CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a variance to permit a wall sign to be installed on a residential property located at 1350 E. Ogden Avenue - PZC 21-1-016
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A variance to Section 6-16-4:2 of the Naperville Municipal Code is requested to permit a wall sign to be installed on a residential property located at 1350 E. Ogden Avenue.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered this matter on March 17, 2021 and voted to recommend approval of the request (Approved 8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of 2.265 acres of land at the southwest corner of Ogden Avenue and Tuthill Road. In December 2019, the City Council approved rezoning the subject property from B3 to OCI and a conditional use for multi-family residential (with associated density and parking variances). In March 2020, a minor change to the conditional use was approved to allow for new construction in lieu of reusing an existing motel for the apartment building.
The property has since been developed with a 112-unit micro-apartment community. Section 6-16-4 of the Naperville Municipal Code prohibits a wall sign from being installed on the building due to the residential nature of the property. The petitioner requests approval of a sign variance to permit the facility to install a permanent wall sign on the north building fa?ade, facing Ogden Avenue.
DISCUSSION:
The subject property functions as a transition between more intensive business uses along Ogden Avenue, and lower intensity residential uses to the south. The petitioner proposes a wall sign on the building's north fa?ade to provide adequate site identification for passersby along Ogden Avenue. The petitioner does not have plans to install monument signage along Ogden Avenue at this time; therefore, the wall sign is an...
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