CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for 115 Aurora Avenue and 405 S. Main Street (John Greene Commercial) - DEV-0029-2026 (Item 1 of 5)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered DEV-0029-2026 on July 15, 2026, and recommended approval of the request (approved 8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of two lots located on the north side of Aurora Avenue, totaling approximately 23,043 sq. ft in size. It is currently improved with two buildings which have most recently operated as a group home and a dental clinic. Operations have ceased at the subject property, and the buildings are now vacant.
John Greene Enterprises, Inc., an Illinois corporation doing business as John Greene Realtor, is the petitioner seeking to demolish the existing buildings on the subject property and redevelop the site with an approximately 24, 850 sq. ft. office building. To do so, the petitioner requests approval of: rezoning the Subject Property from R2 (Single-Family & Low Density Multiple-Family Residence District) to the TU (Transitional Use District); a variance to Section 6-7I-8 of the Naperville Municipal Code ("Code") to permit a maximum height of 43 ft. 8 in. in lieu of 35 ft.; a variance from Section 6-7I-4:7 of the Code to permit a building that is not residentially styled; a variance to Section 6-9-2:4.3.2 of the Code to permit parking spaces to be located 3 ft. 7 in. from the public alley in lieu of 5 ft.; and, City Council approval of a preliminary/final plat of subdivision and to utilize the parking fee-in-lieu provisions set forth in Section 11-2E-2 and Section 11-2E-3 of the Code.
The Downtown2030 Plan identifies the future land use of the subject property as Transitional Use which accommodates office, service, and residential uses that are designed in a manner compatible with ...
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