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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 7.4.
Zoning Text Amendment
Permitted Uses in the Manufacturing District FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Jan. 8, 2024
Ordinance'No.'24-0-0001 COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: Jan. 15, 2025
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE A y— ~
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael SIGNATURE
Guttman
ITEM SUMMARY:
Staff has 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.
Staff had also drafted an amendment to the Zoning Code requiring public hearing signs to be in both
English and Spanish, which was presented to the Development Committee at their January 8*
meeting. While the Development Committee was in favor of staff encouraging petitioners to post
hearing signs in Spanish when appropriate, the Committee was not in favor of amending the Code to
make this a requirement in all instances.
At their January 3 meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously (4-0, with two
absent and one vacancy) in support of both Zoning Text Amendments.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and approve of the proposed Zoning Text Amendment to reclassify 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.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Members of the Development Committee voted unanimously (6-0, with one vacancy) in support of the
Zoning Text Amendment to reclassify 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.
Attachments: Draft Ordinance
PC Report