PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing regarding amendments proposed to various chapters of Title 6 (Zoning Regulations) of the Naperville Municipal Code regarding the B4 yard requirements, solar requirements, and sign requirements - PZC 22-1-101
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director; Gabrielle Mattingly, AICP, Community Planner; Kathleen Russell, AICP, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
Text amendments to various chapters of Title 6 (Zoning Regulations) of the Naperville Municipal Code.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Required notice of PZC 22-1-101 was published in the Daily Herald on October 16, October 19, and October 21, 2022.
BACKGROUND:
Staff seeks to make changes to amend Chapter 15 (Small Wind and Solar Renewable Energy Systems), Chapter 16 (Signs), Article D (B4 Downtown Core District) of Chapter 7 (Business Districts) of Title 6 (Zoning Regulations) of the Municipal Code.
DISCUSSION:
Chapter 7 Article D: B4 Downtown Core District
The B4 (Downtown Core District) was previously amended in 2011 in accordance with zoning code change recommendations proposed by the Downtown 2030 Plan. These recommendations included the establishment of a maximum setback of 6' for any new construction or for modifications to any exterior building wall in the B4 district that are made after January 1, 2012. This maximum setback from all property lines was intended to create a consistent streetwall in the downtown.
A streetwall is "established by continuous building fronts at or near the front property line with no or minimal gaps between them. Streetwalls reinforce the pedestrian character of the downtown by establishing aesthetic and functional continuity" (p. 40 Naperville Downtown 2030). As such, staff does not find it is necessary to require this streetwall to be maintained along the property lines which are not facing the street (i...
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