CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a platted setback deviation for the property at 126 N Laird Street - PZC 22-1-115
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Adam Beaver, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Per Section 7-1-13:2.4 (Platted Setbacks and Building Lines) of the Naperville Municipal Code, the petitioner posted on sign on the property on December 2, 2022
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned R1B (Medium Density Single-Family Residence District) and consists of an approximately 21,892 square foot lot located on N Laird Street. Recently, the property owners consolidated three lots and tore down the existing single-family homes.
At this time, the petitioner, Christopher Derrick, and owners, Justin and Kimberly DuPere, plan to construct a single-family home on the Subject Property. To do so, the petitioner requests approval of a deviation to a thirty-five-foot platted front building setback along N Laird Street in order to construct the single-family home to the thirty-foot zoning setback line that is required in the R1B district.
Staff is supportive of the requested deviation noting that the proposed site design meets the R1B zoning district requirements and is compatible with surrounding residences.
DISCUSSION:
Platted Setback Deviation
The petitioner proposes a platted setback deviation to allow a single-family home to be constructed within the thirty-five-foot platted setback line previously platted through Laird's Addition to Naperville (recorded in DuPage County as Document R1928-267356). Section 7-1-3:2 of the Municipal Code allows City Council to grant a deviation from a platted building or setback line if the request is in harmony with the intent and character of the subdivision and complies with the required standards.
Laird's Addition to Naperville (Document R1928-267356) depicted a thirty-five-foot platted setback along Laird Street, which is in...
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