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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Stephane Phifer, Director
DATE: February 6, 2014
SUBJECT:
A Special Use Petition with a Final Plan Revision for a new Patio restaurant located at 4400 Fox Valley Center Drive.
PURPOSE:
The petitioner, Aurora EMS Properties, LLC, is proposing a Special Use Petition with a Final Plan Revision on 2.445 acres for a new Patio restaurant located at 4400 Fox Valley Center Drive.
BACKGROUND:
This Special Use petition, which is part of the Fox Valley East Planned Development, was referred by the City Council to the Planning and Zoning Division on January 14, 2014.
Legislative History:
Date Review Body Motion Vote
2/5/2014 Planning Commission Approval Unanimous
1/21/2014 Planning Council Forward Unanimous
DISCUSSION:
Development Proposal:
The proposal is for a Special Use Permit for a restaurant with a drive-through facility and to remodel the existing building into The Patio restaurant. The building square footage is 106,486 square feet. A new outdoor patio is being added to the northeast corner of the building. A building addition is being added over the existing outdoor patio space, which is located along the building's east side.
The restaurant will have 283 indoor seats and 44 outdoor patio seats, with a total of 327 seats. There are 110 parking spaces proposed, which slightly exceeds the City's requirement of 109. The proposed plan will remove 51 existing parking spaces from the site.
A drive-thru is being added to the building, with 1 ordering station along the building's west side and 1 drive-thru window along the building's south side. The traffic circulation for the drive-thru is proposed to wrap around the entire building and convert the drive aisles abutting the building's east, west and south side from two-way to one-way traffic.
The existing 3 access points from the internal private roadways will remain as-is on the Subject Property. The proposal is to limit the...
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