CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the first reading of the ordinance amending Title 1 (Administrative), Chapter 11 (Comprehensive Plan) of the Naperville Municipal Code to adopt a new Land Use Master Plan - PZC 19-1-134
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Amy Emery, AICP and Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) conducted a public hearing regarding the proposed Land Use Master Plan update on March 4, 2020. Following public testimony, the PZC made a motion to approve the proposed Land Use Master Plan. The motion failed (vote 0-7). The PZC and several residents were concerned about the recommended single residential land use category on the Future Land Use Map. On January 5, 2021 City Council directed staff to make revisions to the Land Use Master Plan to provide three categories of residential density, similar to prior plans, as requested by PZC.
On January 15, 2022 the PZC held a second hearing to review the changes. The PZC recommended approval finding the modifications addressed their initial concerns (vote 8-0). Two residents provided testimony during this hearing suggesting additional technical edits and clarifying refinements which have been made as well.
BACKGROUND:
In 2018, the City Council directed staff to prepare an update to the City's comprehensive plan. This action was taken following the review of several development projects in which the proposed use was inconsistent with the adopted future land use for the property. The situation was attributed to the fact that Naperville's Comprehensive Plan, first adopted in 1960, with multiple sub-area plans and implementation tools subsequently approved over the last 10-25 years, is outdated. As such, a new plan is needed to provide relevant direction to those seeking to develop land, those living adjacent to vacant sites, and City leaders responsible for making development approval de...
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