PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for 387 Shuman Boulevard (IPSD 204 STEPS Program) - PZC 22-1-062
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. A conditional use pursuant to Section 6-8B-3:15 (ORI/Conditional Uses) for a public assembly use in the ORI district for the IPSD 204 STEPS Program.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 22-1-062 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, July 3, 2022.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at the northeast corner of Mill Street and Shuman Boulevard. It is zoned ORI and is developed with a three-story, multi-tenant office building. The petitioner, Indian Prairie School District 204, proposes utilizing approximately 21,900 sq. ft. on the first floor of the building to run the STEPS (Supportive Training Experience Post-Secondary) program.
The school district requests approval of a conditional use for a public assembly use on the subject property, pursuant to Section 6-8B-3:15 (ORI/Conditional Uses) of the Municipal Code. To support the conditional use request, the petitioner has provided an overview of the program, a transportation traffic plan, as well as letters of support from existing tenants within the surrounding Naperville Office Park Owners Association.
DISCUSSION:
The school district's STEPS Program is a transition program for young adults 18-22 years of age that focuses on skills aimed at achieving a student's individual goals for independent living after high school. The STEPS Program is currently sharing space with the district's freshman center, and the school district is looking to relocate the program due to overcrowding issues and incompatibility for the 2022/23 school year. The subject property's large parking lot and adequate space attracted them to this location.
The STEPS Program is classified as a "public asse...
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