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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Planning and Zoning Commission
DATE: June 17, 2021
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending Chapter 49 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, by Modifying the Zoning Map Attached Thereto by Rezoning the Property Located at 632 South Ohio Street from B-3, Business and Wholesale District to R-2, One Family Dwelling District (Vernon LaVia - 21-0337 / AU26/4-21.130-Rz - SB - Ward 3)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Vernon LaVia, is requesting approval of a Rezoning petition for the property located at 632 South Ohio Street to be rezoned from B-3, Business and Wholesale zoning district to R-2, One Family Dwelling district.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently zoned B-3, Business and Wholesale District. The property is approximately .619 acres. The Aurora Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Commercial, although the South Ohio Street right of way is designated for Low Density Residential. The structure was built as a single-family home in 1900. The property was designated for Residential on the city-wide 1929 zoning map and R-2, One Family Dwelling District on the 1957 city-wide zoning map. The zoning for the property was also changed at some point after the 1957 zoning map was established to the current B-3 zoning. Additional information on the legislative history of the property can be found in the attached Property Research Sheet.
The Petitioner, Vernon LaVia, is requesting approval of a Rezoning petition for the property located at 632 S. Ohio St. from B-3, Business and Wholesale District to R-2, One Family Dwelling District. As the Petitioner has clarified in the Qualifying Statement, the structure was originally built as a single-family home, but its interior was converted in the 1970s to include a second accessory dwelling unit for family members.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Rezoning petition and have sent comments back to the Petitioner based on those submittals. The Petitioner has made the reques...
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