Title
Ordinance Authorizing Annexation Agreement (Melka Landscaping - 11606 W. 179th Street) - Public Hearing
History
The Village has identified +/- 9 acres (excluding public streets, rights of ways and roadways) of unincorporated parcels located in the Grassland Planning District, which qualify by the Illinois Statute, for voluntary annexation through municipal ordinance. The petitioner currently operates a Graden Center at the subject property. An ordinance authorizing an annexation agreement is now presented to the Village for consideration.
These parcels were identified in the Comprehensive Plan and in the 2007 and 2021 Annexation Studies, as Annexation Area #63 and were listed as a high priority for annexations. The Comprehensive Plan calls for the area to be zoned R-4 Single Family residential.
Cook County has designated the subject parcels as I-1 Restricted Industrial.
Problematic uses that are Permitted Uses in the Cook County I-1 Restricted Industrial District, include but are not limited to the following:
Industrial Uses including construction yards, machine shops, industrial launderers, packing and crating services, fabrication, processing, assembly of materials, products and goods;
Wholesale and warehouse uses - including automotive storage, beverage distributors, self-storage and mini warehouse facilities, wholesale establishments;
Retail businesses including bars, taverns, cocktail lounges, machinery sales, automotive repair shops.
Each area eligible for annexation was evaluated for annexation potential based on factors including, development quality concerns, fiscal impact on village, environmental issues, nuisance issues, natural resource protection, Village preferred land use and utility serviceability.
Per the Illinois Municipal Code ILCS 65 requirements, written notice of contemplated annexation was published in Daily Southtown. Therefore, it is recommended that the properties identified in this ordinance be annexed and uses of the property be subject to Village Ordinances.
The key points of the proposed annexation agreement are as follows:
• Village shall extend water and sanitary sewer to service the property. Once, Village water and sanitary sewer service is brought to the property line, the existing septic systems are to be removed, and the existing well can only be utilized for irrigation purposes.
• All connection and meter charges are to be paid for by the Owner.
• The Owner shall provide the Village with necessary easements to allow the Village to repair and maintain Marley Creek, in the event the Owner fails to do so.
The annexation agreement does not include a sales tax sharing component. Instead, once the land is annexed, the Village will start receiving sales tax generated by the current landscape business that will be used to pay for the utility extension.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to postpone approval of an Ordinance Authorizing an Annexation Agreement (Melka Landscaping - 11606 W. 179th Street) to April 6, 2026.