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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Wheaton City Council, acting as the hearing body, will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Wheaton City Hall, 303 West Wesley Street, Wheaton, Illinois, in- person and via zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0A__Q-ysQ0WRzVXcOn9JQw or dial (312) 626-6799, Meeting ID: 832 7553 3324, Passcode: 635716 to consider the following zoning application: Zoning Application #25-01. An application requesting a text amendment pertaining to the creation of the DPCGC - DuPage County Government Center Zoning District as Article XXXII of the Wheaton Zoning Ordinance. The application further requests the rezoning of the following properties to the DuPage County Government Center Zoning District (which are legally described below): 1. DPCGC Administration Sector - 111, 113, 115, 421, 479, 501, 503, 505, and 509 N. County Farm Road; 2. DPCGC Fairgrounds Sector - 2015 Manchester Road; and 3. DPCGC Service Sector - 130, 136, 140, 200, 400, 410, 414, and 416 N. County Farm Road and 2255 Manchester Road; Wheaton, IL 60187. The proposed language for Article XXXII of the Wheaton Zoning Ordinance reads as follows: “ARTICLE XXXII - DPCGC - DUPAGE COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL CENTER ZONING DISTRICT 1. DPCGC Administration Sector. The intent of the DPCGC Administration Sector is to provide a specific area where government offices can be located, while also ensuring that they are easily accessible to the public. Furthermore, it is to allow for the establishment, expansion, and maintenance of public uses, publicly regulated uses, and private uses that display an inherent relationship to the public interest. This zoning sector includes provisions that are appropriate for government buildings, as well as bulk requirements to ensure compatibility with adjacent land uses. 2. DPCGC Fairgrounds Sector. The intent of the DPCGC Fairgrounds Sector is to regulate the development and use of land within the DuPage County fairgrounds to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of the public. The sector establishes regulations for the construction, operation, and maintenance of structures and facilities within the fairgrounds, including but not limited to exhibit halls, arenas, and parking lots. Additionally, the Sector seeks to balance the fairgrounds' economic, social, and recreational benefits with the surrounding community's residential and environmental concerns. It shall be applied to property owned or leased and used by the County to provide cultural, educational, recreational, and civic services to the public. 3. DPCGC Service Sector. The intent of the DPCGC Services Sector is to provide a specific area with the primary objective of providing a centralized location for County public services, including but not limited to transportation, public works, animal services, social services, care center, and emergency management. By consolidating these services in one location, the DPCGC Services Sector promotes a coordinated and efficient approach to service delivery, ensuring that community members have convenient access to the resources they need. The infrastructure and facility requirements in the sector are geared towards promoting the provision of these services while minimizing any adverse impact on the surrounding community. Principal Use DPCGC 1 DPCGC 2 DPCGC3 Cultural institutions. P P Libraries. P P County, state, municipal, federal offices. P P P Police/Sheriff stations. P P Hospitals and/or Rehabilitation Facilities. S S Public utility and/or service type uses/essential services S S S including fully automated gas regulating stations, telephone exchanges and electric substations. Railroad passenger stations when not located on railroad S S S property. Towers and antennas, commercial, for radio, television, and S S S telephone transmitting, receiving or relay stations, need not be enclosed. Fairgrounds (defined as indoor and open outdoor areas P where fairs or other exhibitions that are open to the public and subject to a Special Event Permit are set up temporarily. No overnight camping of any kind shall be permitted). Other governmental utility service uses similar in nature and S S S intensity to other special uses. Community theaters, amateur. S Public Works garages and shops. S S Fire Stations. P P P Jails. S S Senior Housing Developments. S S Wastewater treatment plants, need not be enclosed. S Waterworks, reservoirs, pumping stations, filtration plants S and wells, need not be enclosed. 32.2 Bulk Regulations 1. No building shall be closer to any perimeter lot line than the lesser of thirty (30) feet (9.14 m.) or fifty percent (50%) of the height of such building. 2. A maximum building height of seventy-five (75) feet or five (5) stories, whichever is less. 32.3 Standards. All property located in this district is subject to the general standards and regulations of the Wheaton Zoning Ordinance except as follows: 1. There may be more than one (1) building on a lot provided that the lot perimeter setback requirements of this ordinance are met. Off-street parking as required by Article XXII, accessory to a County-owned building, may be located anywhere within the DPCGC district without restrictions as to distance limitations set forth in Section 22.2.8. 2. All operations, activities other than outside activities which are part of the use of the Fairgrounds, and storage shall be conducted wholly inside a building or buildings, except that storage may be maintained outside a building in side yards or rear yards if no part of the storage is less than fifteen (15) feet (4.57 m.) from any lot line of the lot on which the governmental use is located and if such storage area is separated from other property (except property located in a Commercial or Industrial District) and public streets by screening as required in Article VI. 3. Exterior masonry construction requirement: All exterior walls of non-residential buildings constructed in this zoning district shall be constructed of one hundred percent (100%) masonry materials, exclusive of windows, doors, roofs, cornices, or awnings. Where a lawful building exists at the effective date of adoption of this requirement June 15, 2009, and said building was not built under the terms of this requirement, it may continue so long as it remains lawful, subject to the following provision: a. If any building is destroyed or damaged by any means to the extent that the cost of restoration will exceed 50% of the cost of replacement of the entire building or structure, said building shall be restored only in conformance with the regulations of this ordinance. The extent of damage and the cost of restoration as a percentage of replacement value shall be determined by a panel consisting of a representative of the municipality, a representative of the owner and a third person acceptable to both. b. If any building is remodeled or improved to an extent that the cost of said remodeling or improvement will exceed 50% of the cost of replacement of the entire building or structure, said building be remodeled or improved only in conformance with the regulations of this ordinance. The cost of the remodeling or improvement as a percentage of replacement value shall be determined by a panel consisting of a representative of the municipality, a representative of the owner and a third person acceptable to both. 4. Dispensing of gasoline from underground storage tanks on premises shall be limited to the requirements of vehicles necessary to the conduct of a governmental use. 5. Service and maintenance of vehicles shall be permitted only as is necessary to the conduct of a governmental use.” As part of this proposed text amendment, the following described parcels would be rezoned to the DPCGC – DuPage County Governmental Center Zoning District: DPCGC Administration Sector Legal Description: That part of Section 18 Township 39 North Range 10 East of the Third Principle Meridian in DuPage County, Illinois being described as follows: commencing at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section; thence north along the West line of said section North 00 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 1729.60 feet, to the Southerly right-of-way line of Union Pacific Railroad; thence North 84 degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds East along said southerly right1of-way line, a distance of 527.19 feet, to the intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of North County Farm Rd. for the Point of Beginning; thence continuing along the South right-of-way line the following five courses, North 84 degrees 28 minutes 11 seconds East, a distance of 1072.22 feet; thence South 86 degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds East, a distance of 101.12 feet; thence North 84 degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 770.00 feet; thence North 75 degrees 56 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance of 101.12 feet; thence North 84 degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 72.40 feet, to the West line of the fairground sector; thence South of 00 degrees 11 minutes 19 seconds West, a distance of 1710.59 feet, to the north right-of-way line of Manchester Rd.; thence southerly along said north right-of-way line the following two courses South 72 degrees 57 minutes 37 seconds West, a distance of 1667.17 feet; thence North 59 degrees 32 minutes 48 seconds West, a distance of 64.11 feet, to the easterly right-of-way line of said North County Farm Rd.; thence North 12 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds West, along said Easterly line, a distance of 2006.99 feet, to the Point of Beginning, all in DuPage County, Illinois. Said Legal description contains 3,537,564 sq. ft. being 81.211 acres. DPCGC Fairgrounds Sector Legal Description: That part of Section 18 Township 39 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principle Meridian in DuPage County, Illinois being described as follows: commencing at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section; thence north along the West line of said Section, North 00 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 1729.60 feet, to the Southerly right-of-way line of Union Pacific Railroad; thence North 84 degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds East along said southerly right1of-way line, a distance of 527.19 feet, to the intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of North County Farm Rd; thence continuing along the South ROW line the following five courses, North 84 degrees 28 minutes 11 seconds East, a distance of 1072.22 feet; thence South 86 degrees 59 minutes 52 seconds East, a distance of 101.12 feet; thence North 84 degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 770.00 feet; thence North 75 degrees 56 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance of 101.12 feet; thence North 84 degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 72.40 feet, to the West line of the Fairground Sector, and the Point of Beginning; thence continuing along said South right-of- way line the following two courses North 84 degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of 702 .56 feet; thence North 87 degrees 34 minutes 23 seconds East, a distance of 368.75 feet, to the east line of DuPage County Campus; thence Southerly along said East line the following seven courses; thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 517.72 feet; thence South 89 degrees 30 minutes 30 seconds West, a distance of 140.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 120.00 feet; thence South 21 degrees 18 minutes 35 seconds West, a distance of 96.93 feet; thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 150.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 23 minutes 48 seconds East, a distance of 140.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 29 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of 598.61 feet, to the Northerly right-of-way line of Manchester Rd., thence along said Northerly line the following two courses: thence South 74 degrees 57 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 310.05 feet; thence South 73 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 811.63 feet; thence North 01 degrees 11 minutes 19 seconds East, a distance of 1710.59 feet, to the Point of Beginning, all in DuPage County, Illinois. Said Legal Description contains 1,651,509 sq. ft. being 37.913 acres. DPCGC Service Sector Legal Description: That part of Section 18 Township 39 North, Range 10 East of the Third Principle Meridian in DuPage County, Illinois, described as follows: beginning at the Southwest Corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section; thence North along the West line of said Section, North 00 degrees 10 minutes 46 seconds East, a distance of 1729.60 feet, to the South right-of-way line of Union Pacific Railroad; thence North 84 degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds East, along said Southerly right-of-way line, a distance of 416.50 feet, to the intersection with the westerly right-of-way line of North County Farm Rd.; thence South 12 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds East, along said westerly right-of-way line, a distance of 2061.84 feet to the northerly right-of-way line of Manchester Rd.; thence South 85 degrees 45 minutes 39 seconds West, along said northerly line, a distance of 852.43 feet, to the West line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 18; thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes 8 seconds East, along said West line to the southwest quarter of Section 13, Township 39 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principle Meridian, thence continuing along said West line North 02 degrees 48 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 102.07 feet; to the Point of Beginning, all in DuPage County Illinois. Said Legal Description contains 1,295,284 sq. ft. being 29.735 acres. The subject property includes 1. DPCGC Administration Sector - 111, 113, 115, 421, 479, 501, 503, 505, and 509 N. County Farm Road; 2. DPCGC Fairgrounds Sector - 2015 Manchester Road; and 3. DPCGC Service Sector - 130, 136, 140, 200, 400, 410, 414, and 416 N. County Farm Road and 2255 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187. At the public hearing, anyone wishing to make a public statement will be encouraged to do so. Written comments may be submitted to the Mayor and City Council prior to or at the public hearing. A copy of the zoning request is available for review in the office of the Director of Planning and Economic Development, 303 West Wesley Street, Wheaton, Illinois during normal business hours. Andrea Rosedale, City Clerk City of Wheaton, Illinois