CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for 1103 Aurora Avenue (Charleston Place)-DEV-0022-2025 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Adam Beaver, AICP, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. Rezoning from R1A (Low Density Single Family Residence district) to TU (Transitional Use district)
2. A deviation from Section 7-4-2 of the Naperville Municipal Code
3. Approval of a Preliminary/Final Plat of Subdivision
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered DEV-0022-2025 on March 19, 2025 and recommended approval of the request to rezone the subject property (Approved 5-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located on the north side of Aurora Avenue between River Bend Road and Berry Drive and is approximately 7.2 acres in size. It is currently zoned R1A (Low Density Single Family Residence District) and is unimproved. The petitioner, Charleston Investments LLC, is seeking to rezone the subject property to the Transitional Use (TU) district, a deviation from Section 7-4-2 of the Naperville Municipal Code to request a right-of-way width of 60 feet, and a preliminary/final plat of subdivision to develop the property as a 30-lot single family home subdivision.
DISCUSSION:
Rezoning:
The petitioner requests approval of a map amendment to rezone the subject property from the R1A district to the TU district to facilitate the development of 30 single family homes. The Land Use Master Plan designates the future land use of the subject property as Institutional due to the property's current association with the All-Saints Catholic Academy school. Staff considers the single-family residential use to be appropriate for the location and finds that TU district, which is intended to serve as a mixed use transitional area between a low-density residential neighborhood and other more intensive uses, is appropriate considering the subje...
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