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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Steve Broadwell, Planner
DATE: September 10, 2021
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Approving a Final Plan on Lot 108 of Butterfield Phase II, Unit 1-C, Located at the Northeast Corner of North Eola Road and Ferry Road, for a Business and Professional, Office (2400) Use and a Warehouse, Distribution and Storage Services (3300) Use (Mars Group, LLC - 21-0711 - NA05/1-21.266-Fpn - SB - WARD 10)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Mars2, LLC, is requesting approval of a Final Plan for construction of an approximately one hundred, forty-seven thousand (147,000) square foot building that will be utilized for a cold storage facility and office building.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is zoned PDD, Planned Development District. It is located within the Butterfield planned development district. The Comprehensive Plan designates the Subject Property as Office/Research/Light Industrial, and is located within the Big Woods Marmion neighborhood planning initiative area. The Subject Property is presently vacant and is approximately 9.6 acres in size. Additional information concerning the legislative history of the property can be found within the attached Property Research Sheet.
The Petitioner is requesting approval of a Final Plan resolution for a Business and Professional, Office (2400) Use and a Warehouse, Distribution and Storage Services (3300) Use. The details of the request include construction of an approximately one hundred, forty-seven thousand square foot building that will be utilized for a cold storage facility and office building. Approximately one hundred, forty thousand (140,000) square feet of the building will be utilized for cold storage and docks, while approximately five thousand, three hundred (5,300) square feet will be utilized for office space.
The site is planned for the minimum requirement of one hundred fifty-nine (159) parking spaces: ninety-six (96) of these parking spaces will be constructed with the building, while remaining sixty-three (63) parking spaces, which are designated as “Parking Landbank” will be built at a future time.
The Subject Property will also include an outdoor water storage tank that will be located between the north side of the building and the parking lot. The height of the outdoor storage water tank will not exceed the maximum permitted building height allowed per the Plan Description, which is seventy-five (75) feet.
Access to the property will be from Prospect Court to the east, and will include an emergency access lane along the east side of the building that will provide access to Ferry Road. The Petitioner has also provided a landscape plan that satisfies the minimum landscaping requirements, in addition to integrating the fifty (50) foot wide landscape easement that runs along the frontage on North Eola Road and Ferry Road.
The building’s exterior material consists of a combination of insulated metal panels for the cold storage portion, and a painted concrete wall for office portion. There are eighteen (18) truck docks along the north side of the building. The peak height of the cold storage portion of the building is approximately fifty-seven (57) feet, while the peak height of the office portion of the building is approximately thirty-four (34) feet.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Final Plan petition and have sent comments back to the Petitioner on those submittals. The Petitioner has made the requested revisions to these documents and they now meet the applicable codes and ordinances.
POLICIES AND GUIDELINES:
The Staff’s Evaluation and Recommendation are based on the following Physical Development Policies:
41.1 (2): To promote a balanced distribution of industries within the City,
41.1 (6): To promote attractive, well-maintained industrial and office-research areas
through landscaping and site design.
41.1 (8): To promote a quality environment through the enforcement of industrial
performance standards.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff would recommend APPROVAL of the resolution approving a Final Plan on Lot 108 of Butterfield Phase II, Unit 1-C, located at the northeast corner of North Eola Road and Ferry Road, for a Business and Professional, Office (2400) use and a Warehouse, Distribution and Storage Services (3300) use.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit "A-1" Final Plan
Exhibit "A-2" Landscape Plan
Exhibit "A-3" Building & Signage Elevations
Land Use Petition with Supporting Documents
Qualifying Statement
Property Research Sheet
Legistar Number 21-0711
cc: Building, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee:
Alderman Michael B. Saville, Chairperson
Alderwoman Patty Smith, Vice Chairperson
Alderman Carl Franco
Alderman Sherman Jenkins
Alderman Ron Woerman
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Approving a Final Plan on Lot 108 of Butterfield Phase II, Unit 1-C, Located at the Northeast Corner of North Eola Road and Ferry Road, for a Business and Professional, Office (2400) Use and a Warehouse, Distribution and Storage Services (3300) Use.
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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, by petition dated September 3, 2021, Mars2, LLC, filed with the City of Aurora a petition Requesting Approval of a Final Plan for Lot 108 of Butterfield Phase II, Unit 1-C, Located at the Northeast Corner of North Eola Road and Ferry Road, for a Business and Professional, Office (2400) Use and a Warehouse, Distribution and Storage Services (3300) Use, and related required documents as attached hereto as Exhibits “A-1” through Exhibit “A-3”; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2021, the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee of the Aurora City Council reviewed said Final Plan and the before mentioned recommendations and recommended APPROVAL of said petition; and
WHEREAS, the decision of the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee with respect to a final plan is subject to appeal to the City Council in the manner set forth in the City of Aurora Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, no person authorized under City of Aurora Zoning Ordinance to appeal such decision having done so in the manner set forth in the Ordinance, the Decision of the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee constitutes final action on the proposed final plan; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Building, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee of the City of Aurora, Illinois, finds as facts all of the preamble recitals of this Resolution and hereby grants APPROVAL of said Final Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee of the City of Aurora hereby adopts the Final Plan and related required documents, as attached hereto as Exhibit "A-1" Final Plan, Exhibit “A-2” Landscape Plan, and Exhibit “A-3” Building and Signage Elevations, along with any easement dedications deemed necessary by the Aurora City Engineer.