CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Option A: Concur with the petitioner and the Planning and Zoning Commission and pass the ordinance approving a variance to permit a 3-season room to encroach into the required rear setback at the subject property located at 2212 River Woods Dr., subject to certain conditions; or
Option B: Concur with staff and deny the request for a variance to permit a 3-season room encroach into the required rear setback at the subject property located 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:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on December 18, 2019 and voted to recommend approval of the request with a condition that includes the enclosed porch in the calculation of percentage of the required rear yard that may be occupied by detached accessory structures. (approved 7-0). While staff did not recommend approval of the variance, staff does concur with adopting the condition of approval if the variance is approved.
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'...
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