CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance granting a temporary use to allow for outdoor services at Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church at 919 S. Washington Street.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Not required.
BACKGROUND:
In April 2004, City Council passed Ordinance 04-065, which approved a major change to the conditional use for Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Naperville located at 919 S. Washington Street to allow for the demolition of the existing buildings located on the subject property and construction of a new 37,560 sq.ft. religious institution. Based on neighborhood concerns raised during the processing of this case, largely related to the potential for on-site wedding receptions, Ordinance 04-065 included a condition "that no external speaker systems or amplifiers shall be utilized at the Subject Property".
In 2015, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church requested an amendment to Ordinance 04-065 to remove the restriction prohibiting external speaker systems/amplifiers at the subject property. Following review of the requested change, City Council approved Ordinance 15-108 to allow for amplification on the subject property as follows:
* Our Saviour's shall be eligible to receive a permit to amplify limited to four calendar days per year at the subject property, as follows:
o No more than one of these times shall be for a concert event.
o The remaining amplification shall be related to outdoor worship services.
* All amplification occurring at the subject property shall comply with the time of day and audibility restrictions noted in Section 3-9-3:1.2 (Residential Permit) and Section 3-9-3:2 (Restrictions) of the Naperville Municipal Code.
* The amplification permits related to the concert events shall be processed in accordance with Section 3-9-4:1.1 (City Council Approval Required) of the Naperville M...
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