PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a request for a major change to the conditional use to grant a variance for a fence for the property located at 1800 S. Washington Street - DEV-0033-2026
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Therese Egner, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A major change to the conditional use for a public service utility to grant a variance for an 8-foot fence located in the front yard of the subject property pursuant to Municipal Code 6-2-12.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for DEV-0033-2026 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property, with a common address of 1800 South Washington Street, is located on the east side of Washington Street, south of 75th Street. The subject property was granted a conditional use for a public utility building in 1961 per Ordinance 38-061. The approximately 14-acre property is improved with a wastewater pump station/operations facility for the City of Naperville's Department of Public Utilities-Water and is zoned R1A (Low Density Single-Family Residence District).
The petitioner, the City of Naperville Department of Public Utilities-Water, proposes to construct an 8-foot-tall privacy style fence in the front yard to screen a new generator for the utility facilities. The petitioner requests a variance to locate the 8-foot fence in the front yard and, in conjunction with the request, is required to amend the existing conditional use.
In April of 2026, a building permit was approved for a new generator for the operations facility. The petitioner was granted an administrative Temporary Use pursuant to Municipal Code 6-2-11 to permit the fence to be installed concurrent with the installation of the generator. The Temporary Use expires in October 2026; upon approval of the requested variance, the temporary use is ...
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