PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to reduce the amount of required off-street parking spaces for the property located at 1931 Glacier Park Avenue (Scooter's) - PZC 23-1-017
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
The Petitioner requests approval of a variance to Section 6-9-3 (Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements) of the Municipal Code to reduce the amount of required off-street parking spaces to allow for a drive-thru coffee shop (Scooter's) to be constructed within the outlot at 1931 Glacier Park Avenue.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 23-1-017 was published in the Naperville Sun on October 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is a 13,915.96 square foot outlot that is generally located within the parking lot of the High Grove Plaza shopping center on the east side of Route 59, north of Glacier Park Avenue. More specifically, the outlot is located just west of the existing commercial building and south of the Freddy's development and is currently paved over with parking spaces. The outlot has a common street address of 1931 Glacier Park Avenue and is zoned B2 (Community Shopping Center District).
The existing parking lot on the subject property is shared with the adjacent multi-tenant commercial building which is occupied by Urban Air Adventure Park and Marshalls, as well as the Freddy's fast-food restaurant approved by City Council in 2023. As the High Grove Plaza has been developed and tenant changes have occurred, parking variances were granted to reduce the number of required parking spaces for the overall shopping center, including:
* Urban Air Adventure Park was granted approval of a parking variance in 2018 to reduce the required parking from 10 to 5 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet (Ordinance #18-144).
* Freddy's was...
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