PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider variances to Section 6-16-5:2.2.4 and Section 6-16-5:2.2.5.1 of the Naperville Municipal Code in order to install a monument sign for the Speedway gas station located at 631 N. Route 59, Naperville - PZC 18-1-010
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 18-1-010 was published in the Naperville Sun on July 15, 2018.
BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Eric Nuebling, on behalf of Speedway LLC, proposes to install a monument sign on the subject property located at the northwest corner of Route 59 and North Aurora Road for the Speedway gas station. The proposed sign will require variances from the Municipal Code for sign height and setback. The subject property has a common address of 631 N. Route 59 and is zoned B3 (General Commercial District).
On November 5, 2014, a variance was approved by City Council for the installation of a monument sign on the subject property (Ordinance 14-167 can be found in the attachments). The variance approved a reduction in the required 10' setback from Route 59 to 8'. The proposed sign was code compliant with the sign code regulations in terms of height. The monument sign was never constructed and the variance has since expired.
DISCUSSION:
Case History
The original public hearing for PZC 18-1-010 was opened at the June 6, 2018 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting (PZC). At that time, the petitioner was requesting three variances from the Municipal Code for sign style, height and setback. Staff was not in support of the proposal, finding it did not meet the standards for granting a variance. No members of the public spoke on behalf of the case and the public hearing was closed. The PZC found the petitioner faced a hardship in regards to the setback variance. However, the PZC requested the petitioner co...
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