PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2 (Ground Signs) for the proposed ground sign at 1479 W Ogden Avenue (Porsche) - PZC 23-1-066
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. A variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2 (Ground Signs) to allow for the installation of an approximately 20-foot-tall ground sign.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 23-1-066 was published in the Naperville Sun on September 3, 2023.
BACKGROUND:
The petitioner is EFN Naperville Property, LLC., 1 Oakbrook Terrace, Suite 600, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, 60181. The subject property is located at 1479 W Ogden Avenue and consists of 4.345 acres to be improved with the Napleton Porsche Service Center and associated parking lot with frontage along W Ogden Avenue. The property is zoned I-Industrial District.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner requests approval of a variance for a ground sign advertising the Napleton Porsche Service Center. Details regarding the proposed sign are outlined below.
The subject property, on the west side of Ogden Avenue and south of the BNSF Railway, is vacant and currently does not feature any signage. Per the petitioner, it is situated in close proximity to an underpass, limiting the property's visibility for vehicles traveling southbound on Ogden.
Section 6-16-5:2.2 (Ground Signs) of the Naperville Municipal Code limits the maximum ground sign height to 10 feet. The proposed ground sign is approximately 20 feet tall and is planned for installation along W Ogden Avenue at the southern portion of the lot. The ground sign complies with the other applicable sign regulations in terms of square footage, setbacks, deign, illumination and landscaping. It is a monument style sign with a white aluminum sheet base and structure that is characterized by a molde...
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