DuPage County committee approves permitting software contract, several zoning variances and a donated lot

The DuPage County Development Committee on Feb. 4 approved a contract to acquire permitting and application-management software, granted several zoning variances and accepted a donated parcel intended for the county's housing program.

The committee voted to approve a contract (TEP3-25) to purchase permitting and application-management services for the building and zoning, transportation, stormwater and public works departments for Feb. 21, 2025, through Feb. 28, 2026, at a total cost of $203,674.38. The motion carried with committee members answering “Aye.”

The committee also approved multiple zoning items recommended by zoning hearing officers: a variation to increase the height of a new shed (DCO 7-25/ZONING 24‑80), a reduction of a corner-side setback from 30 feet to approximately 10 feet for a new greenhouse (DCO 8-25/ZONING 24‑82), and a rezoning recommendation (DCO 10-25/ZONING 24‑74) to reclassify a parcel from B‑1 (Local Business) to B‑2 (General Business) in Bloomingdale District 1. An applicant representative, Brian Armstrong, told the committee that the requested rezoning was “This rezoning from b 1 to b 2.” Armstrong said the current on-site use is a contractor’s office and outside storage, which he described as a concrete contractor and a historically similar use for several decades.

The committee additionally approved UCR 1‑25, a resolution authorizing acceptance of a donation of real property described in the meeting as “22 Lehi 146 Of Frasteras, Medina, Illinois.” Committee members discussed plans to demolish an existing structure after the county takes title and then inventory the lot for potential placement in the county’s land bank or use in the county’s housing solutions program. Committee staff said the parcel is “about half an acre.”

Votes at a glance

- TEP3‑25: Contract purchase for permitting software from 02/21/2025–02/28/2026; amount $203,674.38 — motion approved. - DCO 7‑25 (ZONING 24‑80): Zoning hearing officer recommendation to approve a shed-height variation (height cited in meeting as approximately 18 feet) — motion approved. - DCO 8‑25 (ZONING 24‑82): Recommendation to reduce corner-side setback from 30 feet to approximately 10 feet for a greenhouse — motion approved. - DCO 10‑25 (ZONING 24‑74): Recommendation to rezone a parcel to B‑2 (General Business) in Bloomingdale District 1 — motion approved. - UCR 1‑25: Resolution accepting donated real property (location stated in meeting as “22 Lehi 146 Of Frasteras, Medina, Illinois”) — motion approved.

Several motions were moved and seconded on the record and carried; the meeting minutes were also approved earlier in the session. The meeting record shows no recorded ‘no’ votes during these items.

Committee members briefly noted that surrounding zoning and uses supported the rezoning request; Brian Armstrong and a land planner who identified himself as having served as the county’s director of planning for 17 years said the area has largely developed consistent with the proposed B‑2 classification. Armstrong and the planner said adjacent parcels, municipal zoning across the street in the Village of Roselle, and long-standing contractor uses supported the request.

The acceptance of the donated parcel drew questions about demolition timing and future use. Staff said demolition would likely begin in March after title transfer and that the lot would be inventoried for the county’s land bank or housing solutions program.

Less substantive procedural items — including approval of the minutes — were completed at the start of the meeting.

The committee recessed to additional business after the votes; members then discussed other agenda topics later in the meeting.