===== PDF PAGE 1 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] (::llTY ~f WlES'T CHICAGO WHERE HISTORY & PROGRESS MEET DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Monday, August 10, 2026 – 6:00 P.M. Council Chambers AGENDA 1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of a Quorum 2. Approval of the draft July 13, 2026 Meeting Minutes 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 Review and Recommendation to the City Council A. Review and Recommendation of Ordinance 26-O-0018 – An Ordinance Approving a Zoning Text Amendment to Article IV and Article X of the Zoning Code to create and define a land use designation of Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned and list said use as a Special Use in the B-1 Central Business District. B. Review and Recommendation of Ordinance 26-O-0019 – An Ordinance Approving a Zoning Variance to Section 10.5-3(C)(4)(d) of the Zoning Code to allow an exterior yard setback of 11.35 feet in lieu of the minimum required exterior yard setback of 20 feet for pavement for DS Containers, Inc. located at 2500 Enterprise Circle. 5. Old Business 6. New Business 7. Reports from Staff 8. Adjournment 475 Main Street T 630.293.2200 Daniel Bovey MAYOR West Chicago, Illinois F 630.293.3028 60185 westchicago.org Viviana Ramirez CITY ADMINISTRATOR ===== PDF PAGE 2 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] Draft MINUTES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE July 13, 2026, 6:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of a Quorum. Alderman Rebecca Stout called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll call found Aldermen Denise Carreto-Muñoz, Matthew Myers, Rebecca Stout and Christopher Swiatek present. Aldermen Sergio Santiago and Melissa Birch Ferguson were absent. Alderman Stout announced a quorum. Julieta Alcántar-García arrived at 6:09 p.m. Also in attendance was Community Development Director, John Sterrett. 2. Public Participation – None. 3. Items for Review and Recommendation to the City Council A. Review and Recommendation of Ordinance 26-O-0012 – An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit, requested by Giran Corporation, for a Motor Vehicle Repair Shop at 1010 Town Road in the M Manufacturing District. B. Review and Recommendation of Ordinance 26-O-0013 – An Ordinance Granting a Second Extension to an existing approved Special Use Permit, requested by BAP Power Corporation d/b/a Cenergy Power, for an Alternative Electric Supply Facility (solar farm) at 220 Kress Road in the A Airport District. C. Review and Recommendation of Resolution 26-R-0062 – A Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Release of Declaration of Deed Restriction, requested by SFG West Chicago, LLC, for 348 Charles Court in the M Manufacturing District. Alderman Myers requested Item 4.A. be pulled from the Consent Agenda for further discussion. Alderman Swiatek moved, and Alderman Carreto-Muñoz seconded the motion to approve Items 4.B and 4.C. Voting Aye: Aldermen Carreto-Muñoz, Myers, Stout and Swiatek. Development Committee Minutes July 13, 2026 Page 1 of 2 ===== PDF PAGE 3 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] Discussion followed regarding Item 4.A. The petitioner, Inga Orolin of Giran Corporation, was recognized to address the members. She spoke about her company’s history in the area and their commitment to being a good neighbor. Questions regarding their request for a Special Use were asked and answered. Alderman Swiatek moved, and Alderman Myers seconded the motion to approve Items 4.A. Voting Aye: Aldermen Carreto-Muñoz, Myers, Stout and Swiatek. 4. Old Business 5. New Business 6. Approval of the Draft April 13, 2026 Meeting Minutes. Alderman Swiatek moved, and Alderman Myers seconded the motion to approve the minutes. Voting Aye: Aldermen Alcántar-García, Carreto-Muñoz, Myers, Stout and Swiatek. 7. Reports from Staff John Sterrett apprised the members about various projects underway in the City. Mr. Sterrett made mention of a proposed apartment complex and town-home development in preliminary talks to be located on Joliet Street, south of Roosevelt Road. This prompted some discussion among the Committee. 8. Adjournment Alderman Swiatek moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 p.m., and Alderman Myers seconded the motion. With a voice vote of all ayes, the motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Jane Burke Development Committee Minutes July 13, 2026 Page 2 of 2 ===== PDF PAGE 4 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] CITY OF WEST CHICAGO DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY - ITEM TITLE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 4.A Zoning Text Amendment Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned COMMITTEE DATE: August 10, 2026 City of West Chicago COUNCIL DATE: ___________ Ordinance No. 26-O-0018 PREPARED BY: John Sterrett, Director of Community SIGNATURE _______________________ Development cf'~ APPROVED BY: Viviana Ramirez, City Administrator SIGNATURE _______________________ ITEM SUMMARY: The City of West Chicago is proposing a Zoning Text Amendment to establish "Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned" as a new land use classification, with a corresponding definition in Article IV of the Zoning Code, as a special use in the B-1 District. The amendment is intended to provide a regulatory framework for the installation and operation of publicly-owned outdoor athletic courts and fields in the downtown, including a futsal court proposed at the City-owned West Washington Street property in collaboration with Street Soccer USA and Missionary Athletes International to commemorate the 2026 World Cup. Staff determined that a publicly-owned, open-access outdoor athletic court or field is not currently a permitted or special use in the B-1 District. Given the unique characteristics of this use, staff recommends it be classified as a special use, requiring a public hearing and City Council approval. The proposed amendment also includes a use restriction requiring that any Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned use be located at least 4,000 feet from any other approved use of the same classification, measured property line to property line, to manage the cumulative parking impacts such facilities may place on the limited downtown parking supply. If the text amendment is approved, staff will proceed with a separate special use permit application, including a site plan and engineering drawings, for the specific installation at the West Washington Street property. The Plan Commission opened the public hearing for the case at its July 7, 2026 meeting and continued the case to the August 4, 2026 meeting for further consideration. In a vote of 0 “yes” and 4 “no”, with 3 members absent, members of the Plan Commission did not approve a motion providing a favorable recommendation for the proposal stating that they did not believe this proposed use was appropriate for the downtown district. ~ ACTION PROPOSED: Discuss and provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding the proposed Zoning Text Amendment establishing "Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned" as a new land use classification and special use in the B-1 Central Business District. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Attachment: Draft Ordinance No. 26-O-0018 ===== PDF PAGE 5 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] ORDINANCE NO. 26-O-0018 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO – APPENDIX A, THE ZONING CODE ARTICLE IV AND ARTICLE X RELATING TO PUBLICLY OWNED OUTDOOR ATHLETIC FIELDS WHEREAS, the City’s downtown district (B-1 Central Business District) does not permit the use of publicly owned outdoor athletic fields, either by right or by special use; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared a Zoning Text Amendment that defines Publicly Owned Outdoor Athletic Fields and permits it as a Special Use within the B-1 Central Business District; and WHEREAS, Notice of Public Hearing on said zoning text amendment was published in the Daily Herald on June 22, 2026, 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 July 7, 2026 and on August 4, 2026, 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, pursuant to Recommendation No. 26-RC-0009, 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 Chi- cago, DuPage 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 definitions: “Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned. An outdoor facility owned by a unit of local government or public agency consisting of one or more fields, courts, or similar open-air areas designed and improved for active recreational or athletic use, including but not lim- ited to soccer fields, futsal courts, pickleball courts, basketball courts, baseball and soft- ball diamonds, and multi-use athletic surfaces. This classification includes associated ac- cessory improvements such as fencing, lighting, bleachers, benches, storage structures and containers, and restroom facilities that are incidental to and supportive of the primary athletic use. This classification does not include indoor recreational facilities, commercial recreational operations, or facilities primarily designed for organized professional or semi-professional athletic competition.” Ordinance 26-O-0018 Page 1 of 3 ===== PDF PAGE 6 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] Section 2. That Section 10.2-1 of Article X, Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago be amended to add the following use restriction: “(H) Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned, shall be located at least 4,000 feet from any other approved Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned use, as measured from property line to property line.” Section 3. That Section 10.2-4 of Article X, Appendix A, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of West Chicago be amended to add the following land use category to the list of Spe- cial Uses in the B-1 Central Business District: “(R) Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned.” Section 4. That all ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with the pro- visions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, expressly repealed. Section 5. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law. PASSED this _____ day of ___________________, 2026. Alderman J. Alcántar-García ______ Alderman D. Beebe ______ Alderman I. Santiago ______ Alderman J. Sheahan ______ Alderman D. Carreto-Muñoz ______ Alderman T. Hernandez ______ Alderman S. Dimas ______ Alderman M. Birch Ferguson ______ Alderman C. Swiatek ______ Alderman J. Smith, Jr. ______ Alderman C. Aviña Soto ______ Alderman R. Stout ______ Alderman M. Myers ______ Alderman J. Morano ______ APPROVED as to form: ______________________________ City Attorney APPROVED this _____ day of ___________, 2026. ____________________________________ Daniel Bovey, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________ Executive Office Manager Valeria Biggerstaff PUBLISHED: Ordinance 26-O-0018 Page 2 of 3 ===== PDF PAGE 7 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] EXHIBIT “A” RECOMMENDATION NO. 26-RC-0020 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council SUBJECT: PC 26-09 Amendment to the text of the Zoning Code – Article IV and Article X Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned DATE: August 5, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING The Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing for PC 26-09 for Outdoor Athletic Fields, Publicly Owned, on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 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 related to Outdoor Athletic Fields, Pub- licly Owned, as presented, the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals finds that the pro- posed Amendment is not an appropriate land use in the B-1 Central Business District. ROLL CALL VOTE Yeas (0) Nays (4) Abstain (0) Absent (3) Laimins Billingsley Kasprak Henkin Slattery Terrazas Banasiak Respectfully submitted, Barbara Laimins Chairperson Ordinance 26-O-0018 Page 3 of 3 ===== PDF PAGE 8 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] CITY OF WEST CHICAGO DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM TITLE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 4.B Zoning Variance Reduced Exterior Side Yard Setback COMMITTEE DATE: August 10, 2026 DS Containers 2500 Enterprise Circle COUNCIL DATE: ___________ Ordinance No. 26-O-0019 PREPARED BY: John Sterrett, Director of Community SIGNATURE _______________________ Development APPROVED BY: Viviana Ramirez, City Administrator SIGNATURE _______________________ ITEM SUMMARY: DS Containers is requesting a Zoning Variance, per Section 5.4-1(B) of the Zoning Code, to allow a reduced exterior side yard setback of as little as 11.35 feet in lieu of the required 20 feet at 2500 Enterprise Circle. The 25-acre property is in the DuPage Business Center in the A Airport District and is improved with a 562,000 square foot industrial building occupied by DS Containers, with all truck/trailer parking (49 stalls) situated along the south side of the building. The petitioner proposes adding 23 additional truck stalls in this same area, the only location on the site suited for expansion, by removing a mid-property drive entrance and shifting an existing landscape island. The property's curvilinear frontage on all four sides of Enterprise Circle limits expansion options elsewhere on the site. Staff recommends approval of the Variance subject to two conditions: (1) substantial conformance with the Site Plan prepared by Spaceco, dated March 24, 2026; and (2) submission, prior to permit issuance, of utility company approvals for the easement encroachment. Supporting findings of fact conclude that the property's fixed, curvilinear lot geometry, not any choice by the petitioner, creates a hardship unique to this site, and that the requested encroachment (approximately 243–310 square feet of pavement) will not be detrimental to public welfare, adjacent properties, or the industrial character of the surrounding area. The Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing on August 4, 2026. The Plan Commission, in a 4-0 vote with 3 absent, recommended approval of this request subject to the conditions listed in the attached draft Ordinance and incorporated the findings of fact identified in Exhibit B of the same supporting this recommendation. ACTION PROPOSED: Discuss and provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding the Zoning Variance request by DS Containers to allow a reduced exterior side yard setback at 2500 Enterprise Circle in the A Airport District. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Attachment: Draft Ordinance No. 26-O-0019 ===== PDF PAGE 9 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] ORDINANCE NO. 26-O-0019 AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A ZONING VARIANCE FOR PAVEMENT SETBACKS FOR 2500 ENTERPRISE CIRCLE WHEREAS, on or about June 24, 2026, DS Containers (the “APPLICANT”), filed an application for a zoning variance to construct a parking expansion with a setback of eleven (11) feet, four (4) inches from the exterior side yard lot line in lieu of the minimum setback for pavement of twenty (20) feet required, with respect to the property legally described on Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein (the “SUBJECT REALTY”); and, WHEREAS, Notice of Public Hearing on said zoning variance application was published in the Daily Herald on July 20, 2026, 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, commencing on August 4, 2026, pursuant to said Notice; and, WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing, the APPLICANT provided testimony in support of its application, and 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. 26-RC-0008, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “B” which is, by this reference, incorporated herein. 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 the SUBJECT REALTY is hereby granted zoning variance from Section 10.5-3(C)(4)(d) of the Zoning Code to allow a proposed parking expansion to encroach into the required twenty (20) foot exterior yard setback for pavement by eight (8) feet, eight (8) inches, subject to the following conditions: A. The site be constructed in substantial conformance with the submitted Site Plan prepared by Spaceco dated March 24, 2026. B. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the expansion of the parking area, the petitioner shall submit documentation from all utility companies having rights of any easement that is impacted by the encroachment indicating their approval of the encroachment. ===== PDF PAGE 10 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] Section 2. That all ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. Section 3. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication in pamphlet form as provided by law. PASSED this ____ day of __________________, 2026. Alderman J. Alcántar-García ______ Alderman D. Beebe ______ Alderman S. Santiago ______ Alderman J. Sheahan ______ Alderman D. Carreto-Muñoz ______ Alderman T. Hernandez ______ Alderman S. Dimas ______ Alderman M. Birch Ferguson ______ Alderman C. Swiatek ______ Alderman J. Smith, Jr. ______ Alderman C. Aviña Soto ______ Alderman R. Stout ______ Alderman M. Myers ______ Alderman J. Morano ______ APPROVED as to form: ____________________________________ City Attorney APPROVED this ______ day of __________________, 2026. ____________________________ Mayor Daniel Bovey ATTEST: ______________________________ Executive Office Manager Valeria Biggerstaff PUBLISHED: ______________________ ===== PDF PAGE 11 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOTS 1 AND 2 IN DUPAGE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PARK 2500 ENTERPRISE DRIVE ASSESSMENT PLAT, BEING A PLAT OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 17, 2015 AS DOCUMENT R2015-39922, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. P.I.N.(s): 04-18-101-002 and 04-18-101-003 ===== PDF PAGE 12 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] EXHIBIT “B” RECOMMENDATION NO. 26-RC-0008 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council SUBJECT: PC 26-10 2500 Enterprise Circle Zoning Variance to Section 10.5-3(C)(4)(d) of the Zoning Code DATE: August 4, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING The Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a public hearing for PC 26-10 on Monday, August 4, 2026 in the Council Chambers of West Chicago City Hall – 475 Main Street, West Chicago, Illinois. RECOMMENDATION After a review of the requested Zoning Variance, the Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals (PC/ZBA) recommended approval of the requested Zoning Variance, subject to the following conditions: i. The site be constructed in substantial conformance with the submitted Site Plan prepared by Spaceco dated March 24, 2026. ii. Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the expansion of the parking area, the petitioner shall submit documentation from all utility companies having rights of any easement that is impacted by the encroachment indicating that their approval of the encroachment. And incorporated the following findings into its recommendation: 1. The subject property is surrounded by Enterprise Circle with curvilinear corners around the entirety of the property. The street does not contain typical intersections but rather is a circular loop around the property. As a result, the entire property not only contains exterior yards that require a greater setback than interior yards, but the curvilinear corners create a certain level of difficulty for expansion. 2. No other commercial lot in the DuPage Business Center has street frontage on all four sides nor contains curvilinear corners at three corners of the lot. 3. While the petitioner did design and construct the original building and truck court, the physical constraint of the property related to this specific request was not a choice made in the original site design, but instead the fixed shape and street configuration of the lot itself. The property's curvilinear frontage on all four sides, which results in the absence of any location on the ===== PDF PAGE 13 ===== [Extraction: embedded PDF text] property where additional trailer parking could be developed other than the existing yard along the south building face, are conditions of the lot that the petitioner did not create and cannot alter. The petitioner's underlying need for additional trailer storage is driven by growth in its warehousing and distribution operations. That business need by itself would not distinguish this request from a mere inconvenience or preference. The hardship recognized here is narrower and tied to the lot's fixed geometry. Because of the geometric shape, there is no location on the property, other than within the required exterior yard, where the requested expansion can occur. 4. Granting the requested variance should not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to other property in the area. The encroachment will not extend onto any adjacent property, introduce any new use or structure to the site, or alter the industrial character of the surrounding area. Access to and function of the utility easements affected by the encroachment will be preserved, subject to the condition of approval requiring written consent from the applicable utility companies prior to permit issuance. 5. The proposed variances should not substantially impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, substantially increase the congestion in the public streets, increase the danger of fire, endanger the public safety or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. The encroachment will not alter the existing site access points on Enterprise Circle and because the street is curvilinear at the corners rather than at right-angles, site distance should not be impacted by the encroachment. 6. The variance is for a relatively small encroachment of pavement into the required exterior yard with approximately 243 square feet of pavement located in the required setback on one end of the row of parking and 310 square feet at the other. Most of this encroachment is closer to the 20-foot setback line and becomes smaller as the encroachment nears the lot line. 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