TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Tim Macholl, Planner
DATE: 8/20/2013
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An ordinance annexing territory located south of Mettel road, north of Sullivan Road between Clearwater Drive and Nottingham drive to the City of Aurora, Illinois 60505 (Commonwealth Edison Company - AU10/1-13.269-A (Ward 1 - TM)
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PURPOSE:
The petitioner, Commonwealth Edison Company, is proposing Annexation Petition on 10.5 acres for utilities and non-metallic mining located S. of Mettel Road, N. of Sullivan Road between Clearwater Drive and Nottingham Drive.
BACKGROUND:
This Annexation Agreement petition was referred by the City Council to the Planning Division on August 6, 2013.
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Planning Council: 8/20/2013 Forward unanimous
Planning Staff: 8/16/2013 Conditional Approval N/A
DISCUSSION:
Proposal: The petitioner, Commonwealth Edison Company, is proposing an Annexation of 10.5 acres for utilities and non-metallic minining located South of Mettel Road, North of Sullivan Road between Clearwater Drive and Nottingham Drive. The proposal consists of the approval of a Planned Development for the annexed properties as well as for the surrounding adjacent properties. This Planned Development will provide for the special uses that are required for the surface uses that currently exist on the properties to be annexed as well as for the subsurface mining operation that is currently being cunducted 250' below the surface. The overhead utility transmission lines require a special use according to the Aurora Zoning Ordinance, as well as the current and proposed mining operation. There are no proposals for changes to the operations of any of the properties involved, and there will not be any buildings constructed or added to the properties. There will be no outward changes to the surface.
Evaluation: Staff has reviewed the Annexation petition, submitted by the petitioner and have sent comments back to them on those submittals. The petitioner has made all the requested changes to these documents.
The Annexation of the ComEd ROW will provide for zoning protection both for the surface uses as well as for the subsurface mining use. Through the plan description the City is gaining appropriately zoned properties, as well as the ability to regulate the future development of the properties that will have development potential in the future. The ComEd ROW and the operations on the surface are subject to state and federal review and oversight, which preempts City authority. But the agreement does allow for City Development Review of any development that is not specifically related to the utility operations or the mining operations.
The subsurface mining operation, operated by Lafarge will utilize the ComEd ROW parcel to dig new access to the multiple levels of the mine that is currently being operated under the properties to the west of the ROW and east of Route 25. The City entered into an agreement with the mine operator to utilize the first two levels of the mine as storage for lime sludge waste that is generated by the City's water treatment plant. The mine operator will be sealing the current access to the first two levels, which currently are located on the north side of the Tollway and they go beneath the Tollway ROW from the quarry located on the North Aurora side. The new access will come south from the north side of the Tollway, under the ComEd right of way, creating access
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Planning and Zoning Division does not anticipate any impact to other City Department with the approval of this Petition.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff would recommend CONDITIONAL APPROVAL of the Annexation on 10.5 acres for utilities and non-metallic minining at South of Mettel Road, North of Slullivan Road between Clearwater Drive and Nottingham Drive by Commonwealth Edison Company, with the following conditions:
- That Commonwealth Eddison Company Dedicate eighty (80) feet of Right-of-Way, a minimum of forty (40) feet, on both sides of the center line of Sullivan Road.
ATTACHMENTS:
Property Information Sheet
Draft Ordinance
cc: Alderman Saville, Chairman
Alderman Irvin
Alderman Donnell
Alderman Hart-Burns, Alternate