CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance granting a deviation to the 35' platted building line based on the provisions of Section 7-1-13 (Platted Setback and Building Lines) of the Naperville Municipal Code for the property located at 520 Highland Ave- PZC 18-1-020.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Not required.
BACKGROUND:
The owner and petitioner, Heidi Berry, is requesting to deviate from the 35' platted building line in order to construct a garage addition at 520 Highland Ave. The property is currently zoned R1B (Medium Density Single-Family Residence District) and was recorded in 2017 as Lot 1 in Berry Patch Subdivision with a 35' platted building line. The 13,800 square foot lot is currently improved with a single-family residence and attached garage and is generally located south of Highland Avenue, midblock between Wright Street and Sleight Street.
DISCUSSION:
Per the property's R1B zoning, the required front yard setback is 30'; however, a 35' setback was platted on the subject property through the underlying subdivision plat. Per Section 7-1-13 (Platted Setback and Building Lines) of the Naperville Municipal Code, "where a platted building or setback line is in conflict with the required yard provisions of Title 6, Zoning Regulations, of this Code, the more restrictive requirement shall apply". Accordingly, improvements on the subject property must comply with the 35' platted setback line.
Currently, the existing residence is located approximately 36.9' from the front property line and the attached garage is located approximately 41.1' from the front property line, in compliance with both the 30' R1B front yard setback requirement (Municipal Code 6-6B-7:1) and the 35' platted building line. The petitioner is proposing to construct an addition to the garage as follows: an expansion to the north with a 10.57' by 19' addition and an e...
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