CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Waive the first reading and pass an ordinance amending Section 6-7F-3 of the Naperville Municipal Code to allow eating establishments, when located within a Planned Unit Development, as a conditional use in the Office, Commercial, and Institutional zoning district (PZC 20-1-124) (requires 6 positive votes)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) conducted the public hearing regarding the proposed text amendment on January 6, 2021 and voted to recommend approval of the amendment (approved 6-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
A development petition has been submitted by Inter-Continental Real Estate & Development Corporation for CityGate West, a mixed-use development in the City's Office, Commercial, and Institutional (OCI) zoning district. In conjunction with this development request, the petitioner requested that a text amendment to 6-7F-3 be processed to designate eating establishments as a conditional use in the OCI zoning district when they are part of a Planned Unit Development (PUD). The PZC concurred with this request and initiated the text amendment on December 16, 2020. The PZC then considered the proposed amendment on January 6, 2021 and voted to recommend approval of the amendment (approved 6-0). Staff concurs.
DISCUSSION:
The intent of the OCI zoning district is to act as a transitional zone between intensive business areas and residential neighborhoods. This district should contain office, residential, institutional and support commercial facilities. Currently, several commercial uses including offices, financial institutions, civic buildings, daycare centers, fitness facilities, and services such as barber shops, cleaners, pet grooming, repair shops, and similar businesses are permissible uses in the OCI zoning district. Full-service hotels, general retail, multi-family resid...
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