PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for 222 S. Mill Street - DEV-0114-2025
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. Rezone the subject property from OCI (Office, Commercial and Institutional District) to B5 (Secondary Downtown).
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for DEV-0114-2025 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, January 4, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 222 S. Mill Street and is currently occupied by a two-story building that was primarily utilized as professional office space and a surface parking lot. The property is zoned OCI (Office, Commercial and Institutional District) and is approximately 0.22 acres in size.
The petitioner proposes rezoning the property from OCI (Office, Commercial and Institutional District) to B5 (Secondary Downtown) to redevelop the property with a 6-unit, multi-family residential building.
DISCUSSION:
Rezoning
The Petitioner is requesting approval to rezone the subject property from OCI (Office, Commercial, and Institutional District) to B5 (Secondary Downtown District). The B5 district accommodates a mix of office, service and multi-family residential uses in a pedestrian-oriented environment. Part of the intent of the B5 district is to serve as a transition from the core downtown to outlying residential areas.
The subject property is located on the perimeter of the downtown and abuts several different zoning districts and land uses as outlined in the table below:
This combination of adjacent zoning districts and land uses highlights the subject property's transitional location between the core downtown and outlying residential areas.
Multi-family residential is a permitted use in the B5 zoning district. The B5 district has a maximum FAR of 2.5 and a maximum building height of 50 feet. Additionally, sufficient parki...
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