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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: __/-A.
Zoning Text Amendment
R-6 Multi-Family Dwelling Lot Size FILE NUMBER:
Ordinance No. 24-0-0034 COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Oct. 14, 2024
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: October 21, 2024
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE LA ——
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Staff has drafted an amendment to the Zoning Code that will reduce the minimum lot size required for
multi-family residential dwellings from 5,000 square feet per dwelling to 2,000 square feet per dwelling.
The current regulation of 5,000 square feet per dwelling limits the opportunity for more dense
residential developments and restricts the ability of developers to construct infill, multi-family
developments, such as apartments or condominiums. Staff has surveyed other communities for their
requirements for similar type developments and found that 2,000 square foot minimums per dwelling
unit is common in the general area. The setbacks required for a multi-family structure will remain the
same so the amount of greenspace used for dwellings will not be decreased as a result of the
proposed text amendment. No changes to the maximum height of structures is proposed either. The
minimum lot size per dwelling of 2,000 square feet is consistent with the City’s required minimum lot
size for senior housing in the same district.
At their October 1st meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously (4-0, with three
absent) in support of the proposed Zoning Text Amendment.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and recommend approval of the proposed Zoning Text Amendment.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Development Committee members voted 5-0 in support of the Zoning Text Amendment.
Attachments: Draft Ordinance
PC Report