Committee approves rezoning to let builder offices, outdoor storage remain at Redgate Road site

The Kane County Development Committee voted to approve petition 4651, rezoning a property at Redgate Road in St. Charles Township from E3 Estate District to Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow the existing single‑family structure to continue as office space and for limited outdoor storage for Seaborn Homes and Grandview Homes.

The rezoning, moved by Commissioner Arroyo and seconded by Commissioner Iqbal, passed on a roll call vote and will be forwarded to the full County Board for final action. County staff and the petitioner agreed to five stipulations meant to limit intensification and address public‑safety and site‑control issues.

Committee members and staff said the property has served as a model‑home/sales office and later as a co‑located office for the two builder businesses for some time, and the petitioner asked to make that use permanent rather than revert the site to a single‑family residence.

Mark Bankercov, Director of Development and Community Services, told the committee the department can process building permits and plan reviews in‑house and introduced zoning staff who helped review the petition. Jason Van Kirkhoff, county planning staff working with the applicant, described the request and the recommended stipulations.

Under the approved PUD, the county required: verification from the Kane County Health Department that the existing septic system is sized for office use; relocation of two existing business signs out of future rights of way and consolidation to a single sign not to exceed 32 square feet of display area and 20 feet in height; submittal of a survey showing the sign relocation; application for building permits establishing the office use within 60 days of board approval; and that the existing outdoor storage not be expanded and remain screened on all sides (any future changes would require an amendment to the approved PUD).

Van Kirkhoff said the site is near other nonresidential uses along the Randall Road corridor, including several churches and an adjacent historic landmark home, and that the PUD and attached site plan will prevent further intensification without additional review. “The PUD zoning and the site plan become the zoning, so it can’t be intensified without going through further review,” he told the committee.

Several committee members asked whether the use would increase traffic or whether the property might ever be sold as a residence. County staff said the petitioner does not expect the site to return to single‑family use and that the stipulations are intended to preserve the current scale and screening of operations.

The Zoning Board of Appeals had recommended approval with two stipulations; county staff added three more stipulations discussed at the meeting. The committee’s motion included all five stipulations. The matter now moves to the County Board for final action.

If approved by the County Board, the PUD will formalize the site’s use as office and limited outdoor storage for the two builder businesses and bind any intensification to future approvals.