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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: _/. 4. + &.
1952 Franciscan Way
MSA Properties and Management, Inc. FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Feb. 10, 2025
Comprehensive Plan Amendment — Ordinance No. 25-O-
0004
Zoning Map Amendment — Ordinance No. 25-O-0005 COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: February 17, 2025
SIGNATURE
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP
ITEM SUMMARY:
MSA Properties and Management, Inc. owner of the property at 1952 Franciscan Way, is requesting
approval of an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and a Zoning Map Amendment. The
amendment to the Comprehensive Plan will change the land use designation of the subject property
from Corridor Commercial to Multi-Family Residential on the Future Land Use Map. The amendment to
the Zoning Map will change the property from B-2 General Business to R-6 Multiple-Family Residential.
The subject property is roughly 1.10 acres, located in the Franciscan Way Shopping Center, west of
Neltnor Boulevard and north of North Avenue. It is bordered on the north and west side with multi-
family residential uses and zoning. The subject property has remained vacant since the development
of the shopping center in 2002. The petitioner has been marketing the property for commercial
development since purchasing it in 2005 but has not been successful. The property only has frontage
on Franciscan Way, a private street, with no exposure to any public street. The location makes it non-
desirable for commercial uses. Furthermore, the parcel directly to the east in the development is also
vacant but has frontage and exposure on Route 59, making it much more ideal for commercial
development. Once this property to the east is developed, it will completely block off any visibility of the
subject property to Illinois Route 59, making it even less desirable for commercial development. The
petitioner is therefore requesting approval of an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to designate
this property as multi-family residential and to rezone the property to R-6 Multi-Family Residential. The
petitioner would then develop the site with a three-story multi-family structure containing a total of 24
dwelling units.
At their February 4° meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously (6-0, with one
absent) in support of the proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan and amendment to the
Zoning Map.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and recommend approval of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment and approval of
the proposed Zoning Map amendment.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Development Committee members voted unanimously (7-0) in support of the proposed
Comprehensive Plan amendment and approval of the proposed Zoning Map amendment.
Attachments: Draft Ordinances 25-O-0004 and 25-0-0005