CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for 710 Woodlawn Avenue and conduct the public hearing to consider the Annexation Agreement for said property - PZC 21-1-127 (Item 1 of 5)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered PZC 21-1-127 on March 2, 2022 and voted 8,0 to approve the rezoning request. Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The property is located on the south side of Woodlawn Avenue with a common address of 710 Woodlawn Avenue. The 18,877 square foot lot is currently improved with a single-family residence and is zoned R-4 in unincorporated DuPage County. The property is adjacent to unincorporated properties to the west and incorporated properties to the north, east, and south. The surrounding incorporated properties are zoned R1A (Low Density Single Family Residence District), R1 (Low Density Single Family Residence District) and R1B (Medium Density Single Family Residence District).
DISCUSSION:
Revocation of the July 5, 2000 Ordinances
On July 5, 2000, the City Council approved ordinances granting annexation, an annexation agreement and rezoning of the subject property. However, the approved ordinances were contingent upon payment of certain required fees by the then owner of the subject property. The fees were not paid, and the ordinances were not recorded with the recorder's office. Therefore, the annexation was never finalized, and the subject property has remained unincorporated. Staff is recommending the prior approvals be revoked in order to eliminate any confusion regarding their effectiveness or applicability.
Annexation and Rezoning
The Petitioner, Mathieson House, LLC, d/b/a M House, with permission from the property owners James J. Kritsas and Megan M. Preusker, requests annexation, rezoning to R1A upon annexation and approval of a preliminary/final plat of sub...
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