File #: 21-0091P    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/13/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/16/2021 Final action: 11/16/2021
Title: Pass the ordinance approving a conditional use for a religious facility in the R1 District and an Owner's Acknowledgement and Acceptance Agreement for the Islamic Center of Naperville located at 3540 248th Avenue (ICN) - PZC 20-1-052 - Report Updated 11/12/21
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Exhibit A - Legal, 3. Exhibit B - Plat, 4. Exhibit C - OAA with Attachments, 5. Exhibit D - CU Findings, 6. Exhibit E - Phasing Plan, 7. Letter to Withdraw Variance Requests, 8. Development Petition, 9. Disclosure of Beneficiaries, 10. Site Plan Phase 1, 11. Site Plan Overall, 12. Prelim Engineering Overall, 13. Phase I Parking Breakdown, 14. Public Comment
Related files: 20-957, 21-0091, 21-0091B, 21-0091C, 21-0091D, 21-0091E, 21-0091F, 21-0537, 21-0091G, 21-0091H, 21-0091I, 21-0091J, 21-0091K, 21-0091L, 21-1010, 21-0091M, 21-0091N, 21-0091O
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM

ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a conditional use for a religious facility in the R1 District and an Owner's Acknowledgement and Acceptance Agreement for the Islamic Center of Naperville located at 3540 248th Avenue (ICN) - PZC 20-1-052 - Report Updated 11/12/21
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development

SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP

ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. A conditional use to develop a religious facility (ICN Development) including a mosque, school, multi-purpose hall, and gymnasium uses to be built in 5 phases, potentially over the next 40 years.

Note: the front-yard setback and fence variance requests originally sought by petitioner were eliminated as noted in the Request to Withdraw Variances Request attached to this agenda item.

BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered the ICN development proposal over the course of several meetings. On October 6, 2021, the PZC voted to recommend approval of the petitioner's conditional use request (Approved 6-1). Commissioner Fessler cast the dissenting vote. Staff concurs with PZC's recommendation of approval. Note: On October 6, 2021, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend denial of the petitioner's fence variance request (Denied 0-7). Since the October 6, 2021 PZC meeting, the petitioner has withdrawn the fence variance request.

BACKGROUND:
**The staff report for the Islamic Center of Naperville was updated on November 12, 2021. New information can be found under "New Condition 6.1.1" below; all other information in the report remains consistent with that published on November 10, 2021.

The subject property consists of 13.36 acres on the east side of 248th Avenue at the intersection with Honey Locust Drive. The property is zoned R1 (Low Density Single-Family Residence District) and is owned by the Islamic Center of Naperville (ICN). ICN proposes developing the property with a religiou...

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