CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive the first reading and pass the ordinance amending Section 7-1-3:2 of the Naperville Municipal Code to add the transitional use (TU) zoning district
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A (Planning and Zoning Commission review is not required for amendments to Title 7)
BACKGROUND:
At its November 17, 2020 meeting, the City Council approved an ordinance amending various chapters of Title 5 (Building Regulations), Title 6 (Zoning Regulations), and Title 7 (Subdivision Regulations) regarding developments including duplexes, single-family attached dwellings, multiple family dwellings or any combination thereof. The approved amendments included the modification of Section 7-1-3 to permit multiple residential buildings to be located on a single lot provided that the development is managed by an association and offers shared amenities, shared common space, shared access drives, and/or shared parking. This criterion is applicable to properties which are zoned R2, R3, R3A, R4, and OCI. Staff is proposing Section 7-1-3 be further amended to extend this allowance to the TU zoning district.
DISCUSSION:
The TU zoning district is intended to serve as a mixed-use transitional area between a low-density residential neighborhood and other more intensive uses such as an arterial roadway or a business district. The following residential uses are permitted by right in the TU zoning district: single-family detached dwellings, two-family dwellings and duplexes, single-family attached dwellings (townhomes), residential care homes, and residential dwelling units located in multi-tenant buildings (provided no more than one unit is permitted in each building).
Given the transitional nature of the TU zoning district, and that townhomes and multi-family units are permitted by right, staff finds it appropriate to extend the allowance for ...
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