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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 7.A.
800 W Washington Street
Frain Industries
Special Use Permit Amendment — Ancillary Outside
Storage
FILE NUMBER:
COMMITTEE AGENDA DATE: Sept. 8, 2025
COUNCIL AGENDA DATE: Sept. 15, 2025
Ordinance No. 25-0-0034
STAFF REVIEW: John Sterrett SIGNATU
APPROVED BY INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Tia SIGNAT
Messino
ITEM SUMMARY:
Frain Industries is requesting an amendment to the Special Use Permit to expand the outside storage
area to the south and further west on existing paved surfaces for the storage of Tesla vehicles. The
petitioner had begun to store these vehicles on the neighboring property to the east at 704 W
Washington Street, also owned by Frain. These vehicles were being stored in the front yard and a
notice of violation was issued instructing the property owner to remove the vehicles. Frain moved the
vehicles to the rear of the subject property at 800 W Washington Street and submitted an application to
amend the existing special use permit to allow the expanded outside storage.
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 until its closure. The petitioner, Frain Industries, purchased the
property from General Mills and 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. In April of this year, Frain received approval of a Special Use Permit for
ancillary outside storage associated with the packaging/repackaging of roofing materials. This storage
is currently occurring on the west side of the building. Screening was installed on a portion of the fence
line to screen this storage from view along Washington Street.
At their September 3, 2025 meeting, members of the Plan Commission voted unanimously (5-0, with
two absent) in support of the proposed Special Use Permit Amendment.
ACTION PROPOSED:
Discuss and recommend approval of the proposed Special Use Permit Amendment for ancillary
outside storage at 800 W Washington Street.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Members of the Development Committee voted unanimously (6-0) in support of the Amendment to the
existing Special Use Permit.
Attachments: Draft Ordinance 25-O-0034
Plan Commission Recommendation
Site Plan