CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the report for Lincoln at CityGate Centre located at the northeast corner of CityGate Lane and Westings Avenue, Naperville, PZC 19-1-020 (Item 1 of 4)
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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 August 7, 2019 and voted to recommend approval of the requests (approved, 7-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The 5 acre subject property is located at the northeast corner of Westings Avenue and CityGate Lane and is known as Lot 2 and part of Lot 3 of CityGate Centre. The subject property is zoned OCI PUD (Office, Commercial, and Institutional District - Planned Unit Development) and is currently vacant. The Northwest Sector Plan (1996) identifies the future land use of the subject property as Office/Research and Development. Although a residential use was not originally contemplated on the subject property, staff finds the proposal is appropriate given the original goal to develop the CityGate Centre as a mixed-use development, including office, hotel, retail and entertainment uses. Staff finds the proposed residential use complimentary to the intended mixed-use nature of the campus.
The petitioner, CityGate Centre Ventures LLC, proposes to construct a 285 unit multi-family building with 38,000 square foot roof level event center on the subject property. As a part of the development request, the petitioner requests the following: a major change to the PUD and a revised PUD plat with deviations to increase the building height and to reduce the number of parking spaces and lot area; a preliminary plat of subdivision including a deviation from the 30' platted setback along Westings Avenue; a conditional use to permit multi-family dwelling units; and, a variance to reduce the required amount of masonry on the building.
DISCUSSION:
Major Change to the PUD & Preliminary PUD Plat...
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