PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for 2939 Audrey Avenue (The Atlas) - DEV-0149-2025
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. Revoke the following ordinances in connection with the formerly approved development of the Audrey Senior Residences: Ordinance 23-062, Ordinance 23-063, and Ordinance 23-064 (City Council review);
2. Preliminary Plat of Subdivision (City Council review);
3. Rezone a portion of the property from B-2 to OCI District pursuant to Section 6-3-7 of the Code;
4. Conditional use for multi-family residential in the OCI zoning district pursuant to Section 6-7F-3 of the Code;
5. Variances to the following sections of the Code:
a. Section 6-6F-5 to increase the density from one unit per 2,600 sq. ft. to one unit per 842 sq. ft. (for a total of 236 units on 4.566 acres);
b. Section 6-7F-8:1 to increase the maximum building height from 43 ft. to 55 ft.;
c. Section 6-9-3.1 to reduce the parking count from 2.25 spaces per unit to 1.36 spaces per unit;
d. Section 6-9-2.4.3.1 to allow parking to be located in the front yard setback; and,
e. Section 6-16-4 to permit a wall sign on residential property.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for DEV-0149-2025 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of a 6.2-acre, L-shaped parcel with frontages along both Audrey Avenue and IL Route 59. In 2023, Ordinances 23-062, 23-063, and 23-064 ("Audrey Senior Living Ordinances") were approved to accommodate development of a convalescent home to be known as Audrey Senior Residences on the subject property. The property has remained vacant since these approvals.
The petitioner proposes revoking the Audrey Senior Living Ordinances and seeks approval of new entitlements to develop a 236-unit, multi-family residential building on...
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