PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing regarding an amendment to Section 6-7F-3 of the Municipal Code to allow eating establishments, when located within a planned unit development, as a conditional use in the OCI (Office, Commercial and Institutional) zoning district (PZC 20-1-124)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A text amendment to Section 6-7F-3 of the Naperville Municipal Code to allow eating establishments, when located within a planned unit development, as a conditional use in the OCI zoning district.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Required notice of PZC 20-1-106 was published in the Daily Herald on Monday, December 21, 2020; Thursday, December 24, 2020; and Monday, December 28, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
A development petition has been submitted by Inter-Continental Real Estate & Development Corporation for CityGate West, a mixed-use development in the City's OCI zoning district. In conjunction with this development request, the petitioner requested that a text amendment to 6-7F-3 be processed to allow eating establishments, when located within a planned unit development, as a conditional use in the OCI zoning district. The PZC concurred with this request and initiated the text amendment on December 16, 2020.
DISCUSSION:
The intent of the OCI zoning district is to act as a transitional zone between intensive business areas and residential neighborhoods. This district should contain office, residential, institutional and support commercial facilities. Currently, several commercial uses including offices, financial institutions, civic buildings, daycare centers, fitness facilities, and services such as barber shops, cleaners, pet grooming, repair shops, and similar businesses are permissible uses in the OCI zoning district. Full-service hotels, general retail, multi-family residential, and other uses are conditional uses ...
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