TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a Truck Maintenance Facility, Located at 3501 Channahon Road (ZBA 2026-02)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner and property owner, IFH Properties LLC, is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow a truck maintenance facility in the I-1 (light industrial) district at 3501 Channahon Road. The proposed development would contain an office and maintenance building with associated truck and trailer parking for the owner's freight carrier business, Interstate Freights LLC. Interstate Freights is an over-the-road truck carrier that currently maintains an office in Naperville and a truck parking location in Summit, Illinois. The petitioner would like to consolidate their operations at the subject site to serve their fleet of around 50 trucks, which are primarily out on the road and would use this location for maintenance as needed. The petitioner estimates that there will be around four truck trips to and from the site per day most days of the week, with around seven trips per day on Fridays. Proposed hours of operation are 7 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. The location would initially have around five employees with the potential for up to ten employees.
The 4.7-acre subject site is zoned I-1 (light industrial) and located on U.S Route 6 across from the Ketone industrial park, which is zoned I-2 (general industrial). The west and north sides of the subject site are adjacent to Will County Forest Preserve property. The east side of the site is adjacent to a residential use within unincorporated Will County, zoned County R-2 (single-family residence). The subject site currently contains a vacant commercial building that was occupied by a bar and restaurant business for many years until the fall of 2021. The site has not been redeveloped or occupied by any use since the former business closed. The current owner purchased th...
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