PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider the Land Use Master Plan - PZC 19-1-134
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 19-1-134 was published in the Daily Herald on February 17, 2020, Wednesday, February 19, 2020, and Monday, February 24, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
Naperville's comprehensive master plan, first adopted in 1960, serves as a guide for growth and development in the City. It provides direction to those seeking to develop their land, as well as the decision makers who decide whether requests should be approved.
As Naperville has grown, so too has its plan - from a single document serving 12,933 residents when it was first developed in 1960, into three area plans and multiple sub-area plans and implementation tools that have helped shape Naperville into the dynamic destination city of today. The master plan update was undertaken to create in a new, user-friendly plan document that:
* takes into consideration rapidly changing development concepts and trends
* incorporates citizen input and ideas
* consolidates area and many sub-area plans into a single, streamlined master plan that provides clear guidance to citizens, developers and community leaders
Houseal Lavigne Associates, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in community planning, was contracted to update the plan to reflect current development and demographic conditions in Naperville and to identify future trends and opportunities. The plan is titled Land Use Master Plan to best reflect the recommendations it contains.
DISCUSSION:
For nearly 35 years, planning and policy in Naperville has been guided by a combination of sector and sub-sector plans that have addressed issues specific to different areas of the com-munity. The 2019 Land Use Master Plan (The Master Plan) builds on past planning effor...
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