CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a conditional use for public assembly in the ORI district for the IPSD 204 STEPS Program - PZC 22-1-062
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered PZC 22-1-062 on July 20, 2022 and recommended approval of the request (approved 8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at the northeast corner of Mill Street and Shuman Boulevard. It is zoned ORI and is developed with a three-story, multi-tenant office building. The petitioner, Indian Prairie School District 204, proposes utilizing approximately 21,900 sq. ft. on the first floor of the building to run the STEPS (Supportive Training Experience Post-Secondary) program.
The school district requests approval of a conditional use for a public assembly use on the subject property, pursuant to Section 6-8B-3:15 (ORI/Conditional Uses) of the Municipal Code. To support the conditional use request, the petitioner has provided an overview of the program, a transportation traffic plan, as well as letters of support from existing tenants within the surrounding Naperville Office Park Owners Association.
DISCUSSION:
The STEPS Program is a transition program for young adults 18-22 years of age that focuses on skills aimed at achieving a student's individual goals for independent living after high school. It is currently sharing space with the district's freshman center, and the school district is looking to relocate the program due to overcrowding issues and incompatibility for the 2022/23 school year. The subject property's large parking lot and adequate space attracted them to this location.
The STEPS Program is classified as a "public assembly use" which requires a conditional use approval in the ORI zoning district. The STEPS Program is proposed as a first-floor tenant, utilizing appro...
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