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TO: Mayor and City Councill
FROM: Planning and Zoning Commission
DATE: May 22, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Approving the Final Plat for Aurora Turners Club Subdivision located at 1231 Mitchell Rd, 1215 Mitchell Rd, and 500 E Indian Trail (Turn-Verein Frisch-Auf Corporation (dba Aurora Turners Club) - 25-0424 / AU10/4-25.103-Fsd - TV - Ward 1)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Aurora Turners Club, is requesting approval of a Final Plat for Aurora Turners Subdivision to consolidate the property into two lots.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is located at 1231 Mitchell Road, 1215 Mitchell Road and 500 E. Indian Trail. 1231 Mitchell Road is currently situated in unincorporated Kane County and is zoned F Farming District. 1215 Mitchell Road and 500 E. Indian Trail is zoning B-2(C) Business District, General Retail, and is part of the Aurora Turners Conditional Use Planned Development.
There are four related petitions currently under review and being processed concurrently through separate actions:
1) Annexation - This petition pertains exclusively to the property located at 1231 Mitchell Road.
2) Rezoning and Conditional Use Planned Development - This action is also specific to 1231 Mitchell Road.
3) Plat of Vacation - This applies to a portion of High Street, situated north of E. Indian Trail.
4) Final Plat - This petition encompasses 1231 Mitchell Road, 1215 Mitchell Road, and 500 E. Indian Trail.
The Petitioner is requesting approval of a Final Plat for the properties located at 1231 Mitchell Road, 1251 Mitchell Road, and 500 E. Indian Trail. The request includes the consolidation of the vacated portion of High Street and four existing lots into two new lots.
Lot 1 will consist of the property with the existing house, which is proposed to be demolished, the vacant parcel at 1215 Mitchell Road, and the western half of the vacated High Street. This lot is intended to be sold for future commercial development.
Lot 2 will include the eastern half of the vacated High Street and 500 E. Indian Trail, which is currently utilized by the Aurora Turner Club for recreational purposes.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting annexation of the 0.3 acre property into the City of Aurora for property located at 1231 Mitchell Road. The site currently contains a single-family residence and is proposed to be annexed into the City of Aurora with R-1 One Family Dwelling District zoning.
Along with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting a Rezoning and Conditional Use Planned Development. The details of the proposal include incorporating 1231 Mitchell Road into the existing Aurora Turners Conditional Use Planned Development and rezoning the property from underlying R-1 One Family Dwelling District to B-2 Business District, General Retail.
Lastly, the City of Aurora is requesting to vacate a portion of the High Street right-of-way north of E. Indian Trail. Due to recent development activity in unincorporated Kane County, this has led the City of Aurora to determined that the extension is no longer feasible or necessary. Upon vacation, the land will be conveyed back to the Aurora Turners Club in accordance with standard regulations.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Final Plat 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:
14.01(4) To encourage quality site design throughout the City of Aurora
31.0 To promote and plan for the location of commercial centers, based on their functions and interrelationships, in order to provide a balanced distribution of commercial facilities that are conveniently accessible to all segments of the population.
31.1(3) To promote the development of commercial facilities in existing or planned commercial areas.
32.0 To enhance the positive and minimize the negative impacts and relationships that the location, design and appearance of commercial activities have on traffic patterns and on the stability and vitality of surrounding neighborhoods, other commercial centers, and the City as a whole.
32.01(1) To discourage new strip commercial development and prevent the intrusion of inappropriate commercial activity into residential areas by providing for the clustering of commercial activities in existing or planned commercial areas.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended APPROVAL of the Resolution Approving the Final Plat for Aurora Turners Club Subdivision located at 1231 Mitchell Rd, 1215 Mitchell Rd, and 500 E Indian Trail.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit "A" Final Plat
Land Use Petition and Supporting Documents
Maps
Legistar Number: 25-0424
cc:
Alderman Michael Saville, Chairperson
Alderwoman Patty Smith, Vice Chairperson
Alderman Javier Bañuelos
Alderwoman Juany Garza
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Approving the Final Plat for Aurora Turners Club Subdivision located at 1231 Mitchell Rd, 1215 Mitchell Rd, and 500 E Indian Trail
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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 26, 2025, Turn-Verein Frisch-Auf Corporation (dba Aurora Turners Club) filed with the City of Aurora a petition requesting approval of a Final Plat for Aurora Turners Subdivision and related required documents as attached hereto as Exhibits "A"; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a hearing on May 21, 2025, reviewed the petition and recommended APPROVAL of said petition; and
WHEREAS, on May 28, 2025, the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee of the Aurora City Council reviewed said Final Plat 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 Plat.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Aurora hereby adopts the Final Plat and related required documents as attached hereto as Exhibit "A" Final Plat along with any easement dedications deemed necessary by the Aurora City Engineer.