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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 7A
Zoning Text Amendment
Indoor Recreation and Amusement FILE NUMBER:
Ordinance No. 24-0-0017 COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: June 10, 2024
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: June 17, 2024
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
The City Council approved a text amendment in 2020 to permit the use of Indoor Recreation and
Amusement in the B-3 Regional Shopping District. This was to allow Kids Empire USA to locate an
indoor activity play facility in the Mosaic Shopping Center. The definition that was created as part of
the 2020 text amendment includes a variety of uses, such as sports facilities, swimming pools, skating
rinks, bowling alleys, tennis, handball, indoor golf, paintball, billiards, foosball, table tennis,
shuffleboard, pinball machines, video games, activity play, and other similar recreation or amusement
uses.
This use was included only within the B-3 District because that is the district where Kids Empire was
to be located. The B-2 General Business District, which has many of the same permitted uses as the
B-3 District, does not contain the use of Indoor Recreation and Amusement. Staff is of the opinion that
the properties within the B-2 District are appropriate for this type of use and the use should be
permitted in the B-2 District as well. One such property is the former Bowling Green bowling alley,
which is proposed to be remodeled and will contain several other indoor recreational activities in
addition to bowling.
Amending the B-2 District to allow this type of use will not pose a threat to the health, safety, nor
welfare of the community. Staff is of the opinion that the proposed Amendment will be beneficial to the
City of West Chicago and will protect, promote, and improve the public health, safety, morals,
convenience, order, appearance, prosperity and the general welfare of its citizens. Furthermore, the
Amendment is in keeping with the purpose of the Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Plan.
At the June 4, 2024 Plan Commission meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously
(5-0) to recommend approval of the proposed zoning text amendment.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and recommend approval of the Zoning Text Amendment related to Indoor Recreation and
Amusement as a permitted use in the B-2 General Business District.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
At their June 10 meeting, members of the Development Committee voted unanimously (5-0) is
support of the Zoning Text Amendment allowing Indoor Recreation and Amusement as a permitted
use in the B-2 General Business District.
Attachments: Draft Ordinance
PC Report