CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for Avenida - Naperville located at the southwest corner of Mill Street and Commons Road, PZC 16-1-136 (Item 2 of 7).
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Erin Venard
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered PZC 16-1-136 on July 19, 2017 and voted to recommend approval of the case (Approved, 7-2). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Avenida Senior Living, LLC, is requesting approval of annexation into the City of Naperville, rezoning of the subject property to OCI (Office, Commercial, and Institutional District) upon annexation, approval of a preliminary plat of subdivision, approval of a conditional use for multi-family dwelling units, and variances to reduce the required lot area and the required number of off-street parking spaces. The petitioner intends to construct a 146 unit multi-family residential building on the subject property. The age-restricted rental community will consist of 57 1-bedroom units and 89 2-bedroom units.
The subject property is zoned R3 in unincorporated DuPage County. The property is surrounded by Harborchase of Naperville to the north, Nike Park to the east, Truth Lutheran Church and an unincorporated single-family residential home to the south, and attached single-family and single-family residential homes to the west. The East Sector Update (1998) to the Comprehensive Master Plan identifies the future land use of the property as "Office/Research and Development". The proposed OCI zoning is compatible with this designation and the zoning of other recently annexed properties near the subject property.
DISCUSSION:
Case History
The original public hearing for PZC 16-1-136 was opened at the January 18, 2017 Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) meeting. 14 members of the public spoke at the public hearing, voicing concerns relating to the density of the project, the amount of...
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