PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider variances to permit a detached garage at 526 E Chicago Avenue - PZC 24-1-029
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Anna Franco, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A petition for approval of two variances in order to construct a detached garage:
1. A variance to Section 6-2-10:1 to permit a detached garage to encroach into the five (5) foot setback required for detached accessory structures; and
2. A variance to Section 6-2-10:5 to permit a detached garage to exceed the maximum 25% lot coverage permitted for detached accessory structures in the required rear yard setback.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 24-1-029 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, May 12, 2024.
BACKGROUND:
The property is located on the south side of Chicago Avenue near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Wright Street and is zoned R1B (Medium Density Single-Family Residence District). The property is approximately 9,297 square feet and is improved with a single-family residence and detached garage. The property is uniquely shaped due to a jog in the rear property line along the southern portion of the property.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner, Courtney Naumes, on behalf of the owners Courtney and Troy Naumes, has submitted a petition for approval of variances to construct a two-car detached garage. The petitioner wishes to demolish the existing 308 square foot, one car garage located at the rear of the property and replace it with a new 672 square foot, two-car detached garage that will align with the front wall of the detached garage located on the abutting property to the east. The petitioner has indicated that a new garage is needed at the property due to structural concerns with the existing garage that does not allow the petitioner to currently park inside the existing garage.
The reque...
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