CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a variance to Section 6-16-5:2.2.1 of the Naperville Municipal Code in order to install a monument sign on the subject property located at 1120 S. Route 59 (Seigle's Cabinet Center) -PZC 19-1-05
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on March 20, 2019 and voted to recommend approval of the request (approved 7,0).
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located on the east side of Route 59, just south of Ogden Avenue. The property is zoned B2 (Community Shopping Center District) and is approximately 119,000 square feet in size. The site is improved with an approximately 38,788 square foot building and associated parking lot. Currently the building is occupied by Penny Mustard Furnishings, Luna Flooring Gallery, and Seigle's Cabinet Center.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner, Doyle Signs, Inc. on behalf of Seigle's Cabinet Center, LLC, is requesting a variance to the sign regulations (Section 6-16-5 of the Naperville Municipal Code) in order to install a monument sign along Route 59 at the approximate location of the Seigle Cabinet Center's tenant space. The proposed sign structure is 10' 10" (including a 10" architectural detailing), has a sign area of 44.3 square feet and will be located 10' from the property line adjacent to Route 59. The proposed sign is a double sided multi-tenant monument sign that allows for signage for both Seigle's Cabinet Center and Luna Flooring Gallery. The proposed sign height, area and setback from Route 59 comply with the City's Sign Code regulations. However, the petitioner's proposed monument sign requires a variance to the Municipal Code for lot frontage.
The variance request is from Section 6-16-5:2.2.1 (Ground Signs: Number) which requires properties to have a minimum of 500 feet of frontage in order to install two ...
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