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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Stephen Broadwell, Planner
DATE: February 6, 2023
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Accepting the Dedication of an Easement Located at 955 Schomer Road, and Accepting the Dedication of Right of Way for Schomer Road. (Alfredo & Maribel Gutierrez - 22-0038 / AU11/1-23.018-DED/E/ROW - SB - Ward 1)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioners, Alfredo and Maribel Gutierrez, are requesting approval of a Plat of Dedication, which will include dedication of public right-of-way to match the property to the west, as well as the dedication of a fifteen (15) foot wide City Easement along the Schomer Road frontage.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioners are requesting the annexation of approximately .6 acres of vacant land, located at 955 Schomer Rd, in order to build a single-family home. Per the annexation process, the property is incorporated to the R-1, One Family Dwelling District. The Subject Property is legally conforming per the R-1 zoning district's standards. The lot has a width of seventy-five (75) feet, which is the minimum lot width requirement, per the R-1 zoning district. The lot has an area of approximately twenty-four thousand, eight hundred square feet, which exceeds the R-1 zoning district’s minimum area requirement of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
cc: City Council
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Accepting the Dedication of an Easement Located at 955 Schomer Road, and Accepting the Dedication of Right of Way for Schomer Road.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, it may be necessary in the future to construct and provide utilities in the easement area; and
WHEREAS, upon petition of the property owners, Gutierrez, Alfredo & Maribel, the City of Aurora has been offered in dedication suitable vacant land for the purpose of locating utilities and/or providing stormwater detention within an easement(s) as described on Exhibit “A” Plat of Easement attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to receive and accept the granting of such real estate, in accordance with Section 11-105-01 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS (1994) 5/11-105-1); and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that upon petition of the property owners, the City hereby receives and accepts the granting of the easement(s) as described on Exhibit “A” Plat of Easement attached hereto; provided however, that such acceptance of granting does not relieve the developer of its obligations to construct such utilities in accordance with the City of Aurora Public Improvement Ordinance.