PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for the property located at 710 Woodlawn Avenue - PZC 21-1-027
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A petition seeking annexation, preliminary/final plat of subdivision and rezoning to R1A (Low Density Single-Family Residence District) has been submitted for the property located at 710 Woodlawn Avenue.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 21-1-027 was published in the Daily Herald on February 14, 2022.
BACKGROUND:
The property is located on the south side of Woodlawn Avenue with a common address of 710 Woodlawn Avenue. The 18,877 square foot lot is currently improved with a single-family residence and is zoned R-4 in unincorporated DuPage County. The property is adjacent to unincorporated properties to the west and incorporated properties to the north, east, and south. The surrounding incorporated properties are zoned R1A (Low Density Single Family Residence District), R1 (Low Density Single Family Residence District) and R1B (Medium Density Single Family Residence District).
On July 5, 2000, City Council approved annexation and rezoning of the subject property to the R1A zoning district. However, the approved ordinances were not recorded within one year from the date of annexation approval as required by the annexation agreement. Therefore, the annexation was never finalized, and the subject property has remained unincorporated. The prior approvals will be revoked, subject to City Council review.
DISCUSSION:
The Petitioner, Mathieson House, LLC, d/b/a M House, with permission from the property owners James J. Kritsas and Megan M. Preusker, requests annexation, rezoning to R1A upon annexation and approval of a preliminary/final plat of subdivision in order to annex the property into the City and construct a new single-family ho...
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