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V:LLAGE OF OAK BR00K
1200 0ak Brook Road
Oak Brook,IL 60523‐2255
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TO ALLOW BALL F:ELD L:GHTS FOR THE PROPERTY COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 1315 AND 1425
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THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE
NUMBER 2020-ZO-V-EX -S-1601
AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING A VARIATION
TO ALLOW BALL FIELD LIGHTS
FOR PROPERTY COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
1315 AND 1425 KENSINGTON ROAD
OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS 60523
GOPAL G. LALMALANI, Village President
CHARLOTTE K. PRUSS, Village Clerk
JOHN BAAR
PHILIP CUEVAS
MICHAEL MANZO
MOIN SAIYED
EDWARD TIESENGA
ASIF YUSUF
Village Board
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the
President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook
on this the 28th day of April, 2020
ORDINANCE 2020-ZO-V-EX-S-1601
AN ORDINANCE
GRANTING A VARIANCE
TO ALLOW BALL FIELD LIGHTS
FOR PROPERTY COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
1315 AND 1425 KENSINGTON ROAD
OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS 60523
PINS: 06-26-102-008 and 06-26-102-009
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook (hereinafter referred to as the “Village”) is an Illinois
municipal corporation organized pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois;
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook is authorized by the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/11-
13-5, to vary its zoning regulations where there are practical difficulties or particular hardship in observing
those regulations for the use, construction, or alteration of buildings or structures or the use of land;
WHEREAS, petitioner has requested a variation from the certain provisions of the Village of Oak
Brook Zoning Ordinance as described herein;
WHEREAS, a petition has been submitted by the Oak Brook Park District, the Property Owner
(hereinafter referred to as the “Owner”), of the property located at 1315 and 1425 Kensington Road, Oak
Brook, which is legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (hereinafter referred
to as the “Subject Property”) which is zoned CR, Conservation, requesting approval of a variation from
Section 13-5-4D to permit six (6) light poles at a height of eighty feet (80’) on the Subject Property in and
around the ball fields to provide for use of said fields during night time sports activities and in order to
provide adequate lighting for the users of said fields owner is requesting certain variations to the Village’s
zoning regulations for said purposes as set for the herein (hereinafter referred to as the “Variation”);
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on March 3,
2020 to consider the petitioner’s request and to hear testimony on the proposal and as a result of said
hearing the Village of Oak Brook Zoning Board of Appeals issued a positive recommendation in this matter
all pursuant to proper notice and in compliance with the laws of the State of Illinois and ordinances of the
Village of Oak Brook;
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook Zoning Board of Appeals found the request to be reasonable
in that the requested variation is appropriate under the standards adopted by the Village of Oak Brook in
its Zoning Regulations applicable to zoning variances and made positive findings of fact in support of said
variance;
WHEREAS, the Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval of the petitioner’s request by the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the Village of Oak Brook find that the granting of the
requested variation has no detrimental impact on the health, welfare or safety of the public in general and
finds that the petitioner has met its burden in demonstrating the grounds for the requested variation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, in open meeting assembled by the Village President and
Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois as follows:
Ordinance 2020-ZO-V-EX-S-1601
1315 and 1425 Kensington Road - Variation
PINS: 6-26-102-008 and 06-26-102-009
Page 2 of 8
Section 1. Recitals. The Corporate Authorities hereby find that all of the recitals hereinbefore
stated as contained in the preamble to the Ordinance are full, true and correct and do hereby, by reference,
incorporate and make them part of this Ordinance as legislative findings.
Section 2. Grant of Variation. Subject to, and contingent on the conditions, restrictions, and
provisions set forth herein, the Village Board of Trustees shall, and does hereby, approve a Variation to the
Zoning Regulations as follows:
Variation to Section 13-5-4D to allow light poles using LED lights to be increased from 30 to 80 feet in height
on the Subject Property, 1315 and 1425 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, Illinois and legally described in
Exhibit A.
Section 3. Conditions. The approval granted in Section 2 of this Ordinance is expressly
subject to and contingent upon each of the following conditions:
A. Substantial Conformance with Plans. The proposed sports field lights shall be constructed
in substantial conformance to the approved plans as submitted which are attached hereto
and a made a part hereof and as Exhibit B.
B. The field lights shall be LED and controlled by automatic timers, which will only allow use
from dusk to 10:30 p.m. In addition, from December 15 through the last day of February of
each year the lights will be turned off at 9:30 p.m.
C. The field lights will be turned off if there are no activities planned on the fields.
D. Light levels shall comply with the Building Code Amendment 302.15 ‘Maximum Line of
Sight Illuminance at Any Vertical Plane Boundary’ and not exceed 0.3 foot-candles along
the west property line and 0.8 foot-candles along the north property line.
E. An as-built photometric plan shall be submitted to the Village after installation of the light
poles.
F. A lighting level survey/verification review to ensure compliance with subsection D shall be
conducted at the second-year anniversary of the light installation and after any significant
change to the light poles, a significant change is considered a modification that will require
a building permit.
G. The applicant shall be required to meet all Village Ordinance requirements at the time of
building permit application as specifically varied or waived.
H. Compliance with Zoning Regulations and Village Code. The Owner shall meet all Village
Ordinance requirements at the time of building permit application except as specifically
varied or waived by this Ordinance.
Section 4. Failure to Comply with Conditions. Upon failure or refusal of the Applicant to
comply with any or all of the conditions, restrictions, or provisions of this Ordinance, the Variation granted
in Section 2 of this Ordinance will, at the sole discretion of the President and Board of Trustees, by
ordinance duly adopted, be revoked and become null and void.
Section 5. Binding Effect. This Ordinance and the privileges, obligations, and provisions
contained herein shall inure solely to the benefit of, and be binding upon the Owner and any and all of its
Ordinance 2020-ZO-V-EX-S-1601
1315 and 1425 Kensington Road - Variation
PINS: 6-26-102-008 and 06-26-102-009
Page 3 of 8
heirs, successors, and assigns, and upon any and all current and successor legal or beneficial Owner of
all or any portion of the Property.
Section 6. Effective Date.
A. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law. and
B. The filing by the Owner with the Village Clerk, for recording in the Office of the DuPage County
Recorder of Deeds, of an unconditional agreement and consent ("Unconditional Agreement
and Consent") to accept and abide by each and all of the terms, conditions, and limitations
set forth in this Ordinance. The unconditional agreement and consent must be executed by the
Owner. The unconditional agreement and consent must be substantially in the form attached
hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit C. In the event that the Owner does not file with the
Village Clerk the unconditional agreement and consent required herein within 60 days after the
date of final passage of this Ordinance, the Board of Trustees will have the right, in their sole
discretion, to declare this Ordinance null and void and of no force or effect.
Section 7. Severability. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this Ordinance shall
be held invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 8. Conflict Clause. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
terms of this ordinance shall be repealed to the extent of said conflict.
Section 9. Publication. This ordinance shall be published in book or pamphlet form as
provided by the Illinois Municipal Code.
Section 10. Recording. This ordinance shall be entered into the minutes and upon the
journals of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
[Signature page follows]
Ordinance 2020-ZO-V-EX-S-1601
1315 and 1425 Kensington Road - Variation
PINS: 6-26-102-008 and 06-26-102-009
Page 5 of 8
Exhibit A
Legal Description of Subject Property
Lot 1 in McDonald’s Autumn Oaks Subdivision, being a part of Section 26, Township 39 North, Range 11,
East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 22, 1990 as Document No.
R90-77300 in DuPage County, Illinois.
and
Lot 2 in McDonald’s Autumn Oaks Subdivision, being a part of Section 26, Township 39 North, Range 11,
East of the Third Principal Meridian, according to the plat thereof recorded June 22, 1990 as Document
No. R90-77300 in DuPage County, Illinois.
1315 Kensington Road: 06-26-102-008 (Lot 1)
1425 Kensington Road: 06-26-102-009 (Lot 2)
Ordinance 2020-ZO-V-EX-S-1601
1315 and 1425 Kensington Road - Variation
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Exhibit B
Plans
Exhibit B
Ordinance 2020-ZO-V-EX-S-1601
1315 and 1425 Kensington Road - Variation
PINS: 6-26-102-008 and 06-26-102-009
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Exhibit C
Unconditional Agreement and Consent
WHEREAS, a petition has been submitted by the Oak Brook Park District, the Property Owner
(hereinafter referred to as the “Owner”), of the property located at 1315 and 1425 Kensington Road, Oak
Brook, which is legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein (hereinafter referred
to as the “Subject Property”) which is zoned CR, Conservation, requesting approval of a variation from
Section 13-5-4D to permit six (6) light poles at a height of eighty feet (80’) on the Subject Property in and
around the ball fields to provide for use of said fields during night time sports activities and in order to
provide adequate lighting for the users of said fields owner is requesting certain variations to the Village’s
zoning regulations for said purposes as set for the herein (hereinafter referred to as the “Variation”);
WHEREAS, Ordinance No.2020-ZO-V-EX-S-1601, adopted by the President and Board of
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook on April 28, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the “Ordinance”), grants
approval of the Variation, subject to certain modifications, conditions, restrictions, and provisions; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance provides, among other things, that the Ordinance will be of no force or
effect unless and until the Applicant files this Unconditional Agreement and Consent with the Village Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Applicant hereby agree and covenants as follows:
1. The Owner hereby unconditionally agrees to accept, consent to, and abide by all of the terms,
conditions, restrictions, and provisions of the Ordinance.
2. The Owner acknowledges that: (i) public notices and hearings have been properly given and held
with respect to the adoption of the Ordinance; (ii) the Owner has considered the possibility that the
Variation granted by the Ordinance may be revoked if the Owner does not comply with the
Ordinance; and (iii) The Owner agrees not to challenge any such revocation on the grounds of any
procedural infirmity or a denial of any procedural right.
3. The Owner acknowledges and agrees that the Village is not and will not be, in any way, liable for
any damages or injuries that may be sustained as a result of the Village’s issuance of any permits
for the use of the Property and that the Village’s issuance of any such permits does not, and will
not, in any way, be deemed to insure the Owner against damage or injury of any kind and at any
time.
4. The Owner agrees to and does hereby hold harmless and indemnify the Village, the Village’s
corporate authorities, and all Village elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents,
representatives, and attorneys, from any and all claims that may, at any time, be asserted against
any of such parties in connection with the operation and use of the Property, or the Village’s
adoption of the Ordinance.
[Signature page follows]