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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Planning and Zoning Commission
DATE: March 23, 2023
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Establishing a Conditional Use Planned Development, Approving the Aurora Metal Recycling Plan Description and Amending Chapter 49 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Aurora, by Modifying the Zoning Map Attached Hereto to an Underlying Zoning of M-1, Manufacturing District - Limited, for the Property Located West of Highland Avenue, and South of West New York Street.
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Aurora Metal Recycling, is proposing the rezoning and establishment of a Conditional Use Planned Development for the .15 acre lot, located west of North Highland Avenue and south of West New York Street, to allow for off-site employee parking.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is zoned R-2, One Family Dwelling District. The lot's width is approximately forty (40) feet, and has an area of approximately six thousand, four hundred (6,400) square feet. The lot is not buildable per the R-2 zoning district's standards: the minimum lot width requirement is sixty (60) feet, and the minimum lot area requirement is eight thousand (8,000) square feet. The Subject Property is an Interior Lot, which is adjacent to a single-family home on the west, and the active BNSF railroad line to the west. The Comprehensive Plan designates the Subject Property as Utilities. The Subject Property is .15 acres and is vacant, with the exception of a ten (10) foot tall, solid corrugated metal fence around the entire property's perimeter that was constructed by the Petitioner without a permit. On May 6, 2022, the City of Aurora's Property Standards Division entered the presently active zoning violation for construction of the fence without a permit. The Petitioner met with the City's Development Services Team two times to discuss the review processes, standards, and requirements: the first meeting was held on June 1, 2022, and the second meeting was held on February 16, 2023. Aurora Metal...
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