PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to allow a recreational vehicle exceeding the weight requirements to be parked on the driveway at 16 Pepperidge Road - PZC #20-1-095
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Russell, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 20-1-095 was published in the Daily Herald on November 2, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is generally located north of the intersection of Sunnybrook Dr. and Pepperidge Road and is zoned R1A (Low Density Single-Family Residence District). The property is approximately 11,122 square feet and is improved with a single-family structure.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioners and property owners, Linda E. Cusack and Thomas F. Cusack, are seeking to park a van that exceeds the weight requirements for a vehicle permitted to be parked on a driveway. The petitioner is requesting approval of a variance from Section 6-2-7:3 (Parking Of Recreational Vehicles) and 6-2-20:2.1 (Curb Weight) of the Naperville Municipal Code which requires a weight limit maximum of 8,000 pounds for any recreational vehicle parked on a driveway for daily use. The proposed van would be approximately 10,360 pounds, which exceeds the weight limit by 2,360 pounds. Recreational vehicles are only permitted to be parked on a driveway when it is used daily and is the owner's principal means of transportation.
The proposed van at 21 feet 10 inches would meet the maximum length requirement (25 feet), so visually, the van will not appear to exceed the requirements of a recreational vehicle that is permitted to be parked in the driveway. If a resident would like to park a recreational vehicle in the driveway for their principle means of transportation, and the use meets the requirements of Section 6-2-20:2.1, they would be permitted to use the vehicle without a zoning permit o...
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