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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
Zoning Text Amendment
Public Hearing Signs in Spanish
Permitted Uses in the Manufacturing District
FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Jan. 8, 2024
Ordinance No. 24-0-0001 COUNSIL AGENDA DATE:
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE a
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael SIGNATURE
Guttman
ITEM SUMMARY:
Staff has drafted an amendment to the Zoning Code requiring public hearing signs to be in both
English and Spanish. Public hearing signs are required to be posted on properties that are to be
discussed at a public hearing for applications involving special uses, zoning variations, and zoning
map amendments. The information contained in the hearing signs typically consists of the petition
number, the date of the hearing, a brief summary, and contact information for questions. All of this
information, however, is in English only. The City’s 2022 Comprehensive Plan has several
implementation strategies to boost civic engagement with the Spanish speaking community, including
posting information to the public in both English and Spanish.
Staff has also drafted an amendment to the Zoning Code that reclassifies the “storage and distribution
of flammable liquids, fats or oils” from a Special Use in the M Manufacturing District to a permitted use
in that district. A distributor of various food and household items that contain flammable liquids
received special use permit approval in the M Manufacturing district late last year. During the course
of the special use review process, staff determined that the type of materials stored within an industrial
building has little land use effect on surrounding properties. Potential impacts from the storage and
distribution of these materials is mitigated through building code requirements rather than through
zoning. The Development Committee concurred with this and instructed staff to amend the Code. One
of the implementation strategies of the City’s Comprehensive Plan is to expand the types of uses
permitted within the Manufacturing District to foster economic growth, which would be accomplished
with this text amendment.
At their January 3 meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously (4-0, with two
absent and one vacancy) in support of the Zoning Text Amendments.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and recommend approval of the proposed Zoning Text Amendments.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Attachments: Draft Ordinance
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ORDINANCE NO. 24-0-0001
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO — APPENDIX A
ARTICLE V AND ARTICLE XI OF THE ZONING CODE
RELATING TO PUBLIC HEARING SIGNS AND MANUFACTURING USES
WHEREAS, the City of West Chicago periodically reviews the text of the Zoning Code
for inconsistencies, discrepancies, and regulations in need of clarification; and
WHEREAS, Article V of the Zoning Code requires that public hearing notice signs be
posted by a petitioner on properties subject to special uses, planned unit developments, vari-
ances, and zoning map amendments; and
WHEREAS, there is currently no requirement to post these public hearing signs in Span-
ish in addition to English; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Comprehensive Plan recommends more effective communication
with the Spanish speaking community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City to amend the
Zoning Code to require all public hearing notice signs to be in both English and in Spanish; and
WHEREAS, Article XI of the Zoning Code lists the uses permitted in the M Manufactur-
ing District, both by right and by special use permit; and
WHEREAS, the use of storing and distributing flammable liquids, fats, and oils requires
a special use permit in the M Manufacturing District; and
WHEREAS, this type of use has little land use effect on surrounding properties; and
WHEREAS, potential impacts from the storage and distribution of these materials is mit-
igated through building code requirements rather than through the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City to amend the
Zoning Code to allow the use of storing and distributing flammable liquids, fats, and oils as a
permitted use in the M Manufacturing District rather than requiring a special use permit; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Comprehensive Plan recommends expanding the types of uses
within the Manufacturing District to foster economic growth; and
WHEREAS, Notice of Public Hearing on said text amendments was published in the Dai-
ly Herald on or about December 19, 2023, as required by the ordinances of the City of West Chi-
cago 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 on January 3, 2024 pursuant to said Notice; and
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WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing 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. 24-RC-0001, a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit “A” which is, by this reference, made a part hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of West Chi-
cago, Du Page County, Illinois, in regular session assembled, as follows:
Section 1. That Section 5.4-3(C) — Variations — Public hearing: notice, of Article V, Ap-
pendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago, be amended as follows:
(C) A public hearing notice sign shall be posted on the premises in a manner and number
prescribed by the zoning administrator. The information contained in the public
hearing notice sign(s) shall be in both English and Spanish.
Section 2. That Section 5.5-3(C) — Special uses — Public hearing: notice, of Article V,
Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago, be amended as follows:
(©) A public hearing notice sign shall be posted on the premises in a manner and number
prescribed by the zoning administrator. The information contained in the public
hearing notice sign(s) shall be in both English and Spanish.
Section 3. That Section 5.6-2(C) — Amendments — Public hearing: notice, of Article V,
Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago be amended as follows:
(C) For map amendments there shall be an additional notice posted on the premises at
least fifteen (15) days prior to the public hearing in the manner and number prescribed
by the zoning administrator. The information contained in the public hearing notice
sign(s) shall be in both English and Spanish. Fhis-sign-will-be_provided-by-the-city
and shal be-removed-and+etiurnedtotheoffice-of thezoning-administrator before
hee i ke-finalacti | , nent.
Section 4. That Section 11.2-3 - M-Manufacturing district — Permitted uses, of Article
XI, Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago be amended to add the
following text:
(JJ) Storage and distribution of flammable liquids, fats or oils.
Section 5. That Section 11.2-4(X) — M-Manufacturing district — Special uses, of Article
XI, Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago be amended to delete
the following text:
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Section 6. That all ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with the pro-
visions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, expressly repealed.
Section 7. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, approval
and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
PASSED this day of , 20
Alderman D. Beebe ee Alderman L. Chassee ee
Alderman J. Sheahan ee Alderman H. Brown ee
Alderman A. Hallett ee Alderman C. Dettmann ee
Alderman M. Birch Ferguson Alderman S. Dimas ee
Alderman J. Smith, Jr. ee Alderman C. Swiatek ee
Alderman R. Stout ee Alderman J. Short ee
Alderman J. Morano ee Ward 7 — Vacant
APPROVED as to form:
City Attorney
APPROVED this day of _» 20
Mayor Ruben Pineda
ATTEST:
Executive Office Manager Valeria Perez
PUBLISHED:
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EXHIBIT “A”
RECOMMENDATION # 24-RC-0001
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
SUBJECT: PC 24-01
Amendment to Sections 5.4-3 (Variations — Public hearing; notice), 5.5-3 (Special
uses — Public hearing; notice), 5.6-2 (Amendments — Public hearing; notice); and
11.2 (M Manufacturing District) of Appendix A (the Zoning Code), of the Code
of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago
DATE: January 3, 2024
DECISION: The motion to recommend approval of the proposed amendment was approved by
a vote of four (4) “yes” and zero (0) “no”.
RECOMMENDATION:
After a review of the proposed Zoning Text Amendments as presented, the Plan Commis-
sion/Zoning Board of Appeals finds that the proposed amendments do not pose a threat to the
health, safety and welfare of the community. It is the Commission’s opinion that the proposed
amendment will be beneficial to the City of West Chicago.
The amendments are in keeping with the purpose of the Zoning Code. The Plan Commission is
of the opinion that the proposed amendment will protect, promote, and improve the public
health, safety, morals, convenience, order, appearance, prosperity and the general welfare of the
citizens of West Chicago community.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Laimins
Chairperson
VOTE:
For Against Abstain Absent
Laimins Henkin
Billingsley Slattery
Banasiak
Kasprak
Ordinance 24-O-0001
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