City of Aurora - File #: 19-0132

• File #: 19-0132
• Version: 3
• Name: Hope For Tomorrow, Inc. / 537 Hartford Ave / Special Use - Community Residence, Major
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/19/2019
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 4/9/2019
• Final action: 4/9/2019
• Title: An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit for a Community Residence, Major (1520) Use on the Property located at 537 Hartford Avenue

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/9/2019	3	City Council	adopted	Pass
4/2/2019	3	Committee of the Whole	(PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)
3/28/2019	3	Planning & Development Committee	recommended for approval	Pass
3/20/2019	2	Planning Commission	Forwarded	Pass
3/12/2019	1	Planning Council	Forwarded	Pass
2/26/2019	1	City Council	referred to

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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin

FROM: Planning Commission

DATE: March 22, 2019

SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit for a Community Residence, Major (1520) Use on the Property located at 537 Hartford Avenue (Hope for Tomorrow, Inc. - 19-0132 / AU29/2-18.227-A/Su - SB - Ward 4) (PUBLIC HEARING)

PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Hope for Tomorrow, Inc., is requesting approval of a Special Use for a Community Residence, Major (1520) use, for the property located at 537 Hartford Avenue. Details of the request include continued use of the existing home, in compliance with the City of Aurora's applicable standards, for a group home that provide recovery assistance to clients with substance abuse disorders.

BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently located in Unincorporated Kane County. The property is .351 acres, and maintains a two-story detached, single-family home that is approximately 2,000 square feet. The home currently has five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and eight beds. Additional information on the legislative history of the property can be found in the attached Property Research Sheet.

The Petitioner, Hope for Tomorrow, Inc., is requesting approval of a Special Use for a Community Residence, Major (1520) use. Hope for Tomorrow has been operating at this location since 1999 as a group home for no more than eight adult men with substance use disorders. Hope for Tomorrow maintains other similar residences in Aurora.

In addition, the Petitioner has gone to great lengths with this Special Use application to ensure that Hope for Tomorrow will not only continue fulfilling its mission to improve the lives of Aurora's residents in need, but to also ensure compliance with the applicable zoning and development standards, as it is incorporated into the City's limits.

Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting the Annexation of .351 acres to the City of Aurora with an R-1(S), One Family Dwelling district with a Special Use, s...