PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider variances related to the proposed ground signs at 720-944 S Illinois Route 59 (Fox River Commons) - PZC 23-1-060
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Adam Beaver, AICP Candidate, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. A variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2 (Ground Signs) to allow for the installation of three 24-foot-8 inch-tall ground signs each with an area of approximately 194.19 square feet.
2. A variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2.3 to increase the allowable area of a changeable sign from 22.5 square feet to 36.44 square feet for one ground sign.
3. A variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2.1 to decrease the allowable distance between ground signs from 200 feet to 177 feet.
4. A variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2.1 to increase the maximum number of signs on a frontage from two to three.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 23-1-018 was published in the Naperville Sun on July 16, 2023.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at 720-944 S Illinois Route 59 and consists of an approximately 27.26-acre shopping center with frontage along Route 59, La Fox Avenue, and W Ogden Avenue. The property is zoned B2 PUD Community Shopping Center District Planned Unit Development.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner requests approval of variances for three ground signs advertising the Fox River Commons shopping center with Signs A and C along Route 59 and Sign B along Ogden Avenue. Additional details regarding the signs proposed are outlined below.
Signs A, B, & C are proposed to be 24'8" tall with an overall area of 194.19 square feet including a 36.44 square foot changeable electronic message board on signs A & B.
Sign Height:
Section 6-16-5:2.2 of the Naperville Municipal Code allows for a maximum sign height of 10 feet. The Petitioner is requesting approval to increase the maximum allowable sign ...
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