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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: S.A.
Special Use for an Alternative Electric Supply Facility
Cenergy Power
220 Kress Road
FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: June 10, 2024
Ordinance No. 24-0-0018 COUNCIL AGENDA DATE:
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael SIGNATURE
Guttman
ITEM SUMMARY:
BAP Power Corporation, d/b/a Cenergy Power, the contract leasee, is requesting approval of a special use
for an alternative electric supply facility (a solar farm). The subject property is approximately 16 acres in area
and is located on the west side of Kress Road between the Union Pacific Railroad overpass and Downs Drive.
The property is currently zoned A, Airport district.
The applicant is proposing to install a solar power facility on 11 acres of the 16 acre subject property.
The unused 5 acres of the property is a result of existing wetland and floodplain throughout the site
that cannot be developed on. The facility will consist of multiple rows of solar panels. The panels will
be pole mounted several feet above the ground and automatically pivot over the course of the day in
sequence with the angle of the sun. Native vegetation will be grown beneath the panels. The entire
facility will be enclosed with a 7-foot-tall chain link fence for security purposes. Minimal ground
equipment will be placed in the northeast corner of the site. The site will be accessed from a paved
driveway in the northeast corner of the site to Kress Road. Once constructed, the site will be un-
manned and require minimal maintenance. The City’s Comprehensive Plan designates the subject
property as open space due to the significant amount of wetlands on the property.
The petitioner had sought and received approval for an SUP for the proposed solar farm in 2018 ac-
cording Ordinance 18-O-0052. The project, however, never moved forward and the site remains un-
developed. As a result, the approval given by the City Council had lapsed and requires a new approv-
al prior to the development of the site.
At the June 4, 2024 Plan Commission meeting, members of the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of
Appeals voted 4-1 to recommend approval of the special use permit.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Consideration of a special use and concept plan for an alternative electric supply facility at 220 Kress
Road.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Attachments: Draft Ordinance
PC Recommendation
Site Plan

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ORDINANCE NO. 24-0-0018
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE FOR AN ALTERNATIVE
ELECTRIC SUPPLY FACILITYAT 220 KRESS ROAD
WHEREAS, on or about May 7, 2019, BAP Power Corporation d/b/a Cenergy Power (the
“APPLICANT”), filed an application for a special use for an alternative electric supply facility for the
property located at 220 Kress Road and legally described on Exhibit “A”, which is attached hereto and
incorporated herein as the “SUBJECT REALTY”; and,
WHEREAS, Notice of Public Hearing on said special use application was published in the Daily
Herald on May 20, 2024, all 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 June 4, 2024, pursuant to said Notice; and,
WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing, the APPLICANT provided testimony in support of his
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 for the special use which contains
specific findings of fact, pursuant to Recommendation No. 2018-RC-0006, 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,
DuPage County, Illinois, in regular session assembled, as follows:
Section 1. A special use for an alternative electric supply facility in conformance with Section 5.5
and Section 10.5-3(C)(3) of the Zoning Ordinance is hereby granted for the SUBJECT REALTY, subject
to compliance with the following conditions:
1. The SUBJECT REALTY shall be developed in substantial compliance with the Site Layout
Plan SP-1, prepared by Cenergy Power, having a last revision date of August 14, 2018 at-
tached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit ““C”.
2. The SUBJECT REALTY shall comply with all requirements of the DuPage County
Stormwater Ordinance prior to the issuance of a permit to develop the facility.
Section 2. That all ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, shall, to the extent not expressly
modified by the terms and conditions of this Ordinance, remain in full force and effect as therein provided.
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days from and after its
passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law.
Ordinance 24-0-0018
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PASSED this day of 2018.
Alderman D. Beebe Alderman L. Chassee
Alderman J. Sheahan Alderman H. Brown
Alderman A. Hallett Alderman C. Dettmann
Alderman M. Birch-Ferguson Alderman S. Dimas
Alderman J. Smith, Jr. Alderman C. Swiatek
Alderman R. Stout Alderman J. Short
Alderman J. Morano Alderman J. Banas
APPROVED as to form:
City Attorney
APPROVED this day of , 2024.
Mayor Ruben Pineda
ATTEST:
Executive Office Manager Valeria Perez
PUBLISHED:
Ordinance 24-0-0018
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EXHIBIT “B”
RECOMMENDATION NO. 2024-RC-0006
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
SUBJECT: PC 24-08
Special use for an alternative electric supply facility
BAP Power Corporation d/b/a Cenergy Power
220 Kress Road
DATE: June 4, 2024
DECISION: The Plan Commission/Zoning Board unanimously recommended approval of the special
use for an alternative electric supply facility for the SUBJECT REALTY by a (7-0) vote,
subject to the following conditions of approval:
1. The subject property shall be developed in substantial compliance with the Detailed
Site Plan SP301, prepared by Cenergy Power, having a last revision date of April 10,
2024.
2. The subject property shall comply with all requirements of the DuPage County
Stormwater Ordinance prior to the issuance of a permit to develop the facility.
RECOMMENDATION
After review of the requested special use for an alternative electric supply facility for the SUBJECT
REALTY, the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals (PC/ZBA) recommended approval based on
the following findings of fact.
(1) Is necessary for the public convenience at that location or, the case of existing nonconforming uses, a
special use permit will make the use more compatible with its surroundings:
(This standard should be interpreted as indicating whether or not the proposed use is good for the
public at that particular physical location, and not whether or not the use itself is needed there).
The proposed solar power facility intended to be an asset to the community by providing an environ-
mentally friendly source of electrical power that will be added into the region’s power grid through
the existing ComEd utility infrastructure with minimal development impacts to the subject property.
(2) Is so designed, located and proposed to be operated that the public health, safety and welfare will be
protected:
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The site is surrounded by unbuildable wetland and floodplain to the north and west, has railroad to the
south, and is at the bottom of the Kress Road overpass embankment to the east, thus severely limiting
the usability of the property. The site is also being developed with minimal impact to the existing
undeveloped character of the site.
(3) Will not cause substantial injury to the value of other property in the neighborhood in which it is
located:
The proposed use should not have a negative impact on the surrounding neighborhood in which it is
located because it is surrounded by unbuildable wetland and floodplain to the north and west, has
railroad to the south and is at the bottom of the Kress Road overpass embankment to the east.
(4) The proposed special use is designated by this code as a listed special use in the zoning district in
which the property in question is located:
The proposed alternative electric supply use is listed as a special use, per the Airport zoning district
regulations established in Section 10.5-3(C)(3) of the Zoning Code
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Laimins
Chairperson
VOTE:
For Against Abstain Absent
Laimins Banasiak Henkin
Slattery Billingsley
Kasprak
Terrazas
Ordinance 24-O-0018
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EXHIBIT “C”
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Ordinance 24-0-0018
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