CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Option A: Concur with the petitioner and direct staff to prepare ordinances and an OAA agreement approving the requested entitlements for Dutch Bros at 1230 S. Naper Blvd. - DEV-0068-2025; or
Option B: Deny the requested entitlements for Dutch Bros at 1230 S. Naper Blvd. - DEV-0068-2025.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Anna Franco, AICP, Community Planner
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner and property owner, SDG Market Meadows LLC, is requesting approval of a major change to the Market Meadows Planned Unit Development (PUD), deviations to eliminate the required bypass lane and reduce the required parking spaces in the PUD, and a preliminary/final plat of subdivision to construct a Dutch Bros drive-through coffee shop on the triangular shaped parking area north of the US Bank at 1230 S. Naper Boulevard. Dutch Bros is a popular drive-through coffee chain with 900+ locations nationwide and this location would be the one of the first Dutch Bros in the Chicagoland region. Please see the procedural history for the Dutch Bros entitlement requests, to date:
Procedural History
1. The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) conducted a public hearing for the petition on August 20, 2025. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the PZC's vote to approve DEV-0068-2025 failed with a vote of 4-4.
2. In September, the petitioner held on-site meetings with the Mayor and members of the City Council to discuss the requested entitlements. The Mayor and Council members expressed concerns related to Dutch Bros generated traffic and safety. After, the petitioner updated the proposal with alternative Traffic Management Plan options.
3. The petitioner proceeded to the October 7, 2025 City Council meeting without the alternative Traffic Management Plan options. Due to the failed Planning and Zoning Commission vote, the petition proceeded without ordinances and with an opt...
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