PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for 204 and 212 W. Van Buren Avenue (Lots 2 and 3 of The Laurel Subdivision) - PZC 24-1-035
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
* Preliminary/Final Plat of Subdivision for Lots 2 and 3 of The Laurel Subdivision; and
* A variance from Section 6-7I-5:1 of the Code to reduce the required minimum lot size from 6,000 sq. ft. per lot to a minimum lot size of 4,790 sq. ft. per lot; and
* A variance from Section 6-2-10:5 of the Code to permit a rear yard coverage of 75% in lieu of 25%.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 24-1-035 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, June 2, 2024.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of two lots with a combined area of 20,213 square feet located at the southwest corner of Van Buren Avenue and Webster Street. The properties are zoned TU (Transitional Use District) and function as open space dedicated to the adjacent home to the west. The petitioner seeks to re-subdivide the properties into four lots fronting Webster Street and redevelop the properties with four single-family homes. To do so, approval of a plat of subdivision and two variances are requested to decrease the required minimum lot size and increase permissible rear yard lot coverage from 25% to approximately 75% on the subject property.
The subject property is adjacent to a mix of uses including single-family homes, commercial space, office, and downtown parking areas (Paw Paw Parking Lot). The Downtown 2030 Plan designates the future land use as Secondary Downtown which accommodates residential land uses.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner intends to subdivide the subject property into four residential lots to allow for the construction of four single-family homes oriented towards Webster Street. Single-family homes are a permitted use in the TU ...
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