PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing regarding amendments proposed to various chapters of Title 5 (Building Regulations), Title 6 (Zoning Regulations) and Title 7 (Subdivision Regulations) of the Naperville Municipal Code regarding developments including duplexes, single-family attached dwellings, multiple family dwellings or any combination thereof (PZC 20-1-089)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Required notice of PZC 20-1-089 was published in the Daily Herald on October 5, October 6, and October 7, 2020.
BACKGROUND:
In 2015, the Naperville Municipal Code was amended to permit multiple townhome and/or multi-family buildings to be located on a single buildable lot. This amendment was made in response to a change in development and financing approaches that no longer supported the creation of a separate lot for each building proposed. The code was further amended at that time to indicate that in instances where multiple buildings would be located on a single-lot, the applicable setbacks would be measured from the perimeter of the overall property provided that at least 12' of separation would also be provided between buildings. Since adoption, this lot/setback approach has been applied to residential developments such as Charleston Row, Sedgwick and Heritage Place.
In conjunction with a development request submitted for the property located at 4th & Loomis Street (PZC 20-1-075), the applicant, Bridge Street Properties, LLC, requested a text amendment to extend the above code allowances to duplex units. The request to initiate the text amendment was approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on September 16, 2020.
DISCUSSION:
The proposed text amendment seeks to:
1. Modify the existing code allowances to permit multiple buildings to be built on a single lot provided that the developm...
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