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Council denies conditional use permit for private pickleball court at 10282 Old Lamplighter Lane over noise and drainage concerns
Summary
After a public hearing, the council denied a conditional use permit request for an existing private pickleball court at 10282 Old Lamplighter Lane, citing staff analysis that court play would exceed the city's exterior noise limits and unresolved drainage plan issues; two council members recused before the vote.
The Villa Park City Council, sitting as a hearing body under Mayor Pro Tem Jordan Wu, denied a conditional use permit (CUP) for an existing private pickleball court at 10282 Old Lamplighter Lane after public testimony and a staff report that concluded the court's noise generation would exceed the city's exterior noise standards.
Staff explained that recreational courts and exterior lighting in the city's E-4 zoning district require a CUP. The submittal showed a playing surface set in the northeast corner of the property (playing surface roughly 30 by 60 feet; court area roughly 20 by 44 feet by the applicant's plans), set back several feet from property lines. Staff reported the owner had initially installed six 20-foot LED light poles, then removed three poles along the…
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