CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving variances to Section 6-16-5:2.2.1 (Ground Signs: Number) and Section 6-16-5:2.2.5.3 (Setbacks: Interior Property Line) of the Naperville Municipal Code in order to install a monument sign on the subject property located at 620 N. Washington PZC 17-1-140
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered PZC 17-1-140 on March 7, 2018 and voted to recommend approval of the case (approved 8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located on the east side of Washington Street, midblock between 6th and 7th Avenue. The property is zoned OCI (Office, Commercial and Institutional District) and is approximately 0.19 acres in size. The site is improved with an approximately 1,200 square foot building and associated parking lot; the building is currently occupied by Luxe Skin Day Spa.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner, 600 Washington Street, LLC, is requesting two variances to the sign regulations (section 6-16-5 of the Naperville Municipal Code) in order to install a monument sign along Washington Street at the Luxe Skin Day Spa. The proposed sign structure is 5' 8" tall, has a sign area of 20 square feet and will be located 10' from the property line adjacent to Washington Street. The proposed height, sign area and setback from Washington Street comply with the City's Sign Code regulations. However, the petitioner's proposed monument sign requires variances to the Municipal Code for lot frontage and interior setback regulations as follows:
1. A variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2.1 (Ground Signs: Number) to permit a monument sign on a subject property that has less than 100' of lot frontage.
2. A variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2.5.3 (Setbacks: Interior Property Line) to permit a monument sign to be located less than 40' from the northern and southern i...
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