PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a conditional use to permit an automobile service station in the B3 (General Commercial) District at the subject property located at 991 W. Ogden Av., Naperville - PZC 19-1-031
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Erin Venard
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 19-1-031 was published in the Daily Herald on May 20, 2019.
BACKGROUND:
Located at the northeast corner of Ogden Avenue and Royal Saint George Drive, the subject property has a common address of 991 W. Ogden Avenue. The property is approximately 1 acre in size, is zoned B3 (General Commercial District), and is currently improved with an automobile service station which includes a convenience store, an automotive repair shop, and 8 gas pumps. The East Sector Plan (1998) identifies the future land use of the subject property as commercial; the proposed development is compatible with this designation.
The petitioner, Vequity LLC, is requesting to demolish the existing automobile service station and construct a new station on the subject property. An automobile service station requires a conditional use in B3 pursuant to Section 6-7C-3 (B3 District: Conditional Uses).
DISCUSSION:
In 2016, the B3 District was amended to include automobile service stations as a conditional use. Previously service stations were a permitted use in B3. Services stations operating at the time of the amendment, such as the existing station on the subject property, were considered nonconforming uses. Per Section 6-10 (Nonconforming Uses), a non-conforming use may be continued during the remainder of the normal life of the building in which the nonconforming use is conducted. The petitioner is proposing to demolish the existing building and therefore, a conditional use for the new service station is required.
The proposed automobile service sta...
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