CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the Ordinance granting a deviation to the 35' platted building line based on the provisions of Section 7-1-13 (Platted Setback and Building Lines) of the Naperville Municipal Code for the property located at 730 Highland Ave - PZC 17-1-144
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The owners and petitioners, William and Rita Griffin, are proposing to deviate from the 35' platted building line in order to construct a single family home at 730 Highland Avenue. The property is currently zoned R1B (Medium Density Single-Family Residence District) and was recorded as Lot 5 in Block 4 of Arthur T. McIntosh and Company's Naperville Highlands Subdivision with a 35' platted building line. The 0.18 acre lot is currently improved with a single-family residence and detached garage and is generally located south of Highland Avenue and west of Julian Street.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner intends to demolish the existing single-family residence and detached garage and build a single-family residence located 30' from the front property line with a front porch located 27.5' from the front property line. Per the property's R1B zoning, the required front yard setback is 30'; however, a 35' setback was platted on the subject property through the underlying subdivision plat. Per Section 7-1-13 (Platted Setback and Building Lines) of the Naperville Municipal Code, "where a platted building or setback line is in conflict with the required yard provisions of Title 6, Zoning Regulations, of this Code, the more restrictive requirement shall apply". Accordingly, improvements on the subject property must comply with the 35' platted setback line.
In 2015, Section 6-2-3:3.2 (Yard Requirements: Permitted Obstructions in Required Yards) of the Code was amended to permit covered front porches to encroach 5' into either the required front yard s...
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