CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance granting approval of variances to Section 5-2C-3 and Section 6-2-26:4 for the property located at 204 N. Huffman Street - (PZC 20-1-057) (BRB #104)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered the variance request to Section 6-2-26:4 on Wednesday, September 2 and recommended approval (approved 7,0). The Building Review Board (BRB) considered the variance request to Section 5-2C-3 on Wednesday, August 19 and recommended approval (approved 7,0).
BACKGROUND:
The property is located at the northeast corner of Huffman Street and School Street with a common street address of 204 N. Huffman Street. The 0.25 acre property is currently vacant and is zoned R2 (single family and low density multiple family residence district). The R2 zoning district permits duplexes by right.
Prior Variance Approval
On May 20, 2014, the Naperville City Council granted approval of a variance for a 3-story single family home at the subject property (Ordinance 14-051). The proposal qualified as a 3-story home given the basement ceiling was proposed to be 5.58' in height. A basement is considered a story if its ceiling is four feet or more above the datum point. The proposed single-family home was never constructed on the property and as noted in the ordinance, the variance expired two years after approval was granted since no building permit was obtained and construction at the property did not begin.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner, Lakewest Custom Homes, Ltd. on behalf of the owners, Milton and Marisa Charter, request approval of a variance from Section 6-2-26:4 (Teardown/Infill Regulations) and a variance from Section 5-2C-3 (Exterior Wall Construction) of the Naperville Municipal Code for construction of a duplex which exceeds the maximum height regulations and does not com...
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