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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Stephen Broadwell, Planner
DATE: January 18, 2023
SUBJECT:
Approving a Final Plan on Lot 2 of U-Haul Center of Aurora, located Near the Southwest Corner of Ogden Avenue and South State Route 59, for a Mini-Storage, Common Corridor (3341) Use (U-Haul - 23-0036 / NA28/2-23.008-FPN - SB - Ward 10)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, U-Haul, is requesting approval of a Final Plan for Lot 2 of U-Haul Center of Aurora subdivision for a Mini-storage Common Corridor (3341) use, which includes construction of an approximately twenty thousand (20,000) square foot, single-story building.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is zoned B-2(C), Business District - General Retail with a Conditional Use Planned Development. The Planned Development was approved as O99-86 on October 12, 1999. The Subject Property is Lot 2 of U-Haul Center of Aurora subdivision, which was approved per PDFNL00.18 on March 30, 2000, and included Lot 1, which is directly to the east. Lot 1 was approved per PDFNL00.19 on March 30, 2000, also as a storage facility. The Subject Property is an approximately 2.3 acre vacant lot, with the exception of the drive aisle that is shared with Lot 1.
The Petitioner, U-Haul, is requesting approval of a Final Plan for Lot 2 of the U-Haul Center of Aurora subdivision for a Mini-storage, Common Corridor (3341) use. The details of the request include construction of an approximately twenty-thousand (20,000) square foot, single-story building. There will be twenty (20) striped parking spaces, which is the minimum parking requirement for the building as a single-story structure. The Final Plan also includes a detention basin to the west of the building, and ten (10) rental vehicle display spaces along the Ogden Avenue frontage. The Plan Description allows for self-service storage facilities as a permitted use.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Final Plan 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:
14.1 (1): To foster future growth in the City that does not contribute to deterioration in
either existing developments or a reduction in the City's ability to provide
adequate services.
41.1 (1): To attract and encourage industrial, office and office-research development to
planned sites where requisite public facilities are either present or proposed.
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 approving a Final Plan on Lot 2 of U-Haul Center of Aurora, located Near the Southwest Corner of Ogden Avenue and South State Route 59, for a Mini-Storage, Common Corridor (3341) Use.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit "A-1" Final Plan
Exhibit "A-2" Landscape Plan
Exhibit "A-3" Building & Signage Elevations
Land Use Petition Form and Supporting Documents
Property Parcel Maps
BZE Appeal Sheet
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 Approving a Final Plan on Lot 2 of U-Haul Center of Aurora, located Near the Southwest Corner of Ogden Avenue and South State Route 59, for a Mini-Storage, Common Corridor (3341) Use.
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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 January 4, 2023, U-Haul filed with the City of Aurora a petition Requesting approval of a Final Plan for Lot 2 of U-Haul Center of Aurora subdivision, located near the southwest corner of Ogden Avenue and South State Route 59m for a Mini-storage, Common Corridor (3341) use and related required documents as attached hereto as Exhibits "A-1" through Exhibit “A-3”; and
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2023, the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee of the Aurora City Council reviewed said Final Plan and recommended APPROVAL of said petition; and
WHEREAS, the decision of the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee with respect to a Final Plan is subject to appeal to the City Council in the manner set forth in Chapter 34 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, no person authorized under Chapter 34 to appeal such decision having done so in the manner set forth in the Code, the Decision of the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee constitutes final action on the proposed Final Plan; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Builidng, Zoning and Economic Development Committee of the City of Aurora, Illinois, finds as fact all of the preamble recitals of this Resolution and hereby grants APPROVAL of said Final Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Building, Zoning and Economic Development Committee of the City of Aurora hereby adopts the Final Plan and related required documents, as attached hereto as Exhibit "A-1" Final Plan, Exhibit “A-2” Landscape Plan, and Exhibit “A-3” Building and Signage Elevations, along with any easement dedications deemed necessary by the Aurora City Engineer.