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DuPage County development committee approves a slate of zoning and special-event items; member asks about LED sign light limits
Summary
The DuPage County Development Committee approved several zoning items and a special-event permit by voice vote, and a committee member questioned whether LED signage standards implicate the county’s dark-skies interests; staff cited Section 37-11-03C requirements for timing, brightness and a five-foot-candle limit.
The DuPage County Development Committee approved a series of zoning and special-event items, including a York Township 250th celebration permit, a conditional use for an existing pond within 10 feet of a rear property line, a conditional use for an electronic LED message center, setbacks and fence variations, and a conditional use to retain an existing chicken coop and run.
All motions were approved by voice vote during the meeting; the transcript records the chair calling for “Aye” and confirming the motions carried but does not provide roll-call tallies for yes/no/abstain.
During discussion of the conditional use for an electronic LED message center, Member Cowerd asked whether the county’s environmental committee work on reducing light pollution applied to private signs. A staff member identified as Jessica responded that the application must meet existing zoning requirements tied to timing and brightness and noted the sign must meet Section 37-11-03C and a five-foot-candle standard; she also said the county’s dark-skies initiatives to date had not been extended to private property.
Items approved by voice vote included: - Special-event approval for a York Township outdoor 250th celebration at Noll's Community Park (26-1159ZSE26-2). - Conditional use to retain an existing pond less than 10 feet from a rear property line, where it has existed at least five years (DC 11-26-2025-70). - Conditional use to allow an electronic LED message center near Parkside Road and Royal (DC 12-26-2025-72); committee discussion included a staff confirmation that zoning conditions address timing and brightness. - Variations reducing a corner side setback to attach an existing detached garage (BCL 13 years 26-7-26-2) and to orient the finished side of an existing fence inward (BCL 14 years 26-7-26-3). - Conditional use to allow an existing chicken coop and run to remain at reduced setbacks and with limited sections exceeding 6 ft 6 in where structures have existed at least five years (DCO 50 that 26 on 26 4); staff said two neighbors did not object.
The committee conducted these approvals in sequence and adjourned after completing the listed motions. The transcript does not show additional conditions or dissent beyond the single question about sign brightness and timing.
