PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to Section 6-6C-7:1 (Yard Requirements) for the garage addition at 693 Cottage Avenue - DEV-0154-2025
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Therese Egner, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A variance to Section 6-6C-7:1 (Yard Requirements) to allow for a garage addition to a single-family home to encroach the rear yard setback approximately 5 feet.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for DEV-0154-2025 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) and is located at 693 Cottage Avenue. The owner and petitioner is Douglas May, 693 Cottage Avenue, Naperville, IL 60540. The subject property is approximately 8,548 square feet in size, with the primary dwelling unit fronting the north side of Cottage Avenue. The subject property is currently non-conforming as there is no garage currently located on this lot. Instead, the petitioner has been utilizing an existing detached garage located on the property at 695 N Fremont Street, north of the subject property which is accessed from a driveway from Cottage Avenue.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner and property owner, Douglas May, is proposing to construct an approximately 650 square foot addition attached to the east side of the single-family home as illustrated in the attachments. This addition will provide two parking spaces within an attached garage for the single-family home and will be accessed from a new driveway from Cottage Avenue. The petitioner is requesting approval of a variance from Section 6-6C-7:1 (Yard Requirements) of the Naperville Municipal Code to allow the proposed garage addition to encroach 5 feet into the 25-foot required rear yard. If approved, the existing garage located on 695 N....
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