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O-65-25 Granting a Special Use for a Contractor Office in the D-D, Downtown District at 113 Holmes Street in Lemont, IL (V2 LLC)VILLAGE OF �'V,EMONT 418 Main Street I Lemont, IL 60439 TO: Village Board Meeting FROM: Jamie Tate, Community Development THROUGH: Jason Berry, CEcD, AICP, Economic & Community Development Director SUBJECT: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use for a Contractor Office in the D-D, Downtown District at 113 Holmes Street in Lemont, IL (V2 LLC) DATE: November 24, 2025 SUMMARY/BACKGROUND V2 LLC, the applicant and current lessee of 113 Holmes Street, is requesting a Special Use to operate a contractor office within the D-D Downtown District. The proposed use is limited to administrative office functions and light indoor equipment storage conducted entirely within the existing building, with no outdoor operations, contractor -yard activities, or outdoor storage. The Special Use approval is specific to V2 LLC and will remain valid only for the duration of the company's current lease, which expires June 30, 2027, or until redevelopment approvals for the property are granted, whichever occurs first. ANALYSIS Comprehensive Plan The Lemont 2030 plan designates the subject property as Mixed Use (MU). Planning & Zoning Commission (PZCI The Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on November 5, 2025 and voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the Special Use as conditioned in the attached ordinance. Committee of the Whole (COW) The request was presented and discussed at the COW meeting held on November 17, 2025. Consistency with Village Policy Lemont 2030 Comprehensive Plan STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the attached ordinance. BOARD ACTION REQUESTED A motion to approve the attached ordinance. ATTACHMENTS An Ordinance Granting a Special Use for a Contractor Office in the D-D, Downtown District at 113 Holmes in Lemont, IL VILLAGE OF LEMONT ORDINANCE NO. " AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL USE FOR A CONTRACTOR OFFICE IN THE D-D, DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AT 113 HOLMES STREET IN LEMONT, IL (V2 LLC) ADOPTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT THIS 24th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 Published in pamphlet form by Authority of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Lemont, Counties of Cook, Will and DuPage, Illinois, this 24th day of November, 2025. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL USE FOR A CONTRACTOR OFFICE IN THE D-D, DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AT 113 HOLMES STREET IN LEMONT, IL (V2 LLC) WHEREAS, Elvira Vela of V2 LLC ("Petitioner") is the tenant of certain property located at 113 Holmes Street, Lemont, Illinois (PIN 22-20-414-011-0000) (hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Property"), as described in the Legal Description attached hereto as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, the Petitioner applied pursuant to the provisions of the Lemont, Illinois Municipal Code, Title 17 Unified Development Ordinance ("UDO") seeking a special use for a contractor office in the D-D zoning district pursuant to 17.06.020 (Table 17-06-01) and 17.06.120 C. of the UDO; and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Lemont, Illinois conducted a public hearing on November 5, 2025 and voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the special use for V2 LLC at 113 Holmes Street with conditions incorporated in this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, a notice of the aforesaid public hearing was made in the manner provided by law and was published in the Daily Southtown, a newspaper of general circulation within the Village; and WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees have reviewed the matter herein and have determined that the requested special use is in the best interest of public health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Village of Lemont, and hereby adopts the finding of facts as set forth in Exhibit B. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, DUPAGE, AND WILL, ILLINOIS AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE: The foregoing findings and recitals are hereby adopted as Section One of this Ordinance and are incorporated by reference as if set forth verbatim herein. SECTION TWO: A special use is granted for a contractor office use in the D-D Zoning District at 113 Holmes Street. SECTION THREE: The special use shall have the following conditions: 1. This Special Use is granted specifically to V2 LLC for administrative office operations associated with a contractor office use. The approval is non- transferable and shall not extend to future tenants or subleases without Village review and approval. 2. A minimum of six (6) off-street parking spaces shall be striped and maintained on the paved surface of the property in accordance with UDO standards, including one ADA-compliant space, prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. 3. All equipment, trailers, materials, and boxes shall be stored entirely within the building. No outdoor operations, storage, staging, or material handling is permitted. 4. No truck parking, loading, unloading, idling, or fleet staging may occur. 5. The Special Use approval shall remain valid only for the duration of V2 LLC's current two-year lease, which expires June 30, 2027, or until redevelopment approvals are granted for the property, whichever occurs first. Any request for extension requires reapplication and full review by the PZC and Village Board. 6. The building and site shall be maintained in a clean and orderly condition, free from debris, abandoned items, discarded materials, or outdoor stockpiles. All paved and landscaped areas shall be kept in good repair. SECTION FOUR: That the Village Clerk of the Village of Lemont be and is directed hereby to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet form, pursuant to the Statutes of the State of Illinois, made and provided. SECTION FIVE: That this Ordinance shall be in frill force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL, AND DUPAGE, ILLINOIS, ON THIS 'L- DAY OF � fl � lm� 20 �t-5. PRESIDENT AND VILLAGE BOARD MEMBERS: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Samuel J. Forzley V Janelle Kittridge Ken McClafferty V Kevin Shaughnessy 11 Rick Sniegowski Ron Stapleton Attest: arlene M. Smollen, Village Clerk S44 OF /ZLIN '� Jo G Egofske, Village President EXHIBIT A Plat of Survey with Legal Description EXHIBIT B FINDINGS. Based upon the evidence and testimony presented during the public hearing, the Lemont Village Board of Trustees finds the following: The Lemont 2030 Comprehensive Plan's future land use map designates the subject site as Mixed Use (MU). 2. A contractor office is consistent with the mixed -use context when appropriately conditioned to mitigate external impacts. 3. The special use sufficiently meets the applicable standards for a special use found in § 17.04.140 with the conditions incorporated into this ordinance.