CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the Ordinance approving a variance to Section 6-16-5: 2.2.1 (Permitted Monument Signs) and Section 6-16-5: 2.2.5.1 (Monument Sign Setback) of the Naperville Municipal Code for the property located at 3027 English Rows - PZC 17-1-080.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on September 20, 2017 and voted to recommend approval of the case (Approved 8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Khaled Akkawi, has submitted a variance request for 3027 English Rows in order to install a monument sign on the property generally located west of Route 59 and south of Alice Lane. The property is currently zoned B2 PUD (Community Shopping Center District Planned Unit Development) and is approximately 1.42 acres. This request will require approval of two variances; a variance from Section 6-16-5: 2.2.1 (Permitted Monument Signs) to provide a second sign on the property that is less than 200' from the existing sign for a lot than has less than 500' of lot frontage and a variance from Section 6-16-5: 2.2.5.1 (Monument Sign Setback) for the setback off of Route 59. The property is currently improved with the English Rows shopping plaza.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner is proposing to construct a monument sign located along Route 59 at the English Rows shopping plaza. Currently, one monument sign exists on the property and is located at the southern entrance. This monument sign indicates the "English Rows" plaza but does not provide any information on the current businesses that exist within the plaza. The petitioner has found that this sign does not provide enough visibility for the existing businesses. Therefore, the petitioner is proposing an additional monument sign, which requires two variances, as noted above.
Case History
The original public hearing for PZC 17-1-080 was open...
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