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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Stephen Broadwell, Planner
DATE: April 20, 2023
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Accepting the Dedication of Right-of-Way for Duke Parkway, Located at 2810 Duke Parkway (Atlanta Land - ESI Design Services, Inc. - 23-0325 / WI33/3-23.259-DED/VAC/ROW - SB - Ward 10)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Atlanta Land - ESI Design Services, Inc., is requesting approval of a Plat of Dedication for approximately four hundred (400) square feet of right-of-way along Duke Parkway, near the property located at 2810 Duke Parkway.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently zoned PDD, Planned Development District. The Subject Property is a vacant lot that is approximately fifty (50) acres that is in the Butterfield development district. The Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Office / Research / Light Industrial. The Subject Property is an Interior Lot that fronts on Duke Parkway.
The Petitioner is requesting approval of a Plat of Dedication for right-of-way. The details of the request include the dedication of approximately four hundred (400) square feet for right-of-way. The right-of-way area that is being dedicated located on the eastern edge of the Subject Property, just north of where Duke Parkway bends slight to the east.
Concurrently with this proposal, Atlanta Land - ESI Design Services, Inc., is requesting approval of a Final Plan for Lot 2A of Butterfield East, Unit 1, Located at 2810 Duke Parkway 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 four hundred, seven thousand (407,000) square foot building that will be utilized for food distribution. The minimum parking requirement is two hundred, forty-five (245) passenger vehicle parking spaces, and designated spaces for tractor trailer parking on the northern portion of the Subject Property. There is also an approximately seventeen thousand (17,000) maintenance building, which will perform accessory vehicle repair on the trucks. The proposed major vehicle repair is a permitted use in the Butterfield development district when the work is completed within the enclosed building. The Final Plan proposal also includes a new rail spur connection to the existing adjacent Eastern Railroad on the western side. There is also a proposed fire lane connection to the property to the southwest.
The Petitioner has also provided building elevations. The proposed building, at its peak, is approximately forty-four (44) feet tall from grade. The office portion of the building, which is located at the building’s northeast corner, consists of tastefully designed aluminum plank cladding, horizontally mounted gray metal panels, and windows that face towards Duke Parkway. The warehouse portion of the building consists of insulated metal panels, which are also tastefully designed.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting approval of a Plat of Vacation. The details of the request include the vacation of approximately two thousand, three hundred (2,300) square feet of Duke Parkway right-of-way. The right-of-way area that is being vacated is located on the eastern edge of the Subject Property where Duke Parkway bends slightly to the east.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Plat of Dedication Resolution 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 (1): To encourage the location of industrial, office and office-research development
near transportation facilities designed to provide adequate and efficient linkages
to sources of labor, production materials and markets.
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.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff would recommend approval of the resolution accepting the Dedication of Right-of-Way for Duke Parkway, located at 2810 Duke Parkway.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit "A" Plat of Right-of-Way Dedication
Land Use Petition with Supporting Documents
Property Parcel Maps
Legistar History Report
Legistar Number 23-0325
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 Accepting the Dedication of Right-of-Way for Duke Parkway, Located at 2810 Duke Parkway.
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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, it may be necessary in the future to construct additional public roadway and provide utilities within the proposed Duke Parkway right-of-way dedication area; and
WHEREAS, upon petition of the property owners, ATLANTA LAND L K E LLC, the City of Aurora has been offered in dedication suitable vacant land for the purpose of locating there upon the proposed public roadway and any utilities; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to receive and accept the dedication of such real estate, in accordance with Section 11-105-01 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65 ILCS (1994) 5/11-105-1); and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that upon petition of the property owners, the City hereby receives and accepts the dedication of the right-of-way for public roadway and any utilities located within said public Duke Parkway right-of-way, as described on Exhibit “A” Plat of Right-of-way Dedication attached hereto; provided, however, that such acceptance of dedication does not relieve the developer of its obligations to construct such roadways and/or utilities in accordance with the City of Aurora Public Improvement Ordinance and any development agreement.