PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for 50 S. Main Street, Suite 104 (Barry's) - DEV-0103-2025
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. A variance to Section 6-7D-4 (B4/Required Conditions) of the Municipal Code to allow a general service use/fitness facility to locate on the first floor of a building in the City's B4 zoning district.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for DEV-0103-2025 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 50 S. Main Street, Suite 104, and includes an approximately 4,266 square foot tenant space located within the Main Street Promenade East building. Main Street Promenade East (Promenade) includes a mix of retail, office and fitness uses. The property is zoned B4 (Downtown Core).
The petitioner requests approval of a variance to Section 6-7D-4 (Downtown Core District/ Required Conditions) to allow a general service use/fitness facility below the second floor in the B4 zoning district in order to lease Suite 104 to Barry's. The petitioner has indicated that Suite 104 has not been leased since the opening of Main Street Promenade East in 2014.
Furthermore, staff notes that in November of 2021, Pure Barre received approval of a variance to allow a fitness studio to operate in a nearby, first-floor tenant space in the Promenade. This variance was supported due to the retail proposed at the front of the store and the property's location on the edge of the downtown retail area.
DISCUSSION:
The subject property is zoned B4 (Downtown Core). An objective of the B4 District is to provide opportunities for retail businesses on the street level that create an active pedestrian realm and shopping destination within a concentrated commercial area. This district permits retail, eating and drinking estab...
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