PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a variance from Section 6-16-6:1 for a wall sign at the North Central College parking pavilion located at 415 S Brainard Street - PZC 23-1-092
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) conducted the public hearing on PZC 23-1-092 at its November 15, 2023, meeting. There were no public speakers and at the conclusion of discussion, the PZC made a motion to approve PZC 23-1-092 (vote 9-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned CU (College/University District) and is located south of Chicago Avenue, east of Washington Street near the center of the North Central College (NCC) campus. The owner and petitioner, NCC, is constructing a new parking pavilion and wishes to install wall signage on the east circulation tower.
DISCUSSION:
The educational campus sign regulations as specified in Section 6-16-6:1 (Special Areas of Control: Educational Campus) of the Naperville Municipal Code are applicable to wall signs installed on the building. The regulations include a maximum permitted wall sign allowance of 32 square feet per frontage of the building. Specific to the new parking pavilion, the allowable wall signage is one, 32 square foot wall sign, placed on the north fa?ade of the east circulation tower facing Brainard Street and visible from Chicago Avenue.
The petitioner is requesting a variance in order to install a wall sign with a sign area of 90 square feet on the parking garage's east circulation tower to ensure visibility and provide adequate identification of building. The building is uniquely located near the center of the NCC campus and in close proximity to several important features and amenities of the college.
The Chicago Avenue and S Brainard Street intersection is 380 feet north and serves as the primar...
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