CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a preliminary/final plat of subdivision and a platted setback deviation for the property at 1508 Aurora Avenue (Naperville Ogden Aurora Subdivision) - PZC 22-1-053
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned B1 (Neighborhood Convenience Shopping Center District) and consists of approximately 8 acres located on Aurora Avenue. The subject property was initially developed with the Standard Market grocery store, and the western portion of the site was utilized as a parking area to serve the grocery store. Advocate Health Care now operates on the property, and the western 2.2 acres are no longer needed for parking purposes.
At this time, the petitioner, CAHST Naperville, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, plans to subdivide the property to create two new commercial outlots that will accommodate one office/retail building and a coffee shop. To do so, the petitioner requests approval of a preliminary/final plat of subdivision, and a deviation to a twenty-foot platted parking and signage setback along Aurora Avenue. The City's Land Use Master Plan (2022) identifies the property's future place type as urban center. The proposed development is consistent with this designation.
DISCUSSION:
Preliminary/Final Plat of Subdivision
The Petitioner requests approval of a preliminary/final plat of subdivision to subdivide the subject property into three lots. Section 7-2-5:2.1 (Administrative Plat Procedures) of the Municipal Code states that a plat cannot be administratively approved if the proposed plat results in a net increase in buildable lots. The proposed increase in the number of buildable lots from one to three requires City Council's review and approval.
The petitioner has worked with staff to determine the most appropriate lot configuration to ensur...
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