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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 71.6.
Zoning Text Amendment
Donation Collection Bins FILE NUMBER:
Ordinance No. 25-O-0003 COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Jan. 13, 2025
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE:
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE en
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Staff has drafted an amendment to the Zoning Code that will allow the placement of a donation bin on
all properties used for commercial, industrial, institutional purposes and residential apartments. Staff
has received inquiries from both business owners and a local donation bin company about the
possibility of placing a donation bin on non-residential property. The Zoning Code does not currently
allow donation bins anywhere in the City. Staff is of the opinion that donation bins should be permitted
on properties used for commercial, industrial, or institutional purposes. The placement of these bins
should also have regulations to prevent a proliferation of donation bins on properties and to ensure the
area around a donation bin is kept in a clean and neatly manner.
The amendment staff drafted will add a definition for a Donation Bin in Section 4.1 (Construction of
Terms) and add regulations for the placement of a bin on property in Article VI (Zoning Districts
Generally) of Appendix A of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago.
At their January 7 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:
At their meeting on January 13, 2025, Development Committee members added properties with
apartments as eligible for donation bins to the list in the draft ordinance and voted unanimously (7-0) in
support of the amendment to the Zoning Ordinance.
Attachments: Proposed Zoning Text Amendment
Draft Ordinance 25-O-0003
Plan Commission Report and Recommendation to the City Council

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ORDINANCE NO. 25-0-0003
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO — APPENDIX A, THE ZONING CODE
ARTICLE IV AND ARTICLE VI
RELATING TO DONATION COLLECTION BINS
WHEREAS, the City of West Chicago periodically reviews the text of the Zoning Code for consistency
with current trends in development and uses; and
WHEREAS, the placement of donation collection bins on property is not allowed in the City of West
Chicago; and
WHEREAS, donation collection bins are beneficial for businesses and residents alike and should be
permitted within the City of West Chicago; and
WHEREAS, the placement of these bins should also have regulations to prevent a proliferation of dona-
tion bins on properties and to ensure the area around a donation bin is kept in a clean and neatly manner; and
WHEREAS, the City of West Chicago has proposed a zoning text amendment to allow the placement of a
donation bin on all properties used for commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential apartments; and
WHEREAS, Notice of Public Hearing on said zoning text amendment was published in the Daily Herald
on December 23, 2024, 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 on January 7, 2025 pursuant to said Notice; and
WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing 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 which contains specific findings of fact, pursuant to
Recommendation No. 25-RC-0002, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” which is, by this reference,
made a part hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of West Chicago, Du Page
County, Illinois, in regular session assembled, as follows:
Section 1. That Section 4.1 of Article IV, Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West
Chicago be amended to add the following definition:
“Donation Collection Bin: A receptacle designed with a door, slot, or other opening that is intended to
accept and store donations; provided, however, that the definition of a Donation Collection Bin shall not
include trailers where personnel are present to accept donations.”
Section 2. That Article VI, Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago be
amended as follows to add a Section 6.29:
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EXHIBIT “A”
RECOMMENDATION NO. 2025-RC-0002
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council
SUBJECT: PC 25-03
Amendment to the text of the Zoning Code — Article IV and Article VI
Donation Collection Bins
DATE: January 7, 2025
PUBLIC HEARING
The Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing for PC 25-03 on Tuesday, January
7, 2025 in the Council Chambers of West Chicago City Hall — 475 Main Street, West Chicago, Illinois.
RECOMMENDATION
After a review of the proposed Zoning Text Amendment as presented, the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of
Appeals finds that the proposed Amendment does not pose a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the
community. It is the Commission’s opinion that the proposed Amendment will be beneficial to the City of West
Chicago.
The Amendment is in keeping with the purpose of the Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Plan. The Plan
Commission is of the opinion that the proposed amendments will protect, promote, and improve the public
health, safety, morals, convenience, order, appearance, prosperity and the general welfare of the citizens of
West Chicago community.
ROLL CALL VOTE
Yeas (4) Nays (0) Abstain (0) Absent (3)
Billingsley Banasiak
Kasprak Henkin
Slattery Laimins
Terrazas
Respectfully submitted,
David Kasprak
Vice Chairperson
Ordinance 25-O-0003
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