PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing to consider a variance to sections 6-2-3:3.2 and 6-6C-7:1 (Yard Requirements and R2 Yard Requirements) of the Naperville Municipal Code to permit a one-story porch to encroach into the required front yard setback at the subject property located at 421 School Street - PZC #20-1-043
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Russell, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The application was submitted for Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) review on January 23, 2020. The HPC recommended approval of the variance request to the required setbacks for a front porch. The HPC also granted a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for the proposed porch. Official notice for the public hearing for PZC #20-1-043 was published in the Daily Herald on July 20, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located within the historic district at 421 School Street. It is an approximately .08-acre parcel located on the north side of School Street. The property is zoned R2 (Single-family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) and is currently improved with a two story single-family residence and detached garage.
DISCUSSION:
The homeowner, Mark E. Dowd, has requested approval of a variance to construct a front porch on the south side of the home facing School Street that wraps around to the east side of the home. The proposed porch will be located approximately 13'7" from the southern property line and would be 6' wide. Construction of this structure requires approval of a variance to Sections 6-2-3:3.2 and 6-6C-7:1 (Yard Requirements and R2 Yard Requirements) of the Naperville Municipal Code. The variance would reduce the front yard setback from the required 20' (25' front yard setback with 5' front porch encroachment allowance) to 13'7".
HPC Review
The requested one-story porch requires a variance to the City of Naperville Mu...
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