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Committee repeals 2021 ordinance that added Yeoman Creek to enterprise zone
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Summary
The Waukegan Environmental and Sustainability Committee voted Feb. 17 to repeal Ordinance 21‑O‑60, which had added a specific Yeoman Creek parcel to the Waukegan–North Chicago enterprise zone; staff said repeal frees that limited enterprise‑zone acreage to be used elsewhere in the future.
At a special meeting Feb. 17 the Waukegan Environmental and Sustainability Committee approved a motion to repeal Ordinance 21‑O‑60, the 2021 ordinance that had added a specific Yeoman Creek parcel to the Waukegan–North Chicago enterprise zone.
Staff explained the 2021 ordinance named a surveyed parcel and associated boundaries that were added at the developer's request; those additions used finite enterprise‑zone mileage. "That was the ordinance that added Yeoman Creek to the enterprise zone," staff said, and repealing it would free the designated area so the city can add other territory with a future ordinance when a different site requires enterprise‑zone designation. Staff also said North Chicago has already repealed its reciprocal approval of the Waukegan territory.
A motion and a second were made to consider repeal; the committee conducted a roll‑call vote and the motion passed. The roll call recorded Aye votes for Alderman Turner, Alderman Guzman, Alderman Felix and Chairman Florian. The committee announced the motion passes and moved on to other business.
Committee discussion focused on preserving the municipality's ability to designate enterprise‑zone acreage in the future rather than permanently reserving it for the Yeoman Creek parcel named in the 2021 ordinance. No amendments were made at the committee level.
