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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Stephen Broadwell, AICP, Planner
DATE: January 22, 2026
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Vacating a Parking Easement on the Property Located at 580 Exchange Court and 560 Exchange Court, in DuPage County, Aurora, Illinois, 60504. (Loaves & Fishes - 25-1044 / NA21/1-25.400-VAC/E - SB - Ward 10)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Loaves & Fishes, is requesting approval of a Plat of Vacation to remove a dedicated Parking Easement that exists where the proposed building addition is to be located.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is zoned M-1, Manufacturing District - Limited. The Subject Property, which is approximately four (4) acres, consists of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Meridian Seven subdivision. Per the Naperville Township Assessor, the existing building has a footprint of approximately thirty thousand (30,000) square feet. The Comprehensive Plan designates the Subject Property as Office, Research, Light Industrial. On November 14, 2025, the Planning & Zoning Commission approved the Petitioner's Major Variance request to reduce the Subject Property's minimum setback along the western property line from ten (10) feet to four feet, six inches (4'-6") and the minimum setback along the southern property line from ten (1) feet to eight feet, four inches (8'-4").
The Petitioner, Loaves and Fishes, is requesting approval of a Plat of Vacation to remove the western portion of a dedicated Parking Easement that will be covered by the proposed building addition.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting approval of a Final Plat Revision, consolidating Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Meridian Seven subdivision, located at 580 Meridian Court and 560 Meridian Court, into a single lot. The request is being made as the Petitioner, which serves a crucial community service as a non-profit food pantry, is undergoing separate review with the City of Aurora for a building addition that allows their operational needs to be satisfied. The Final Plat is necess...
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