PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing regarding a conditional use requested for 2603 Aurora Av Suite 119 (Taste Buds Kitchen) -DEV-0030-2026
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Therese Egner, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
A conditional use pursuant to Municipal Code Section 6-7B-3 (B2 Community Shopping Center District/Conditional Uses) for an amusement use.
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for DEV-0030-2026 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is zoned B2 (Community Shopping Center District) and is located at 2603 Aurora Av, Suite 119, east of Route 59. It is developed within a single-story commercial building that is part of the larger Westridge Court Shopping Center. The petitioner, Jackie Burton, Bloom By Iris, LLC, is seeking to utilize an approximately 2,000 square foot tenant space as a culinary entertainment business, which is regulated as an amusement establishment in the City's zoning ordinance.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner is requesting a conditional use for an amusement establishment known as Taste Buds Kitchen pursuant to Section 6-7B-3 (B2 Community Shopping Center District /Conditional Uses) of the Municipal Code. Taste Buds Kitchen plans to locate within the Westridge Court Shopping Center, adjacent to Block 59, a mixed-use, dining and entertainment destination currently developing in the City. The proposed culinary entertainment business is anticipated to support nearby shopping and dining establishments by creating a nearby entertainment destination for patrons.
Taste Buds Kitchen currently operates in numerous locations across the country with one other location in the Chicago suburbs. Furthermore, the venue operates by pre-scheduled bookings, which prevents large gatherings and minimizes traffic impacts. In the development petition, the pe...
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