City of Aurora - File #: 20-0042

• File #: 20-0042
• Version: 3
• Name: City of Aurora / Text Amendment to the BB - Business Boulevard District
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/17/2020
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 2/25/2020
• Final action: 2/25/2020
• Title: An Ordinance Approving a Text Amendment to Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance to add Section 8.6-4.5 Limited but Permitted Uses to the BB Business-Boulevard District

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/25/2020	3	City Council	adopted	Pass
2/18/2020	3	Committee of the Whole	(PLACED ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS)
2/18/2020	3	Rules, Administration, and Procedure	discussed
2/12/2020	3	Building, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee	recommended for approval	Pass
2/5/2020	2	Planning Commission	Forwarded	Pass
1/21/2020	1	Planning Council	Forwarded	Pass

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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin

FROM: Planning Commission

DATE: February 6, 2020

SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Approving a Text Amendment to Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance to add Section 8.6-4.5 Limited but Permitted Uses to the BB Business-Boulevard District (City of Aurora - 20-0042 / KDWK-20.004-TXT - TV - Ward )

PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, City of Aurora, is requesting approval of a Text Amendment to Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance to add Section 8.6-4.5 Limited but Permitted Uses to the BB Business-Boulevard District.

BACKGROUND:
On October 22, 2019, the City Council approved modifications to the Zoning Ordinance related to cannabis uses in the City of Aurora in response to recent State of Illinois legislation. These amendments dealt with the six types of cannabis licenses established in the State Act, including Dispensing Facilities. This proposed text amendment only deals with this specific license type. While the October amendment addressed Dispensing Facilities as a Special Use within most of the City's commercial districts, industrial districts, downtown, and associated PDD districts, the BB Business-Boulevard District was not included in that amendment. This proposed amendment is designed to address that.

DISCUSSION:
The BB Business-Boulevard Zoning District was created in the 1970's as an initial way to get some higher standards for development while allowing mixed uses. This was prior to the wide implementation of planned developments within the City which more effectively accomplished said goals. Therefore, actual BB zoning is quite limited in the City, and not pursued anymore for new development. With that being said, it was observed that there are a few key commercial areas in the City, primarily along Rt. 59, which still have said designation and should be eligible for a Dispensing Facility use provide all requirements are met (see attached BB map).

All existing cannabis regulatio...