PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for 1200 E. Diehl Road (1200 Diehl Road Residences) - PZC 24-1-034
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. Rezoning the Subject Property from ORI to OCI;
2. A preliminary plat of subdivision (City Council review only);
3. Conditional use to establish the Hines Diehl Road Resubdivision PUD and a preliminary PUD plat along with conditional uses for multi-family residential, retail, eating establishments and parking areas as a principal use on the Subject Property; and, multiple deviations to the Naperville Municipal Code.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 24-1-034 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of approximately 9.5 acres located at 1200 E. Diehl Road. It is currently zoned ORI (Office, Research and Light Industry District) and consists of a vacant, 100,000 square foot office building that was previously home to DeVry University headquarters. The petitioner indicates that the property has remained unoccupied, with no new office prospects on the horizon, since DeVry's relocation.
Hines Acquisitions, LLC is the petitioner proposing 1200 Diehl Road Residences, a mixed-use community between Freedom Commons to the north, employment corridors to the east and west, and commercial and residential areas to the south. The proposed development will consist of two commercial buildings located at the main entrance along Diehl Road, and a multi-family residential building to the south. The existing parking garage on the property will remain to ensure adequate parking is provided for both the proposed commercial uses and residential units.
The City's Land Use Master Plan (LUMP) designates the subject property as Regional Center. Areas designated as Regional Center are recommended fo...
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