PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to Section 6-16-3:7 (Prohibited Signs), Section 6-16-5:2.2.2 (Sign Area), and Section 6-16-5:2.2.4 (Sign Height) of the Naperville Municipal Code to grant sign variances on the subject property located at 1303 Ridgeland Avenue, Naperville - PZC 17-1-147.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Erin Venard
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 17-1-147 was published in the Naperville Sun on March 18, 2018.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property was developed in 1994 as Lot 2 of Naper Ridge Subdivision. Lot 2 is developed with a single-story bank building and associated parking. Lot 1 is located directly east of Lot 2 and is improved with a two-story commercial building and associated parking. Located on the north side of Ridgeland Avenue, east of Naper Boulevard, the subject property has a common address of 1303 Ridgeland Avenue and is zoned OCI (Office, Commercial, and Institutional District). The East Sector Update to the Comprehensive Master Plan (1998) describes the future land use of the subject property as "commercial"; the current land use is compatible with this designation.
The petitioner, Naper Ridge LLC c/o Highland Management Associates, Inc., proposes to replace an existing off-premises ground sign on Lot 2. The proposed sign will be utilized by both Lot 1 and Lot 2 and will require variances from the Municipal Code for both sign area and height. An existing ground sign will remain located on Lot 1.
DISCUSSION:
Variance for Off-Premises Sign
The petitioner is requesting to locate a ground sign on Lot 2. The proposed sign will also be utilized by Lot 1 and is therefore considered an off-premises sign. The Municipal Code defines an off-premises sign as "a sign which directs attention to a product and/or service sold, offered, created, furnished, or conducted at ...
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