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Council extends site-plan approval for 156,000-square-foot industrial building at Fabian Parkway for one year
Summary
Geneva City Council voted 7-1 to restate and extend site-plan approval for a 156,000-square-foot industrial building west of Kirk Road and north of Fabian Parkway, giving the developer one additional year to obtain building permits.
The Geneva City Council on a 7-1 vote on Feb. (date not specified) approved a one-year extension of a previously granted site-plan approval for a 156,000-square-foot industrial building west of Kirk Road and north of Fabian Parkway.
The extension was approved by motion of Alderman Bowery, seconded by the mayor. The council required a majority of members present to adopt the resolution; the roll call showed seven affirmative votes, one negative vote and two alderpersons absent.
The extension restates and continues the prior site-plan approval (Resolution 2024-34) and gives the owner another calendar year to obtain building permits and begin construction. Director DeGroot told the council that, under the Geneva Zoning Ordinance, site-plan approval is effective for one year unless a building permit has been issued and construction has commenced; the applicant has asked for the extra time because construction has not begun.
Alderman Swanson opposed the extension, arguing the council should consider broader market implications. "If absorption is the problem and they're seeing a downturn in the market conditions, it seems to me maybe this isn't the right project for this site," Swanson said, urging the council to think about whether additional similar industrial development is appropriate for Geneva.
Other council members who spoke in favor said denying the extension would likely require the developer to pay new fees and reapply if market conditions later improved. Alderman Bruno and others noted the city does not own the site and that granting a routine extension preserves the developer's previously approved rights without consuming city staff time.
The resolution extends the deadline to obtain building permits and begin construction for one year from tonight's date; if the applicant does not pull a permit within that year, the matter would return to the council for further consideration.
Votes on related zoning matters earlier in the meeting were handled as separate agenda items, and the council also approved publication of an updated 2025 zoning map that incorporates annexations, approved planned unit developments (PUDs) and recent approvals, including approvals cited by the planning division for the Midwest Industrial Funds Business Park, Venture Park, and a 3302 River PUD.
The council made no change to the underlying zoning or approved uses for the I-1 district; Director DeGroot said the site plan complied with zoning regulations and required no variations except for a right-of-way taking noted in the record.
The resolution to restate and extend site-plan approval was recorded as Resolution 2025-15. No additional conditions or new fees were included in the motion.
