff or classrooms are being added as
a result of this addition and therefore no additional parking is required as a result of the addition.
475 Main Street | T (630) 293-2200 Ruben Pineda
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Nancy M. Smith Michael L. Guttman
CITY CLERK CITY ADMINISTRATOR

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- The petitioner has addressed all stormwater and engineering requirements and the City’s Public
Works and Civil Engineer have no issues, nor does the West Chicago Fire District.
Staff recommends that the plan Commission pass a motion recommending approval of the
amendment to the special use permit.
With no further discussion or public comment, Commissioner Hale made a motion, seconded by
Commissioner Devitt, to recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the special use permit.
With a roll call vote of all those present voting aye, the motion carried.
Commissioner Devitt made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Dettman, to close the public
hearing. With a roll call vote of all those present voting aye, the motion carried.
7. Public Hearing and Review of Case PC 20-04, Special Use Permit and Zoning Variances
Commissioner Hale made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Devitt, to open the public hearing.
With a roll call vote of all those present voting aye, the motion carried.
Mr. Sterrett stated that This is a request from Peter Wrenn of Hines Supply for a Special Use Permit
and zoning variances to allow building material sales with outside storage at 1201 Hawthorne Lane
in the M Manufacturing District.
The property, located at the northeast corner of Hawthorne lane and Harvester Road, contains a
30,000 square foot industrial building with a large gravel area approximately 55,000 square feet in
size. The property had been previously used for outside storage in the back portion up until July of
2018. A special use for outside was never secured because the use of outside storage on the property
began prior to the requirement for a special use and thus operated as a legal nonconforming use.
Because a period of 12 consecutive-months went by after the outside storage ceased on the property,
the property lost legal nonconforming status. The petitioner thus is required to obtain a special use
permit to use the back area as outside storage. Improvements are required as well to bring the
storage area into compliance with current code including paving the area with a hard surface rather
than using the existing gravel.
In addition to paving the surface, the petitioner will also be removing a dilapidated chain link fence
on the property and replace it with a board on board privacy fence and install landscaping along
Harvester Road. The petitioner is also seeking zoning variances to allow the pavement to be located
1 foot from the interior side lot line, a 1 foot setback from the rear lot line to the north, and a 5 foot
setback along the west property line along Harvester Road. The gravel in the storage area currently
runs up to the property lines to the north, east and west. The petitioner is proposing to increase the
setback from what is currently there. These distances still fall short of the required setback and
therefore variances are being sought. Although the setbacks proposed will be less than the required
distances, the new outside storage will be setback further than what has existed for 40 years.
The petitioner has addressed all stormwater and engineering requirements and the City’s Civil
Engineer has no further comments.
Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals
May 5, 2020
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Staff recommends that the Plan Commission pass a motion recommending approval of the
amendment to the special use permit.
With no comments from the public or further discussion, Commissioner Dettman made a motion,
seconded by Commissioner Devitt to recommend approval of the special use permit and zoning
variances. With a roll call vote of all present voting aye, the motion carried.
Commissioner Hale made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Devitt, to close the public hearing.
With a roll call vote of all those present voting aye, the motion carried.
8. Public Hearing Case PC 20-03, Zoning Text Amendment
Commissioner Dettman made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Devitt, to open the public
hearing and continue the hearing to June 2, 2020. With a roll call vote of all those present voting
aye, the motion carried.
9. Other Commission Business
None.
10. Previous Petitions and General Development Update
Mr. Sterrett stated that the petition for 1800 Joliet Street for Umiya Mataji Temple was continued at
the March Development Committee meeting pending revised plans with a smaller building.
11. Adjournment
Commissioner Hale made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Devitt, to adjourn the meeting.
With a roll call vote of all those present voting aye, the motion carried. The Plan Commission, at
7:25 p.m., was adjourned.
Respectfully Submitted by: John Sterrett, City Planner
Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals
May 5, 2020
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