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Lindenhurst delays annexation and car-wash approvals for U.S. Route 45 parcel until March 13
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Summary
The Village Board postponed votes on an annexation agreement, annexation of about 4.33 acres and multiple land-use approvals for a proposed car wash at a U.S. Route 45 parcel; the petitioner requested the delays and each motion passed unanimously (Aye–5, Nay–0).
The Lindenhurst Village Board on Feb. 13 postponed action on a cluster of measures tied to a proposed car-wash development on a parcel along U.S. Route 45, scheduling final decisions for the March 13 meeting after the petitioner asked for more time.
A developer representative presented an overview of the planned car-wash and explained why the property owners want to be incorporated into Lindenhurst. The board considered an annexation agreement with Chicago Title Land Trust Company and White City Holdings, LLC, a separate ordinance to annex approximately 4.33 acres, and a package of land-use approvals — rezoning, a special use permit, a preliminary plat of subdivision, variations, and site, landscaping and architectural plans — to allow the car wash. The petitioner requested postponement of all items.
Trustee Patty Chybowski moved to postpone the annexation-agreement ordinance (23-2-2249); Trustee Pat Dickson moved to postpone the annexation ordinance (23-2-2250); and Trustee Dawn Suchy moved to postpone the rezoning and related approvals (23-2-2251). Each postponement motion passed on roll call by a 5–0 vote (Trustees Pat Dickson, Pat Dunham, Patty Chybowski, Dawn Suchy and Ron Grace voting aye, Trustee Heath Rosten absent).
Minutes and staff materials in the meeting record refer to the parcel with two different street numbers: the public-hearing text lists 35980 U.S. Rte. 45 in one place and 39580 U.S. Rte. 45 elsewhere. The board record and the ordinances cited in the agenda use 39580; the transcript notes the discrepancy during the meeting. Meeting documents and future agenda materials should be consulted for the authoritative parcel number before March 13.
No formal votes on rezoning, special use or site-plan approvals were taken at the Feb. 13 meeting; discussion and the developer's presentation will resume at the March 13 session unless the petitioner withdraws the request.
What happens next: The board left all three items on the agenda for March 13, when trustees may vote to adopt, amend, or postpone again.