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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEMNUMBER: — 7-E. |
Zoning Text Amendment
Computer and Data Processing Facilities in the M District | FILE NUMBER:
Ordinance No. 24-0-0042 COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Nov. 11, 2024
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE:
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Staff has drafted an amendment to the Zoning Code that will add the use of Computer and data
processing facilities, commonly known as data centers, to the list of permitted uses in the M
Manufacturing District. Currently, this use is not permitted, neither by right nor by special use, in the M
Manufacturing District. The use is, however, permitted by right in both the ORI (Office Research and
Light Industrial) District and the A Airport District. An increase in demand for data centers has been
seen throughout the region and this type of use is logical in the M Manufacturing District. Existing data
centers in the City are located in the DuPage Business Center, zoned A Airport. These centers have
little to no impact on surrounding properties and, in staffs opinion, are a compatible use with uses in
the M Manufacturing District.
Furthermore, the amount of property within the M Manufacturing District is far greater than that of both
the ORI and the Airport District. The Manufacturing District therefore lends itself for future opportunities
for data centers. Additionally, the City’s Comprehensive Plan recommends combining uses from the M
Manufacturing District and the ORI to eventually create one industrial district.
At their November 6'* 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, plus one abstention, in support of the Zoning Text
Amendment.
Attachments: Draft Ordinance
PC Report