PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance from Section 6-2-10:5 to permit an auxiliary parking space at the property located at 203 S Columbia Street - PZC 22-1-118
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A variance to Section 6-2-10:5 (Percentage of Required Yard Occupied) has been requested to permit the existing detached garage and an auxiliary parking space to occupy approximately 855 square feet of the required rear yard at 203 S. Columbia Street.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC #22-1-118 was published in the Naperville Sun on January 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND:
The approximately 9,900 square foot subject property is located at southwest corner of Columbia Street and Chicago Avenue. The property is zoned R1B (Medium Density Single Family Residence District) and is improved with a single-family residence and a two-car detached garage. The Property Owners are Francis Edward Simon Hunt and Reyna Trevino.
Project Background
The City's Code Enforcement Team received an inquiry about work being done at the subject property to increase parking in the rear off the alleyway. Upon inspection, the Code Enforcement Team identified that the homeowner was in the process of installing brick pavers. The Code Enforcement Team concluded that a permit had not been sought for this work and subsequently issued a stop work order until a permit could be obtained as required by City Code. The homeowner inquired about installing gravel as an alternative option so cars could be parked off the alleyway. Staff noted that per engineering requirements, gravel is not an approved parking surface and notified the homeowner that they would need to seek approval of a variance as the proposed improvements exceeded the allowable square footage in the required rear yard.
DISCUSSION:
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