PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to allow a 3-season room to encroach into the rear yard setback at 2212 River Woods Dr. -PZC 19-1-124
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Williams, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 19-1-124 was published in the Daily Herald on November 25, 2019.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is generally located south of E. 87th St. and east of River Woods Drive and is zoned R1 (Low Density Single-Family Residence District). The property is approximately 0.37 acres and is improved with a single-family structure.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner and owner, Kimberly Wolf, is seeking to demolish the southern portion of the existing rear deck and construct a 3-season room as illustrated on the plat of survey. The petitioner is requesting approval of a variance from Section 6-6L-7:1 of the Naperville Municipal Code to allow the proposed 3-season room to encroach 11' into the 35' required rear yard setback. If approved, the enclosed porch would be approximately 21' deep by 21' wide (not factoring in existing bump-outs on the rear elevation) with approximately 235 square feet of the addition located in the required rear yard.
The petitioner's responses to the Standards for Granting a Variance are included in the Development Petition. Staff's comments with respect to the variance standards, based upon a review of the subject property and applicable Code provisions, are as follows:
* The required front setback is 30' whereas the house is setback 33.36'.
* The enclosed aspect of the structure is consistent with the primary structure's footprint; therefore, primary structure setbacks apply.
* The subdivision in the immediate vicinity consists of a variety of lot shapes and primary structure orientations; no consistent characteristic applies.
* The Oakridge Parkway (owned by the...
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