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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: S.A.
Sign Variances
Amazon, 808 Discovery Drive FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE:
Ordinance #20-0-0014
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: August 17, 2020
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP sionarune A
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Amazon recently completed a 145,000 square foot “last mile” warehouse/distribution facility on about
40 acres in the DuPage Business Center. The property, zoned A-Airport, includes extensive roadway
frontage of approximately 4,400 linear feet along Discovery Drive with four distinct entrances off Dis-
covery Drive, each accessing different parking or loading areas.
The petitioner is proposing four freestanding signs with one at each entrance. The sign at the main
entrance for customers and employees is proposed to be 70 square feet. The other three signs are 30
square feet each and are directional in nature. Directional signs would be exempt from regulation, but
their size here makes them freestanding signs. The request is to allow four freestanding signs where
normally one would be allowed by the Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 12.7-3). The petitioner believes the
size of their property and the extensive frontage will be better suited and made more efficient by the
larger signs.
The Planning Commission met August 4, 2020, and members voted unanimously (5-0) in favor of
recommending the variance request in that the standards for the variance were met.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discussion and approval of the sign variances from Section 12.7-3 of the Zoning Ordinance.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Development Committee could not be held due to the power outage.
Pe: Ordinance
Site Plan with Sign Locations

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ORDINANCE NO. 20-0-0014
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A ZONING VARIANCE FOR SIGNAGE
808 DISCOVERY DRIVE
WHEREAS, on or about June 18, 2020, Amazon Delivery, (the “APPLICANT”, filed an
application for a zoning variance to install four (4) freestanding signs in lieu of the maximum one
(1) freestanding sign permitted with respect to the property legally described on Exhibit “A”
attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “SUBJECT REALTY”); and,
WHEREAS, Notice of Public Hearing on said zoning variance application was published in
the Daily Herald on July 19, 2020, as required by the ordinances of the City of West Chicago and the
statutes of the State of Illinois; and,
WHEREAS, a Public Hearing was conducted by the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of
Appeals of the City of West Chicago, commencing on August 4, 2020, pursuant to said Notice;
and,
WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing, the APPLICANT provided testimony in support of its
application, and all interested parties had an opportunity to be heard; and,
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of West Chicago have received the
recommendation of the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals which contains specific
findings of fact, pursuant to Recommendation No. 2020-RC-0011, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit “B” which is, by this reference, incorporated herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of West
Chicago, Du Page County, Illinois, in regular session assembled, as follows:
Section 1. That the SUBJECT REALTY is hereby granted a variance from Section 12.7-
3 of the Zoning Code to allow four (4) freestanding signs in lieu of the maximum one (1)
freestanding sign permitted on a zoning lot.
Section 2. That the zoning variance is hereby granted subject to compliance with the
following conditions:
1. The site shall be developed in substantial compliance with the Amazon Sign Plan date
stamped received June 17, 2020 attached as Exhibit “C”
2. All four (4) of the freestanding signs shall contain a landscape area equal to one and one-
half (1 and 1/2) times the surface area of each sign, installed around the base of each sign,
in accordance with Section 12.6-4 of the Zoning Code.
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Section 3. That all ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed,
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED this 17" day of August, 2020.
Alderman J. Beifuss a Alderman L. Chassee
Alderman J. Sheahan ee Alderman H. Brown —__
Alderman A. Hallett ee Alderman Ferguson
Alderman Birch Ferguson Alderman S,Dimas _
Alderman C. Swiatek _ Alderman M, Garling
Alderman R. Stout _ Alderman J. Short
Alderman N. Ligino-Kubinski Alderman J. Jakabcsin
APPROVED as to form:
City Attorney
APPROVED this 17" day of August, 2020.
Mayor Ruben Pineda
ATTEST:
City Clerk Nancy M. Smith
PUBLISHED:
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EXHIBIT “A”
Subject Realty Legal Description
LOT 21 OF DUPAGE BUSINESS CENTER — NORTH ASSESSMENT PLAT LOT 21 OF
THAT PART OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
NOVEMBER 1, 2019 AS DOCUMENT R2019-100886, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Tax ID Number: 04-07-303-004
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EXHIBIT “B”
RECOMMENDATION NO, 2020-RC-0011
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
SUBJECT: PC 20-07
Zoning Variance
Amazon Delivery
808 Discovery Drive
DATE: August 4, 2020
DECISION: The Plan Commission/Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of the
zoning variance for the SUBJECT REALTY by a vote of five (5) “yes” and zero (0)
“no”, subject to the following conditions:
1. The site shall be developed in substantial compliance with the Amazon Sign Plan
date stamped received June 17, 2020 attached as Exhibit “D”
2. All four (4) of the freestanding signs shall contain a landscape area equal to one
and one-half (1 and 1/2) times the surface area of each sign, installed around the
base of each sign, in accordance with Section 12.6-4 of the Zoning Code.
RECOMMENDATION
After holding a public hearing and after review of the requested zoning variance, the Plan
Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approval of the zoning variance according to
the following findings of fact:
(I) The particular physical surroundings, shape or topographical condition of the specific
property involved would result in a particular hardship upon the owner, as distinguished
from a mere inconvenience or loss of revenue, if the strict letter of the regulations were
carried out:
The subject property is unique given its size, circular shape, and extensive road frontage
around it.
(2) The condition upon which the requested variances are based would not be applicable,
generally, to other property within the same zoning classification:
The previously mentioned characteristics of the subject lot are not typical in the Airport
District. Other lots in the Airport District do not have the same size nor amount of road
frontage as the subject property. The lots in this district tend to be rectangular in nature with a
much smaller amount of frontage only along the front lot line. This arrangement makes it
easier for traffic to find specific entrances.
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(3) The alleged difficulty or hardship has not been created by any person presently having an
interest in the property:
The petitioner did not design the shape of the lot but has designed a site layout that
adequately spaces out access points to adequately separate the various functions on site.
(4) The granting of the variances will not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to
other property or improvements in the neighborhood in which the property is located:
The additional signage on the property will not be detrimental to other properties in the area
and will help to mitigate any potential traffic issues from delivery trucks and vans.
(53) The proposed variances will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent
property, substantially increase the congestion in the public streets, increase the danger of
fire, endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the
neighborhood:
The proposed signage will not impair an adequate supply of light and air to the adjacent
property nor increase traffic or diminish property value. The intent of the additional
freestanding signs on the property is to adequately direct traffic to the appropriate location
within the site.
(6) The proposed variances comply with the spirit and intent of the restrictions imposed by this
Code:
The purpose of the additional freestanding signs is not merely for advertising but for directing
traffic along a large stretch of road frontage. Given the size and shape of the lot, each the four
(4) signs on the property will serve a unique purpose for directing traffic into the site in a safe
and efficient manner.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Laimins
Chairperson
VOTE:
For Against Abstain Absent
Laimins Faught
Devitt
Hale
Dettman
Kasprak
Henkin
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EXHIBIT “C”
(Insert Sign Plan here)
Ordinance 20-O0-0014
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amazon
DUPAGE BUSINESS CENTER
808 DISCOVERY DRIVE
WEST CHICAGO, IL 60185
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SITE PLAN

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