CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Provide feedback regarding the potential development of the south 35 acres of the Nokia Campus, generally located at the northwest corner of Warrenville Road and Naperville Road, with residential uses
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Upon formal submittal of a development petition, a public hearing will be required before the Planning and Zoning Commission.
BACKGROUND:
Peter Friedman, on behalf of Franklin 1960 Lucent Lane, LLC, the owner of the approximately 35-acre property located at 1960 Lucent Lane, is requesting City Council feedback regarding the potential rezoning of the subject property to R3 (Medium Density Multiple-Family Residence District) to permit a residential development.
The subject property is currently zoned ORI (Office, Research and Light Industrial). A prior request to obtain a conditional use in the ORI District to allow the subject property to be improved with a data center was denied in January 2026. The property owner is considering residential uses on the subject property based on feedback received during review of the data center proposal, as well as the City's reliance on its Land Use Master Plan which identifies the future use of the subject property as Medium Density Residential.
DISCUSSION:
The property owner has selected Pulte Home Company as their development partner and has submitted a preliminary site plan depicting a residential subdivision comprised of 262 medium-density market-rate townhomes at a density of approximately 7.8 units/acre (attached).
Staff has not had an opportunity to conduct a thorough review of the concept plans; however, offers the following:
* The subject property is currently zoned ORI (Office, Research and Light Industrial). Residential uses are neither permitted nor conditional in the ORI zoning district.
* The City's Land Use Master Pl...
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