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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Planning Commission
DATE: May 23, 2019
SUBJECT:
A Resolution approving a Revision to the Preliminary Plan and Plat for property located at the southwest corner of Meadowridge Drive and 75th Street (Pulte Home Company, LLC - 19-0263 / NA28/3-17.234-SUPD/R/Ppn/Psd/R - JM - Ward 8)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner Pulte Home Company, LLC is requesting approval of a revision to the Preliminary Plan and Plat for the property located at the southwest corner of Meadowridge Drive and 75th Street for a ROW Dwelling (Party Wall) (1130) Use which includes the development of 80 front-loaded townhomes and associated stormwater detention.)
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 Ocean Atlantic Woodland Corporation 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 approval of a revision to the Preliminary Plan and Plat for a ROW Dwelling (Party Wall) (1130) use. The details of the request include a townhome development of 18 buildings containing 80 front-loaded units. The Plat includes 18 lots that will be developed with buildings, two lots that are common area, and a stormwater detention lot.
The stormwater detention is located at the corner of 75th Street and Meadowridge Drive. The development is accessed by a road south of the detention that runs in a rectangle around the townhome development creating a center portion containing four buildings. The townhomes to the north of the internal road feature a 40 foot setback to provide buffer from the adjacent 75th Street. The rear of the townhomes to the east of the road overlook the detention facility. The townhomes to the south abut a park. Three corners of the road contain a private drive to access three additional buildings. All the units are front-loaded with a two-car wide driveway that is 25 feet deep. The buildings are a mixture of four units in the center and to the south with the remainder being five units. Some units will have the option to add a sunroom and all units will have the option of a habitable attic.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting a revision to the Plan Description for the Ocean Atlantic Woodland Corporation Special Use Planned Development Amending the Land Use Parcel to the Multiplex Parcel and changing the zoning district from B-2(S) to R-4A(S) zoning and creating a new OS-1 (S) Conservation, Open Space and Drainage zoning. The Plan Description Revision includes allowing additional acreage for the Multiplex Parcel and removing acreage from the Commercial Parcel along with zoning the stormwater detention to the City’s standard OS-1 zoning.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Preliminary Plan and Plat Revision 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, with the exception of the items reflected in the conditions listed in the Staff Recommendation below.
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(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.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Planning Commission recommended CONDITIONAL APPROVAL of A Resolution Approving a Revision to the Preliminary Plan and Plat for Property located at the southwest corner of Meadowridge Drive and 75th Street, with the following conditions:
1. That at time of Final Plan/Plat, the developer work with the City staff to limit the ultimate rental percentage within the development to 30% through the HOA covenants and restrictions.
2. That all the comments of the Engineering Division be addressed prior to approval of Final Engineering.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit A-1 Preliminary Plan
Exhibit A-2 Preliminary Plat
Land Use Petition with Supporting Documents
Property Research Sheet
Fire Access Plan
Legistar History Report
Legistar Number: 19-0263
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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 Revision to the Preliminary Plan and Plat for Property located at the southwest corner of Meadowridge Drive and 75th 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 March 28, 2019, Pulte Home Company, LLC filed with the City of Aurora a petition requesting approval of a revision to the Preliminary Plan and Plat for the property located at the southwest corner of Meadowridge Drive and 75th Street for a ROW Dwelling (Party Wall) (1130) Use and related required documents as attached hereto as Exhibits "A-1" through Exhibit “A-2”; and
WHEREAS, after referral of said petition from the Aurora City Council, the Aurora Planning Commission on May 22, 2019, reviewed the petition and recommended CONDITIONAL APPROVAL of said petition; and
WHEREAS, on May 30, 2019, the Planning and Development Committee of the Aurora City Council reviewed said Preliminary Plan and Plat Revision and the before mentioned recommendations and recommended CONDITIONAL 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 CONDITIONAL APPROVAL of said Preliminary Plan and Plat with the following conditions:
1. That the Preliminary Plan be revised to show the exterior side yard setback lines at 20 feet per the Plan Description.
2. That the Preliminary Plat be revised to shift the building pads for Lots 9-11 so that they adhere to the 20 foot exterior side yard setback.
3. That all the comments of the Engineering Division be addressed prior to approval of Final Engineering.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Aurora hereby adopts the and related required documents as attached hereto as Exhibit "A-1" Preliminary Plan and Exhibit “A-2” Preliminary Plat.