CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Option A: Concur with the petitioner and direct staff to prepare an extension to the fire suppression installation agreement for 19 N. Washington Street thereby permitting delay of the installation of the required fire suppression system to December 31, 2029; or
Option B: Concur with staff and deny the petitioner's request for an extension to the established fire suppression installation agreement for 19 N. Washington Street thereby requiring installation of the required fire suppression system by no later than December 31, 2029
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
In 2012, Block 411, LLC, the prior owner of the property located at 19 N. Washington, submitted a building permit for the subject property. Based on the restaurant use that was proposed for the property, as well as the size of the structure on this property, installation of a fire suppression system was triggered in conjunction with the 2012 permit.
Section 5-1A-3 of the Naperville Municipal Code (Building Regulations: Building Codes/Amendments) provides a means for the property owner to bring a structure into compliance with Fire Code requirements (i.e., installation of a fire suppression system) over a period of up to ten years from the date of permit issuance.
In 2012, Block 411, LLC submitted a request to the City Council for approval of an agreement which would permit Block 411, LLC to delay the installation of the required fire suppression system at the subject property until March 14, 2022. This agreement was approved by the City Council and recorded on March 14, 2012 (attached).
The City sent reminders of the impending deadline for installation of the fire suppression system at the subject property to the property owner on July 5, 2016, November 15, 2017, and on December 12, 2022 (at which point the installation dead...
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