CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a variance to Section 6-16-4:2 of the Naperville Municipal Code to allow a wall sign to be installed on a residential property located at 2920 Leverenz Road, Naperville (Arbor Terrace) - PZC 18-1-063
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on August 1, 2018 and voted to recommend approval of the request (Approved 5-1). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of approximately 5.8 acres at the southeast corner of Forgue Drive and Leverenz Road. It is zoned R3 PUD and has been developed with Arbor Terrace of Naperville, an assisted living facility. The subject property is set back approximately 233 feet east of IL Route 59 and is separated from the Route 59 corridor by a commercially zoned property.
Arbor Terrace has installed a monument sign at the southeast corner of Forgue Drive and Leverenz Road for property identification, though it is not visible to passersby along Route 59. Section 6-16-4 of the Naperville Municipal Code prohibits a wall sign from being installed on the building due to the residential nature of the property. At this time, the petitioner requests approval of a sign variance to permit the facility to install a permanent wall sign on the west building fa?ade, facing Forgue Drive and ultimately Route 59.
DISCUSSION:
Arbor Terrace is an assisted living facility that provides a transition between commercial land uses and the Route 59 corridor to the south and west, and single-family residences to the north and east. The proposed wall sign is located on the building's west fa?ade and is intended to provide adequate site identification for passersby along Route 59. It is not intended to be viewed from residential uses to the north or east.
The subject property consists of a two story building, constru...
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