CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance granting a variance to permit the installation of seven signs at 2132 City Gate Lane - PZC 22-1-077
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kathleen Russell, AICP, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered this matter on September 7, 2022, and voted to recommend approval of the request (approved 6-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is generally located in the northeast corner of the intersection of City Gate Lane and Westings Avenue and is zoned OCI PUD (Office, Commercial and Institutional District Planned Unit Development). The property is approximately 5.1 acres and will be improved with five story, 285-unit apartment building with an event space, which was approved through the entitlement process in 2019 and 2020.
DISCUSSION:
The Petitioner, MQMF CityGate Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, seeks to install a monument sign, directional sign, canopy sign, and four (4) blade signs as shown on the site plan. The Petitioner is requesting approval of a variance from Section 6-16-4:2 of the Naperville Municipal Code to allow the proposed signs to be installed on a residential property. Naperville's Municipal Code regulations for signs are based on the use of the property rather than the zoning classification of the property unless the property is located in a special area of control. The subject property is not located in one of the special areas of control. Although the subject property is zoned OCI PUD, the residential use of the property dictates that the signs must align with the residential section of the sign code.
The residential section of the sign code was primarily written with subdivisions in mind. The subject property is an apartment residential use, so the residential sign code allowances for the number, type, and size of signs are not aligned with the proper...
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