Commission recommends approval for 3-court pickleball facility at 851 Seaton Court with parking and no-tournament limits

The Wheeling Plan Commission on Dec. 3 recommended that the Village Board approve a special-use and minor site-plan application for One More Game Pickleball & Badminton Club at 851 Seaton Court, subject to several conditions addressing parking, striping and limits on tournaments.

Staff told the commission the site — zoned I-2 — originally would have required 13 parking spaces based on a four-court layout, but the applicant proposed reducing courts to three which staff estimated would lower the requirement to roughly nine spaces. Staff noted the existing striping and drive-aisle widths on the property are noncompliant and recommended conditions requiring a business license, a minimum of one employee on-site during business hours, indoor-only activities, correction of noncompliant striping, and prohibition of unrelated events or tournaments unless addressed in a later amendment.

Petitioner Peter Sidorchuk, the applicant and listing broker’s representative said the revised plan calls for three indoor courts, core rentals, leagues, lessons and open play. "We are gonna go with 3, which should alleviate a lot of the parking lot or parking space, requirements," Sidorchuk said, adding proposed hours of 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. and saying round-robin events would typically involve about 12 players so overlap could be staggered to avoid peak congestion.

Commissioners and the property’s listing broker, Ron Roberti (Resource Commercial Advisors), pressed the applicant on parking logistics, whether off-hours use of other tenant spaces required a written agreement, and whether tournaments should be allowed. Staff clarified that a parking exception reduces the code requirement but does not automatically authorize use of other tenants’ required parking; commissioners asked that tournaments be limited to off-hours or omitted from initial approval unless a landlord agreement is provided.

The commission voted to recommend approval with modified conditions: the applicant will proceed with three courts and no tournaments at opening; the applicant must supply a parking plan, correct the noncompliant striping and pavement markings to meet the approved site plan (deadline set to 05/01/2026), and obtain a business license prior to opening. If the applicant later seeks to host tournaments, they must return for an amendment and provide written agreements for any off-site parking arrangements.

What happens next: The Village Board will consider the commission’s recommendation and conditions at its Dec. 15 meeting; the Community Development Department will verify compliance with the restriping and parking conditions before issuing a business license.