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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Jill N. Morgan, Senior Planner
DATE: October 6, 2025
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Annexing Property being Vacant Land located south of Sunrise Road and east of Frieder Lane to the City of Aurora, Illinois 60563 (Sheila M. Brown Declaration of Trust Date September 6, 2017 - 25-0777 / NA04/3-25.244 - AA/A/RZ/CUPD - JM - Ward 10)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner Sheila M. Brown Declaration of Trust Date September 6, 2017 is requesting the Annexation, pursuant to an Annexation Agreement, of 6.3 acres located south of Sunrise Road and east of Frieder Lane which includes annexing the property and zoning the property ORI(C) Office, Research, and Light Industrial District with a Conditional Use for a potential future, the details of which are currently unknown.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently located in unincorporated DuPage County.
The Petitioner is requesting the Annexation of the property, which will meet up with the Annexation Agreement at Building, Zoning, and Economic Development committee.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting approval of an Annexation Agreement for 6.3 acres for the Sheila Brown Trust Development. The details of the request include an Agreement that outlines that upon annexation, the property will have underlying ORI Office, Research, and Light Industrial District zoning and outlines that the developer will extend the existing curb, gutter, and pavement on the north and south sides of Sunrise Road to the easterly property line.
The Petitioner is also requesting the establishment of a Conditional Use Planned Development, pursuant to an Annexation Agreement, with an underlying ORI, Office, Research, and Light Industrial District zoning. The Plan Description provides for standard ORI bulk restrictions with no modifications. It additionally requires elevations to be approved with a Final Plan and be evaluated based on the quality and variety of building materials. It also allows for only one full access for the easternmost entrance and a restricted right in and left out access on the westernmost entrance for semi-trucks. Signs indicating such should be posted.
No development is being proposed at this time. The petitioner provided a concept plan to demonstrate a general idea of how the site could be developed. This plan adheres to the standard ORI requirements, including setbacks, parking, etc. Once a specific development is proposed, the developer will have to submit for approval. Any variations to the ORI requirements would require a revision of the Plan Description, which would necessitate a Public Hearing and final approval by City Council. The ultimate goal is to eventually incorporate the properties to the east to allow for the entire area to be developed as one site.
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.
This area has been planned for Office, Research and Light Industrial since the 1970s. The properties to the west are light industrial developments. The surrounding property to the south is zoned in Naperville I-Industrial use, with agricultural use, and the Naperville’s Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Employment Center. The surrounding property to the east is zoned in DuPage County, R-2 Single- Family, Residential, with a vacant use, and the Naperville’s Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Employment Center. The semi-truck access is placed closest to Frieder Lane with an restricted access to make semi-trucks take Frieder Lane.
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.
12.0 To plan and provide for the growth of the city through the integration of land use
patterns and functions that promote complementary interactions between different land
use components.
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.
40.1 (5) To plan and promote the extension of the office and office-research corridor along the tollway in the City of Aurora.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends APPROVAL of the An Ordinance Annexing Property being Vacant Land located south of Sunrise Road and east of Frieder Lane to the City of Aurora, Illinois 60563.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit A - Legal Description
Exhibit B - Plat of Annexation
Exhibit C - District Notice Mailing Affidavit
Land Use Petition with Supporting Documents
Location Map
Legistar Number: 25-0777
cc:
Alderman Michael B. Saville, Chairperson
Alderman Patty Smith, Vice Chairperson
Alderman Javier Bañuelos
Alderwoman Juany Garza
Alderman Will White
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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An Ordinance Annexing Property being Vacant Land located south of Sunrise Road and east of Frieder Lane to the City of Aurora, Illinois 60563
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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, Sheila M. Brown Declaration of Trust Date September 6, 2017, 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 Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 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 5/7-1-8); and
WHEREAS, the above-mentioned party, as owner of record of the real estate legally described on Exhibit “A”, entered into an Annexation Agreement with the City of Aurora providing, pursuant to annexation, that said real estate be placed in a certain zoning category; and
WHEREAS, said Annexation Agreement as approved by the City, by Ordinance Number ______, on ________ is hereby made a part hereof and incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth; 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 “B”, including the County Clerk (as election authority), the supervisor, clerk and all respective members of township board and the highway commissioner in any affected township, and the trustees of any fire protection district in which the Subject Property is located
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows:
Section One: That the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois finds as fact all of the preamble recitals of this Ordinance.
Section Two: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect, and shall be controlling, upon its passage and approval.
Section Three: That all Ordinances or part of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed insofar as any conflict exists.
Section Four: That any section, phrase or paragraph of this Ordinance that is construed to be invalid, void or unconstitutional shall not affect the remaining sections, phrases or paragraphs of this Ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect.
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 Chapter 49 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, being the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map attached thereto, pursuant to Section 103.2(h) 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 “C.