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TO: Mayor Robert J. O’Connor
FROM: Planning Commission
DATE: November 17, 2016
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Approving a Final Plan on Lot 1 of Marshalls Addition Subdivision located at 407 S. Lake Street being the west side of Lake Street between Gale Street and Prarie Street for a Gasoline Station (2831) Use (Amphion Engineering - 16-00782 / AU21/4-15.223-Su/Fpn - AM - Ward 4)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner Amphion Engineering Requesting approval of a Final Plan for Lot 1 of Marshalls Addition Subdivision located at 407 S. Lake Street on the west side of Lake Street between Gale Street and Prairie Street for a Gasoline Station (2831) Use.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is located at 407 S. Lake Street being the west side of Lake Street, between Gale Street and Prairie Street. The property is currently occupied by a vacant building with B-3(S) Business and Wholesale zoning with a special use for a gasoline filling station with canopy. Currently there is a vacant building in an advanced state of disrepair which was once a gas station. The Petitioner has recently acquired the property. The petitioner is planning to demolish the building, and resurface the existing canopy as well as the existing pumps. Additional information on the legislative history of the property can be found in the attached Property Information Sheet.
The details of the Final Plan include the demolition and reconstruction of the gas station building on Lot 1 with a 2,231 square foot convenience store and gas station facility. There are 13 parking spaces required for this use and there are 16 parking spaces proposed to serve the gas station. Access to the project will be from two full access points onto Lake Street. The petitioner is increasing the landscape buffer along Lake Street, increasing the setback from 3 feet to nearly 7 feet. The building elevations for the gas station include a mixture of brick and limestone. There is one 8 foot monument sign proposed on the plans, located at the southwest corner of the property along Lake Street. The sign will be constructed of brick matching the building façade.
Concurrently with this proposal, the petitioner is requesting the establishment of a Special Use Planned Development on the property located at 407 S. Lake Street being the west side of Lake Street between Gale Street and Prairie Street.
The details of the Special Use Planned Development include modifications to the standard zoning regulations providing for a Gasoline Station (2831) use as a permitted use on the site, prohibiting certain uses, and providing for additional signage.
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:
11.1 (5) To guide and promote development to areas where public utilities, public roads and municipal services are either available or planned.
14.1 (4) To encourage quality site design throughout the City of Aurora
31.1 (1) To promote the concept of a hierarchy of commercial development consisting of regional, community and neighborhood commercial centers supported by requisite population levels, which influence to location, scale and type of commercial development and redevelopment.
32.1 (4) To enhance the quality of the visual and physical environment of the City through the provision for landscaping in commercial development.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Planning Commission recommended APPROVAL of the Resolution Approving a Final Plan on Lot 1 of Marshalls Addition Subdivision located at 407 S. Lake Street being the west side of Lake Street between Gale Street and Prairie Street for a Gasoline Station (2831) Use.
ATTACHMENTS:
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit "A-1" Final Plan
Exhibit "A-2" Landscape Plan
Exhibit “A-3” Building and Signage Elevations
Fire Access Plan
Land Use Petition with Supporting Documents
Landscape Material Worksheet (1-23)
Property Research Sheet
Plat of Survey
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Plat of Survey
Legistar Number: 16-00782
cc: Alderman Saville, Chairman
Alderman Donnell
Alderman Irvin
Alderman Hart-Burns, Alternate
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Approving a Final Plan for a Gas Station (2381) Use on Lot 1 of Marshalls Addition Subdivision located at 407 S. Lake Street being the west side of Lake Street between Gale Street and Prairie Street.
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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 August 11, 2016, Amphion Engineering filed with the City of Aurora a petition requesting approval of a Final Plan for Lot 1 of Marshalls Addition Subdivision located at 407 S. Lake Street on the west side of Lake Street between Gale Street and Prairie Street for a Gasoline Station (2831) Use and related required documents attached hereto as Exhibits "A-1" through Exhibit “A-3”; and
WHEREAS, after referral of said petition from the Aurora City Council, the Aurora Planning Commission on November 16, 2016, reviewed the petition and recommended APPROVAL of said petition; and
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2016, the Planning and Development Committee of the Aurora City Council reviewed said Final Plan and the before mentioned recommendation and recommended APPROVAL of said petition; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, finds as fact all of the preamble recitals of this Resolution and hereby grants APPROVAL of said Final Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Aurora hereby adopts the Special Use / Planned Development 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 dedications or modifications deemed necessary by the Aurora City Engineer.