CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for 109 W. Benton Ave., 133 W. Benton Ave., 129 W. Benton Ave., and 5 N. Main St., Naperville, IL (Benton + Main) - DEV-0109-2025 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered the Petitioner's request on October 15, 2025, and voted to recommend approval (Approved 7-2). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is comprised of four parcels totaling approximately 0.82 acres at the northwest corner of Benton Avenue and Main Street. Calvary Temple Church of Naperville ("Church") has historically owned the subject property; however, the property is no longer essential to the Church's ministry or aligned with its current operational needs, so the former church building was demolished, and the property is now vacant.
M/I Homes of Chicago is the contract purchaser of the subject property and is proposing to build seven single-family attached units and two duplexes, for a total of 11 units (hereinafter collectively referred to as rowhomes). The project will be developed as a planned unit development (PUD) to be known as Benton + Main.
The subject property is zoned TU (Transitional Use) district and is located within the boundary of Downtown Naperville in accordance with the Naperville Downtown 2030 plan. The Naperville Downtown 2030 plan designates the future land use of the Subject Property as "North Downtown Special Planning Area" and "Multi-Family Residential."
Staff finds the petitioner's proposal to be consistent with these designations.
DISCUSSION:
Benton + Main PUD and Preliminary/Final PUD Plat
The subject property is partially located within the North Downtown Special Planning Area Overlay District outlined in Section 6-2-33 of the Naperville Municipal Code. As such, the petitioner's proposal is subject to the requirement that i...
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