PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a major change to the Riverbrook Center Planned Unit Development in order to grant a conditional use for a daycare for the subject property located at 1567 North Aurora Road (Riverbrook Daycare) - PZC 18-1-127
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 18-1-127 was published in the Naperville Sun on January 20, 2019.
BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Smita's Child Services, is requesting approval of a conditional use for a daycare. The petitioner proposes to open a daycare and an associated outdoor area in an approximately 2,000 square foot tenant space.
The subject property is located on the north side of North Aurora Avenue, west of Raymond Drive, with a common address of 1567 North Aurora Road. The proposed tenant space is zoned B2 PUD (Community Shopping Center District Planned Unit Development) and is currently vacant. The Northwest Sector Plan (1996) identifies the future land use of the subject property as commercial; the proposed development is compatible with this designation.
DISCUSSION:
Conditional Use for a Daycare
The petitioner proposes to improve the 2,000-square foot tenant space with Riverbrook Daycare Center. Per Section 6-7B-3 of the Municipal Code (B2 District: Conditional Uses), a daycare center is a conditional use in the B2 zoning district. The proposed daycare will be in suite 127, which is generally located within the western portion of the plaza as depicted on the site plan. Riverbrook Daycare will require caregivers to escort children to and from the daycare in order to drop children off. Therefore, a vehicular drop off area is not necessary.
As mandated by DCFS, daycare centers are required to provide an outdoor area. The petitioner's proposed outdoor area is located in the back of the building and is...
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