CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a variance to Section 6-16-3:7 allowing three ground signs to display off-premises signage at 1351 E. Ogden Avenue - PZC 20-1-051
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A variance to Section 6-16-3:7 is requested to allow three ground signs to display off-premises signage at 1351 E. Ogden Avenue.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered this matter on January 6, 2021 and voted to recommend approval of the request (Approved 6-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 1351 E. Ogden Avenue on the northwest corner of Ogden Avenue and Naper Boulevard. It is zoned B3 General Commercial District and is approximately 4.36 acres in size. The petitioner has submitted plans to redevelop the site with two buildings - one multi-tenant commercial building facing Naper Boulevard, and a freestanding grocery store facing Ogden Avenue. Collectively, the development will be known as the Shops on Naper, and will serve as a gateway for those entering the City of Naperville from the east on Ogden Avenue. The petitioner requests approval of a variance to Section 6-16-3:7 to allow three ground signs to display off-premises signage and include tenant panels for businesses on both lots of the Shops on Naper development.
The subject property is located within the Ogden Avenue Corridor Enhancement Initiative (2008) (Ogden Plan) study area, and is governed by the plan's specific goals and recommendations to enhance the Ogden Avenue corridor. Staff finds the petitioner's proposal to be consistent with the recommendations of the Ogden Plan and is supportive of the petitioner's request.
DISCUSSION:
Development Overview
The subject property consists of two lots, one of which is oriented towards Naper Boulevard, and one with frontage along both Ogden Avenue and Nap...
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