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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Jill Morgan, Planner
DATE: September 28, 2017
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Annexing Property being Vacant Land located east of 1023 Ridgeway Avenue being north of Ridgeway Avenue and west of Elmwood Drive to the City of Aurora, Illinois 60506 (ATMI Precast - 17-00809 / AU29/2-17.152-A/Su/DED/V - JM - Ward)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, ATMI Precast, is requesting the Annexation of 0.18 acres being Lot 14 of Williams' Subdivision of Lot 1 of Lathrop’s Subdivision located east of 1023 Ridgeway Avenue. The details of the proposal include demolishing the existing house and replacing it with a 52 stall parking lot for their employees. The easterly 50' of the property will need to be annexed to the city.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is located east of 1023 Ridgeway Avenue and is currently utilized as Vacant Land with Unincoporated, Kane County zoning. Additional information on the legislative history of the property can be found in the attached Property Information Sheet.
The Petitioner is requesting the Annexation of 0.18 acres being Lot 14 of Williams' Subdivision of Lot 1 of Lathrop’s Subdivision. The details of the request include the annexation of the vacant property currently in Unincorporated Kane County. The parcel will be annexed as R-1 One Family Dwelling District zoning and will be a part of a parking lot development.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting approval of a Special Use for a Parking Facilities, Non-Residential (4170) use pursuant to Section 10.6 and Section 4.3. The details of the request include the development of a 52 stall parking lot to accommodate more employee parking for ATMI Precast on both the property at 1023 Ridgeway Avenue and the vacant lot to the east. The current house on the site is in the process of being demolished. The development will continue to have one driveway entrance but it will be relocated further west on the lot. The parking lot will include three aisles with parking on all sides. The Landscape Plan includes the addition of canopy trees, evergreen trees, and understory trees on the yards to the north and east to provide buffer for the neighboring residential properties. Hedgerows will be added on the ends of the parking aisles.
The Petitioner is also requesting approval of a Plat of Dedication of Right-of-way for Ridgeway Avenue along the property located at 1023 Ridgeway Avenue. The Right-of-way for the vacant land currently in Kane County has already been dedicated.
Lastly, the Petitioner is also requesting approval of a setback variance pursuant to Section 10.5 to allow for an 18 foot reduction of the front yard setback from 30 feet to 12 feet and a 21 foot reduction of the rear yard setback from 30 feet to 9 feet. The details of the request include allowing the variance in order to accommodate the 52 stall parking lot. The existing business to the west currently has a parking lot that abuts the front yard property line. The existing six foot fences running along the north, east, and west property lines will remain.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Annexation 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.
11.1 (3) To encourage new development contiguous to existing development.
40.1 (1) To attract and encourage industrial, office and office-research development to planned sites where requisite public facilities are either present or proposed.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff would recommend APPROVAL of the An Ordinance Annexing Property being Vacant Land located east of 1023 Ridgeway Avenue being north of Ridgeway Avenue and west of Elmwood Drive to the City of Aurora, Illinois 60506.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit “A” Legal Description
Exhibit "B" Plat of Annexation
Exhibit "C" Affidavit and Annexation Notification List
Land Use Petition with Supporting Documents
Property Research Sheet
Legistar History Report
Legistar Number: 17-00809
cc: Alderman Saville, Chairman
Alderman Jenkins
Alderman Franco
Alderman Donnell, Alternate
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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An Ordinance Annexing Property being Vacant Land located east of 1023 Ridgeway Avenue being north of Ridgeway Avenue and west of Elmwood Drive to the City of Aurora, Illinois 60506
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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, ATMI Precast Inc. is the owner of record of the real estate legally described on Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth, and hereafter referred to as Exhibit “A”; and
WHEREAS, by petition dated August 23, 2017, the above-named owner petitioned the City of Aurora to annex the real property legally described on said Exhibit “A” to the City of Aurora, in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-1-8 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS(1994) 5/7-1-8); and
WHEREAS, the above-named party, as owner of record of the real estate legally described on said Exhibit “A”, requested that the property be zoned pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map attached thereto; and
WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of Aurora have determined that the property is contiguous to the City of Aurora and is not within the corporate limits of any other municipality and that the petition in all other respects conforms to the requirements of law; and
WHEREAS, due statutory notice has been given to those entities listed in the affidavit and Annexation Notification List attached hereto as Exhibit “C”, being the County and City Election Commissions, County Auditor, Township Board, Township Highway Commissioner, any Fire Protection District and any Public Library District in which the real property legally described on said Exhibit “A” is located.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois,
Section Five: That the real estate described on Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth, be, and the same is hereby annexed to the City of Aurora, Illinois.
Section Six: That the property to the far side of any adjacent public right-of-way within said annexed area, and the same is, hereby also annexed to the City of Aurora, Illinois.
Section Seven: That the corporate limits of the City of Aurora, and the same are, hereby extended to include the territory hereby annexed to the City of Aurora, Illinois.
Section Eight: That the real estate legally described on said Exhibit “A” is hereby placed in the R-1 One-Family Dwelling District zoning classification of Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map attached thereto, pursuant to Section 3.2-8 of said Ordinance.
Section Nine: That the City Clerk of the City of Aurora is hereby authorized and directed to file with the applicable County Recorder of Deeds a certified copy of the Ordinance, together with an accurate plat of the territory annexed, which plat shall be certified as to its correctness and attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.