File #: 24-0065B    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/22/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/6/2024 Final action: 2/6/2024
Title: Pass the ordinance approving a rear yard setback variance for the property located at 524 S. Brainard St - PZC 23-1-107
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Exhibit A - Legal, 3. Exhibit B - Subject Property, 4. Exhibit C - Site Plan, 5. Exhibit D - Standards for Variances, 6. Petition, 7. 1-17-2024 DRAFT PZC Minutes
Related files: 24-0065
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a rear yard setback variance for the property located at 524 S. Brainard St - PZC 23-1-107
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development

SUBMITTED BY: John Scopelliti, Assistant Planner

BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered PZC 23-1-107 on January 17, 2024, and recommended approval of the request (approved 5-0). Staff concurs.

BACKGROUND:
The property is zoned R1-B (Medium Density Single-Family Residence District) and is located at 524 S. Brainard St. The petitioner is Thomas Budzik, 2800 S River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60018. The subject property is approximately 0.23 acres in size, with the primary dwelling unit fronting the east side of Brainard Street and driveway access provided at the rear of the property, from Victoria Ct. As depicted on the attached site plan, the subject property is unique as it is a flag lot with vehicular access provided from the rear of the property.

DISCUSSION:
The petitioner, Thomas Budzik, is proposing an approximately 750 square foot, two-story addition to the single-family home in the rear of the property as illustrated in the attachments. This addition serves to provide a new family room on the ground floor and a new office on the second floor. The petitioner is requesting approval of a variance from Section 6-6B-7:1 (Yard Requirements) of the Naperville Municipal Code to allow the proposed two-story addition to encroach up to 5 feet 1 inch into the 21.8-foot required rear yard. Staff notes the two-story addition is not parallel with the rear property line and that the proposed addition setback varies depending on where it is measured from. The proposed addition encroaches approximately 3 feet into the rear yard when measured from the north side, and approximately 5 feet 1 inch when measured at from the south side, resulting in approximately 85.72 square feet of the addition being located in the requ...

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