Title
Ordinance Authorizing Annexation Agreement (Melka Landscaping - 11606 W. 179th Street)
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 subj...
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