CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for Whirlyball located at 3103 Odyssey Avenue, Naperville - PZC 18-1-038 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Erin Venard
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on July 18, 2018 and voted to recommend approval of the request (approved 6-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Christian Baldwin on behalf of ILNAP WB, LLC, is requesting a variance to reduce the required number of parking spaces and approval of plat of subdivision. The petitioner intends to construct a two story, 41,000 square foot building on the subject property. The facility will include two Whirlyball courts, 12 bowling lanes, laser tag, and a restaurant.
The subject property was developed in 2015 as Lot 2 of the Top Golf Subdivision. Bound by Ferry Road on the north, Celebration Drive to the east, and Odyssey Court to the south, the property has a common address of 3103 Odyssey Court. The property is 5.4 acres in size and is zoned I (Industrial District). The Northwest Sector Plan (1996) designates the future land use of the subject property as Business Park and notes that recreational facilities are permissible in this classification provided they are compatible with the nearby development. Staff finds the proposed use is compatible with the Top Golf facility to the west and the surrounding restaurant and hotel uses in the CityGate Centre across Route 59 to the east. Furthermore, fitness facilities are classified as a permitted use within the I (Industrial) zoning district.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner requests a variance from Section 6-9-3 (Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements) to reduce the required number of off-street parking spaces for the subject property. Per Code, the proposed 40,996 square foot facility is required to provide 177 parking spaces. As shown in the table below, the majorit...
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