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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Planning Commission
DATE: March 22, 2018
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Approving a Final Plan on Lot 4 of Savannah Crossing Subdivision located at 2962 Kirk Road being north of Butterfield Road and west of Kirk Road for a Restaurant with a drive-through facility (2530) use (Wendy's - 18-0155 / BA36/3-18.006-SU/PD/R/Fpn - JM - Ward 1)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner Wendy's is requesting approval of a Final Plan for Lot 4 of Savannah Crossing Subdivision located at 2962 Kirk Road being north of Butterfield Road and west of Kirk Road for a Restaurant with a drive-through facility (2530) use which includes the development of a 2,336 square foot restaurant.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently Vacant Land with B-2(S) General Retail District with a Special Use zoning, which is part of the TMK Aurora Venture, LLC (also known as Savannah Crossing) Special Use Planned Development. Additional information on the legislative history of the property can be found in the attached Property Information Sheet.
The Petitioner is requesting a Final Plan for the construction of a drive-through restaurant. The details of the request include the development of a 2,336 square foot restaurant with 40 seats. The development fronts Kirk Road but will be accessed from an interior drive aisle that is part of the Savannah Crossing commercial development. The property has one ingress and one egress with cars circulating one-way around the building. The project has one order lane along with a bypass lane that abuts the interior drive aisle. There are 10 stacking spaces and 41 parking spaces. The Landscape Plan features landscaping areas around the menu board and around the outside seating area along with landscape focal points on the parking lot abutting Kirk Road. The Building Elevation depicts one of the modern prototype for the Wendy’s chain, which features a glass and metal front providing a full view of the dining area with the remainder clad in fiber cement wood panels accented by slightly taller panels in gray and red.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting a Plan Description Revision to the Special Use Planned Development that will affect the property located at 2962 Kirk Road (Lot 4 of Savannah Crossing). The details of the request include revising the Plan Description from allowing up to three drive-through restaurants on Lots 3, 5, 9, 10 or 11 to allowing up to four drive-through restaurants on Lots 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 or 11. This revision will allow the development of Lot 4 with a Wendy’s restaurant with a drive-through facility.
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:
10.0 To provide for the orderly, balanced and efficient growth and redevelopment of the City through the positive integration of land use patterns, functions, and circulation systems. To protect and enhance those assets and values that establishes the desirable quality and general livability of the City. To promote the City’s position as a regional center.
11.1 (3) To encourage new development contiguous to existing development.
31.1 (3) To promote the development of commercial facilities in existing or planned commercial areas.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Planning Commission recommended APPROVAL of A Resolution Approving a Final Plan on Lot 4 of Savannah Crossing Subdivision located at 2962 Kirk Road being north of Butterfield Road and west of Kirk Road for a Restaurant with a drive-through facility (2530) use.
ATTACHMENTS:
EXHIBITS:
Exhibit "A-1" Final Plan
Exhibit "A-2" Landscape Plan
Exhibit “A-3” Building and Signage Elevations
Fire Access Plan
Landscape Material Worksheet (1-23)
Land Use Petition with Supporting Documents
Property Research Sheet
Legistar History Report
Legistar Number: 18-0155
cc:
Alderman Michael B. Saville, Chairman
Alderman Sherman Jenkins, Member
Alderman Carl Franco, Member
Alderman William "Bill" Donnell, Alternate
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Approving a Final Plan on Lot 4 of Savannah Crossing Subdivision located at 2962 Kirk Road being north of Butterfield Road and west of Kirk Road for a Restaurant with a drive-through facility (2530) 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 February 20, 2018, Wendy's filed with the City of Aurora a petition requesting approval of a Final Plan for Lot 4 of Savannah Crossing Subdivision located at 2962 Kirk Road being north of Butterfield Road and west of Kirk Road for a Restaurant with a drive-through facility (2530) use and related required documents as 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 March 21, 2018, reviewed the petition and recommended APPROVAL of said petition; and
WHEREAS, on March 29, 2018, the Planning and Development Committee of the Aurora City Council reviewed said Final Plan and the before mentioned recommendations and recommended APPROVAL of said petition; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council 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 City Council 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 or vacations deemed necessary by the Aurora City Engineer.