TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Planning Commission
DATE: October 3, 2013
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An Ordinance amending Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map attached thereto, in order to rezone from M-1 and M-2 to PDD, approve a Concept Plan and grant a Variance to parking stall width for the 45.08 acre property located at 1901 Bilter Road (The Northern Trust Company, Trustee - Au01/4-13.082-Rz/V - JR/TD - Ward 1)
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PURPOSE:
The petitioner, The Northern Trust Company, Trustee, is proposing a Rezoning and Variance Petition on 45.08 acres for the expansion of existing retail uses located at 1901 Bilter Road.
BACKGROUND:
This Rezoning and Variance petition was referred by the City Council to the Planning and Zoning Division on August 13, 2013.
Legislative History:
Date Review Body Motion Vote
10/2/2013 Planning Commission Conditional Approval unanimous
9/24/2013 Planning Council Forward unanimous
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Rezoning and Variance petition submitted by the petitioner. The key questions back when the original Chicago Premium Outlet mall was first proposed in 2001, was whether the proposed use worked from a land use perspective, what were the benefits to the overall City and region and what were the immediate impacts to the surrounding properties.
The outlet mall's success has proven that the commercial land use was more appropriate and desired than the original ORI uses. The Developer also provided major regional improvements to the natural landscape and animal habitat in conjunction with their original development.
The continuation of a successful land use into a vacant M-2 heavy industrial site should help energize the region more and the recently formed TIF 8. The visual appeal from I-88 should be improved with the removal of the older Sealmaster/Emerson industrial buildings.
The variation to the parking space width is consistent with the existing outlet mall parki...
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