CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for 1301 Clyde Drive - PZC 24-1-124 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered PZC 24-1-124 on March 19, 2025, and recommended approval of the request (6-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Ray Shinkle, T-Mobile Central, LLC., with authorization from the property owner, City of Naperville ("the City"), has submitted a Petition for Development Approval to allow a new telecommunications tower to be constructed at 1301 Clyde Dr., generally located at the southwest corner of the 75th St. and Clyde Dr. intersection. The property is currently improved with a 160-foot-tall water tower, pump house and buried reservoir that provides the City of Naperville water service, an equipment shelter and records storage building.
The City has leased space on the water tower to various telecommunications companies, including T-Mobile and Verizon, for approximately 30 years. Verizon's lease was initiated in August of 1993, and T-Mobile's lease began in August of 2000 and will expire in August 2025.
Telecommunication facilities in the City are regulated by Chapter 13 (Regulations for Telecommunication Facilities, Radio, Satellite and Television Antenna Towers and Dishes) of the Naperville Municipal Code. On April 4, 2018, Ordinance 18-031 was approved to amend Chapter 13 of the Municipal Code and included provisions prohibiting the attachment of non-City-owned communications facilities to City-owned water towers in all zoning districts.
Since T-Mobile's current lease on the 1301 Clyde Drive water tower will expire later this year, and the City cannot renew the lease for space on the water tower, T-Mobile is seeking approval of an alternative location for their equipment to ensure no gaps in coverage are experienced by T-Mobile customers. ...
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