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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 7.C.
800 W Washington Street
Frain Industries FILE NUMBER:
Special Use Permit — Ancillary Outside Storage ;
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: April 14, 2025
STeIiEhIe Mo: BeOS} 000 COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: April 21, 2025
STAFF REVIEW: Tom Dabareiner, AICP SIGNATURE —$—
APPROVED BY CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Guttman SIGNATURE
ITEM SUMMARY:
Frain Industries, a processing and packaging equipment supplier, proposes to store roofing materials
on pallets outside the building at 800 W Washington Street in a paved area where the truck/trailer
parking formerly occurred. The subject property is roughly 38 acres with frontage on Town Road and
West Washington Street in the M Manufacturing District. The property contains a 345,000 square foot
industrial building that was previously used by General Mills. The petitioner has been using it for
warehousing of products. The property has a large, fenced-in paved area on the west side of the
building that was previously used for trailer parking associated with General Mills.
The storage area would be limited to an area of 50’ X 160’, occupying approximately 20 trailer stalls,
which are not needed by Frain. If approved, the roofing materials will be stored outside temporarily until
they are brought inside to be unpackaged, sorted, and then repackaged and loaded onto a truck for
delivery. No other machinery or equipment is proposed to be stored outside, only the roofing materials.
The storage will be contained on a hard surface, as required by the Zoning Code. The petitioner will be
adding an 8-foot tall privacy fencing on the west and north property lines. The building will screen the
storage on the east side and the storage area is not visible from the south because of extensive tree
coverage.
At their April 2, 2025 meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously (5-0, with two
absent) in support of the proposed Special Use Permit.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and recommend approval of the proposed Special Use Permit for ancillary outside storage at
800 W Washington Street.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Development Committee members voted unanimously in favor of recommending the Special Use
Permit, as required for the new activity on-site.
Attachments: Draft Ordinance 25-O-0010
Plan Commission Recommendation
Site Plan