CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance granting a variance to the front yard setback requirements in order to construct a porch for the 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 request to reduce the required setbacks for a front porch. The HPC also granted a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for the proposed porch. The PZC conducted the public hearing on the requested variance on August 5, 2020 and recommended approval of PZC 20-1-043 (vote 8-0); staff concurs.
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 be to reduce the front yard setback from the required 20' (25' front yard setback with 5' porch encroachment allowance) to 13'7".
HPC Review
The requested one-story porch requires a variance to the City of Naperville Municipal Code. Per
Section 6-11-5:3 (Applicability of Zoning Provisions: Conditional Uses; Variances; Amendment to Zonin...
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