CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving variances for a tollway sign located at 55 Shuman Boulevard (Rush Naperville Clinic) - PZC 19-1-024
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on June 5, 2019 and voted to recommend denial of the request, consistent with staff's recommendation (Denied 7-0). Following this meeting, and in response to additional collaboration that occurred between staff and the petitioner, staff is now supportive of the request.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 55 Shuman Boulevard, at the northwest corner of Washington Street and Shuman Boulevard. The property is currently improved with a multi-story office building and surface parking lot. It is zoned ORI (Office, Research and Light Industry District) and is approximately 11.36 acres in size. The East Sector Update to the Comprehensive Master Plan (1998) describes the future land use of the subject property as "Office/Research and Development"; the existing building and tenants are compatible with this designation.
The petitioner proposes a new tollway corridor sign along the subject property's northern property line to increase visibility for Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush along Interstate 88 (I-88). To do so, the petitioner requests approval of a variance to allow a tollway sign that exceeds the maximum sign height allowance of 25 feet; and, a variance to allow a tollway sign that exceeds the maximum sign area of 120 square feet.
DISCUSSION:
Planning & Zoning Commission Action
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter at their meeting on June 5, 2019. No members of the public commented during the Public Hearing. The Planning and Zoning Commission inquired about the berm on the north side of the subject property and opportunities for the petitioner to propose additional wall ...
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