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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
Trillium Farm AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: __/.£. + F.
Zoning Map Amendment — ER-1 to R-5
Zoning Variances FILE NUMBER:
Ordinance No. 24-0-0030 COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Sept. 9, 2024
Ordinance No. 24-O0-0031
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE:
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE LB
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael SIGNATURE
Guttman
ITEM SUMMARY:
Trillium Farm residential subdivision consists of 84 single-family home lots. The development was
approved in 2020 by DuPage County and construction of the subdivision and all of the homes was
completed summer 2024. Following completion of the development, the subdivision was annexed to the
City of West Chicago on August 19, 2024 in accordance with a Pre-Annexation Agreement between the
City and the developer, Pulte Homes. According to the pre-annexation agreement, the City shall conduct a
public hearing after the annexation to consider the reclassification of the property from ER-1 Estate
Residence to R-5 Single-Family Residence and the approval of zoning variations for certain setbacks and
lot coverage.
Per Article V of the Pre-Annexation Agreement, the City shall conduct a public hearing to consider the
passage of an ordinance amending the Zoning Map to reclassify the property from ER-1 Estate Residence
to R-5 Single-Family Residence with zoning variances based on improvements that were previously
approved by DuPage County, including:
1. A variance to allow a side yard setback of six (6) feet for all of the lots in lieu of the minimum
required side yard setback equal to 10 percent for each lot;
2. A variance to allow a rear yard setback of 25 feet for lots 9-84 in lieu of the minimum required rear
yard setback of 30 feet.
3. A variance to the allow a rear yard setback of 0 feet for lots 1-8 in lieu of the minimum required rear
yard setback of 30 feet.
4. A maximum lot coverage of 65 percent for all of the lots in lieu of the maximum allowable lot
coverage of 40%.
At their September 4 meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously (5-0, with two
absent) in support of the Zoning Map Amendment and the Zoning Variances.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and recommend approval of the Zoning Map Amendment from ER-1 Estate Residence to R-5
Single-Family Residence and the Zoning Variances.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Both the Rezoning to R-5 and the Zoning Map Amendment received unanimous recommendations from
the Development Committee on September 9.
Attachments: Draft Zoning Map Amendment Ordinance
Draft Zoning Variances Ordinances
PC Reports