City of Aurora - File #: 17-00339

• File #: 17-00339
• Version: 3
• Name: Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry / Special Use & Rezoning / 838 N. Highland Avenue / Parking Lot Expansion
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/12/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/13/2017
• Final action: 6/13/2017
• Title: An Ordinance Establishing a Special Use Planned Development, Approving the Plan Description and Amending Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map attached thereto, to an underlying zoning of B-2(S), Business District - General Retail for the property located at 834, 838, and 844 N Highland being west side of Highland Avenue between New Haven Avenue and Florida Avenue

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/13/2017	3	City Council	adopted	Pass
6/6/2017	3	Committee of the Whole	(PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)
5/25/2017	3	Planning & Development Committee	recommended for approval	Pass
5/17/2017	2	Planning Commission	Forwarded	Pass
5/9/2017	1	Planning Council	Forwarded	Pass
4/18/2017	1	Committee of the Whole	Forward to Planning Council

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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin

FROM: Planning Commission

DATE: May 18, 2017

SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Establishing a Special Use Planned Development, Approving the Plan Description and Amending Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map attached thereto, to an underlying zoning of B-2(S), Business District - General Retail for the property located at 834, 838, and 844 N Highland being west side of Highland Avenue between New Haven Avenue and Florida Avenue (Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry - 17-00338 / AU16/4-17.032-Fsd/Rz/Su/Pd - SB - Ward 6)

PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry, is requesting approval of a Special Use Planned Development for the property located at 834, 838, and 844 N Highland Avenue, being the west side of Highland Avenue between New Haven Avenue and Florida Avenue.

BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently made up of two separate subdivisions. The Marie Wilkinson Foundation, which contains the existing Marie Wilkinson food pantry, and is zoned B-3, Business and Wholesale District zoning. The Baker-Morton Addition contains three lots, a 720 square foot single-family dwelling with a detached garage, and two vacant lots, all of which are zoned R-3, One Family Dwelling District. The home will be demolished and the 549 square foot garage will remain for the Petitioner to use as necessary. The two vacant lots, being the northerly most eighty (80) feet of the Subject Property, was deeded to Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in 2016 by the City. Additional information is available in the attached Property Research Sheet.

The Petitioner is requesting approval of the establishment of a Special Use Planned Development and to change the underlying zoning district to B-2(S) Business District - General Retail.

Parcel A, which contains Lot 1 of the existing Marie Wilkinson Foundation Subdivision, will continue its current operations as a food pantry. This parcel's uses will be limited to those permi...