PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance request from Section 6-2-10 in order to construct a detached garage for the subject property located at 422 E. Franklin Avenue - PZC 19-1-02
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
A Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) request was submitted for Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) review at their meeting held on January 24, 2019 (COA #19-29). The HPC voted to recommend approval of the COA (vote 7,0). Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 19-1-02 was published in the Naperville Sun on February 3, 2019.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located within the historic district at 422 E. Franklin. It is an approximately 3,520 square foot parcel located on the south side of Franklin Avenue, just east of Loomis Street Alley. It is zoned R2 (Single-family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) and is currently improved with a two story single-family home and detached garage.
DISCUSSION:
The owners and petitioners, Bruce and Linda Chvalovsky, have requested approval of a variance to the City of Naperville Municipal Code in order to demolish the current detached garage at the subject property and construct a 2 car, 480 square foot detached garage in its place.
HPC Review
Per Section 6-11-5:3 (Applicability of Zoning Provisions: Conditional Uses; Variances; Amendment to Zoning Title) of the Municipal Code, the HPC is required to review any variances requested for properties located within the historic district to determine if the requested variances impact the historic nature of the property or district; HPC's recommendation is forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) for their consideration. However, per Section 6-11-7: 3 of the Municipal Code, a COA is not required for a detached garage; therefore, the HPC did not review the style...
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