CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a minor change to the conditional use for Wag'N Paddle - PZC 22-1-045
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Russell, AICP, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Not required. The Property Owners provided required notice (mailed written notice; sign posted on the property) in accordance with Section 6-3-5 (Procedures for Processing Petitions) of the Naperville Municipal Code.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property, 1847 West Jefferson Avenue, is comprised of approximately 3.24 acres and is zoned I (Industrial District). The Property Owners, WNP Pool N Park (Wag'N Paddle) Shannon and Matt Bergman, have petitioned the City for a minor change to the conditional use to permit a new fenced-in outdoor pet area at the subject property. Wag'N Paddle is a pet care establishment that currently provides an indoor climate-controlled and outdoor dog park. Staff concurs.
DISCUSSION:
A conditional use was approved at the subject property in 2018 to permit a pet care establishment to have an outdoor area in the Industrial District. Per the conditional use, the existing outdoor area is 2,838 square feet. The original conditional use was required because of the outdoor area component of the business.
Minor Change to the Conditional Use
A minor change to amend the previously granted conditional use is requested to allow for an additional outdoor area that will be approximately 800 square feet with corresponding updates to the approved site plan. Section 6-3-8:5 (Conditional Uses) of the Municipal Code identifies the differences between major and minor changes to a conditional use, as well as administrative adjustments.
Since no variances are being sought, and the proposal is otherwise compliant with the property's underlying zoning designation of Industrial, staff has identified the proposal as a minor change to the previously granted conditional use ...
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