Public Notices & Hearings

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Wheaton Planning and Zoning Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, May 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 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VI1ZviagT-yJ9xJDJvEo_w or dial (312) 626-6799, Meeting ID: 892 7345 0863, Passcode: 502289 to consider the following zoning application: Zoning Application #25-14. An application requesting a special use permit amendment pursuant to Article 14.1 of the Wheaton Zoning Ordinance to allow the expansion of the existing special use for a building primarily devoted to religious worship with an elementary school use at 314 W. Willow Avenue to include 221 S. West Street, 317 W. Willow Avenue, and 216 S. Wheaton Avenue. The request to vacate Willow Avenue between West Street and Wheaton Avenue will be discussed at a subsequent City Council Public Hearing. The application is further requesting the rezoning of the properties located at 221 S. West Street, 317 W. Willow Avenue, and 216 S. Wheaton Avenue from the C-4 CBD Perimeter Commercial District to the I-2 Institutional District. The application is further requesting two perimeter landscaping setback variations of 0 feet in lieu of the required 15 feet from the north property line and 4 feet in lieu of required 15 feet from the west property line, pursuant to Article 6.6.2(2), for a proposed parking lot at the southeast corner of West Street and the public alley (Lot B). The application is further requesting two perimeter landscaping setback variations of 5 feet in lieu of the required 15 feet from the north property line and 2 feet in lieu of required 15 feet from the east property line, pursuant to Article 6.6.2(2), for a proposed parking lot at the southwest corner of Wheaton Avenue and the public alley (Lot C). The application has been submitted by St. Michael Catholic Church, 310 S. Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187, on behalf of the property owner, Diocese of Joliet, 1655 Weber Road, Crest Hill, IL 60403. The property that is the subject of the special use permit is legally described as: PARCEL ONE: P.I.N. 05-16-131-013 LOTS 6 AND 7 IN BLOCK 5 OF J.C. WHEATON'S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF WHEATON, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPLE MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 7, 1855 AS DOCUMENT 9567, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL TWO: P.I.N. 05-16-313-017 AND 05-16-313-018 LOT 1 OF ST. MICHAEL'S PLAT OF CONSOLIDATION PLAT NO. 2, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 16, 2020 AS DOCUMENT R2020-026188. PARCEL THREE: P.I.N., N/A PART OF WILLOW AVENUE TO BE VACATED PARCEL FOUR: P.I.N.05-16-321-019 LOT 1 OF ST. MICHAEL'S CONSOLIDATION PLAT, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 20, 2005 AS DOCUMENT R2005-080927. The subject property is commonly known as 314 W. Willow Avenue, 221 S. West Street, 317 W. Willow Avenue, and 216 S. Wheaton Avenue, 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 Board prior to or at the public hearing. A copy of the application 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. Nicole Aranas, Chair Wheaton Planning and Zoning Board