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ClTY OF
WEST CHICAGO
WHERE HISTORY & PROGRESS MEET
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Monday, July 14, 2025
6:00 P.M. - Council Chambers
REVISED AGENDA!
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of a Quorum
2. Approval of Minutes
A. June 9, 2025
3. Public Participation
The opportunity to speak to the Development Committee is provided for those who have a
question or comment on an agenda item or a City of West Chicago issue. The Development
Committee appreciates hearing from our residents and your thoughts and questions are
valued. The Development Committee strives to make the best recommendations for the
City and public input is very helpful.
Respect for the duties of the Development Committee and for the democratic process will
be adhered to — in this regard, civility and a sense of decorum will be strictly followed. All
speakers must address their comments to the Chairperson. Comments that are personally
condescending will not be permitted. Speakers shall be courteous and should not make
statements that are personally disrespectful to members of the Development Committee or
City staff.
Please use the podium in the center aisle. Please announce your name before commencing
—all public comments are limited to three (3) minutes and each citizen will be permitted to
speak only once. It is the Development Committee’s policy not to engage in dialogue
during Public Comment. Any questions raised will be addressed by City staff or an elected
official outside of the Development Committee meeting.
4. Items for Consent
A. Zoning Text Amendment (Keeping of Chickens on Certain Single-Family
Residential Properties) — Stemming from a request from Public Affairs Committee
members, text was drafted that would allow the keeping of chickens in Single-Family
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residences. Properties would need to exceed 6,500 square feet in size. Coops would
be limited to one per backyard and hold no more than six hens and no roosters. The
proposed Zoning Text Amendment lists a number of additional restrictions, which
followed discussion with several coop operators and addressed Plan Commission
questions. Approval was unanimous (4-0) from the Plan Commission on July 1, 2025.
. Zoning Text Amendment (Creation of a Temporary Use to Permit Outside
Seasonal Events) — Five Points Productions, operator of the Haunted House at 241
W. Roosevelt requested a text amendment to allow temporary outside activities to
occur in conjunction with their Haunted House activities. For a period not to exceed
60 days for one event per year, food trucks and merchandise sales would be included.
Approval was unanimous (4-0) from the Plan Commission on July 1, 2025.
Items for Discussion
Unfinished Business
New Business
Reports from Staff
Adjournment