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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 3.6.
Zoning Code Text Amendment
Section 4.1 — Definition of Kennel FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Feb. 14, 2022
Ordinance No. 22-0-0005
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: February 21, 2022
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE BA —
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
The existing definition of a Kennel, which is “Any structure or premises or portion thereof on which
more than three (3) household domestic animals over four (4) months of age are kept’, must be
amended to be consistent with the proposal to amend Section 11-87 of the Code of Ordinances. The
proposed amendment to Section 11-87 increases the allowable limit of domestic animals per
household from 3 to 4. Consequently, a household that has 4 domestic animals, as would be
permitted by the proposed amendment to Section 11-87, will be classified as a Kennel per the Zoning
Code and deemed illegal nonconforming.
To address this conflict, staff is proposing a Zoning Text Amendment to Article IV (Definitions),
Section 4.1 (Construction of Terms) of Appendix A (the Zoning Code), of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of West Chicago. This Zoning Text Amendment will revise the definition of Kennel to be
consistent with the proposed amendment to Section 11-87.
The proposed amendment to Section 4.1 of the Zoning Code is as follows:
Kennel: Any structure or premises or portion thereof on which more than three+3)} four (4)
household domestic animals over four (4) months of age are kept.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Approval of the proposed Zoning Text Amendment to the definition of a Kennel.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
With a unanimous 7-0 vote, the members of the Development Committee voted to recommend a
revision to the definition of “Kennel” in Section 4.1 of Zoning Ordinance to more than four domestic
animals, an increase from three.
Attached:
Draft Ordinance
PC Report