PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Conduct the public hearing for a townhome development proposed at the northwest corner of Spring Avenue and Mill Street (Ostara) - DEV-0108-2025
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Therese Egner, Community Planner
ENTITLEMENTS REQUESTED:
1. A conditional use in the R2 District (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) to allow for single-family attached dwelling units;
2. Approval of a variance from Section 6-6C-7 to permit a reduced rear yard setback of 12 feet at its closest point in lieu of 25 feet;
3. A preliminary plat of subdivision (City Council review).
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for DEV-0108-2025 was published in the Naperville Sun on Sunday, May 31, 2026.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is comprised of 7 parcels totaling approximately 2.3 acres at the northwest corner of Spring Avenue and Mill Street. In January of 2008, an ordinance was approved rezoning the Subject Properties from the I (Industrial District) to the R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) in accordance with the recommendation of the 2007 Spring Avenue Study. The subject properties were used as a product assembly facility and were permitted to continue its use as a legal non-conforming use within the R2 District, pursuant to Section 6-10 (Non-Conforming Uses) of the Naperville Municipal Code.
Since that time, the Paul Davis Restoration Services of DuPage had been operating on the site. The site also included three single-family homes. Demolition permits were issued in November of 2025 and the buildings located on the subject properties have since been removed.
The subject properties are adjacent to the BNSF Railroad to the north, Ozinga Concrete to the west, Naper Auto Works to the northeast, and residential homes to the east and south.
Plan Revisions
The Petitioner originally sub...
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