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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Planning Commission
DATE: July 20, 2017
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map attached thereto, by Rezoning Property located at 315 W. Downer Place from B-1(S) Local Retail Business District to R-4 Two Family Dwelling District (Aminul Karim - 17-00494 / AU21/2-14.242-Rz - AM - Ward 4)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Aminul Karim, is requesting to rezone the property located at 315 W. Downer Place from B-1(S) Local Retail Business District to R-4 Two Family Dwelling District. The property lies on 0.25 acres of land (10,669 sf).
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently zoned B-1(S) Local Retail Business District zoning with a Special Use for a Planned Development, which is part of the Galena Square Special Use Planned Development. Additional information on the legislative history of the property can be found in the attached Property Information Sheet.
This property along with the other residential buildings on Downer and Chestnut on this block were rezoned to B-1(S) from R-5 in 1980, and then a Planned Development for Downer Plaza was approved in 1982 which developed a shared parking concept for all of these properties which also tied in to the existing commercial uses on Galena Blvd. The 9 properties have the following uses: 305 W. Downer: owner occupied residential unit with accounting business, 315 W. Downer: 1 apartment upstairs, vacant commercial downstairs, 323 W. Downer: 6 apartments, 325 W. Downer: 4 apartments, 331 W. Downer: 1 unit (SF rental), 333 W. Downer: 2 apartments, 30 S. Chestnut: 1 unit (SF rental), 26 S. Chestnut: 3 apartments, 20 S. Chestnut: Business use.
The History of 315 W. Downer is that it was prior to 1989 a 4 unit apartment building. Previous owners (Baker's) purchased in 1989 and converted the first floor to their business use (marketing company), and left 2 apartment units on the second floor. In 1994 they got a ...
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