PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing regarding an amendment proposed to Chapter 7 Article F (OCI: Conditional Uses) of Title 6 (Zoning Regulations) related to eating establishments within a PUD - PZC 23-1-031
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, AICP, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
Conduct the public hearing regarding an amendment to the OCI zoning district (Office, Commercial and Institutional District) conditional use regulations to remove the requirement that eating establishments, if approved through a conditional use, be located within a planned unit development (Section 6-7F-3:14).
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Required notice of PZC 23-1-031 was published in the Naperville Sun on April 30, May 3, and May 5.
BACKGROUND:
A development petition has been submitted by The Hari Group to allow for an eating establishment known as McAlister's Deli to be located at 1296 E. Chicago (PZC 22-1-095). In conjunction with this development request, the petitioner has requested that a text amendment to Section 6-7F-3:14 be processed to allow eating establishments as a conditional use in the OCI zoning district without the requirement that such use be located within a planned unit development. The PZC directed staff to initiate the text amendment on April 19, 2023.
DISCUSSION:
The intent of the OCI zoning district is to act as a transitional zone between intensive business areas and residential neighborhoods. This district should contain office, residential, institutional and support commercial facilities. Currently, several commercial uses including offices, financial institutions, civic buildings, daycare centers, fitness facilities, and services such as barber shops, cleaners, pet grooming, repair shops, and similar businesses are permissible uses in the OCI zoning district. Full-service hotels, general retail, multi-family residential...
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