City of Aurora - File #: 18-0821

• File #: 18-0821
• Version: 1
• Name: Text Amendment - Boards, Councils and Commissions (Combining RiverWalk and Design Review Committee)
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/6/2018
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/23/2018
• Final action: 10/23/2018
• Title: An Ordinance repealing Resolutions R93-427 and R99-464 and Ordinance O87-5641 and O94-046 and re-establishing and amending Chapter 2, Article VI., Division 5. Entitled "Riverwalk Commission" to be renamed "The Foxwalk Overlay District Design Review Committee"

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/23/2018	1	City Council	adopted	Pass
10/16/2018	1	Committee of the Whole	(PLACED ON CONSENT AGENDA)
10/11/2018	1	Planning & Development Committee	recommended for approval	Pass
9/27/2018	1	Planning & Development Committee	held

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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin

FROM: Alex Voigt, Asst. Chief of Staff
Legal Department
Development Services - Zoning and Planning

DATE: September 20, 2018

SUBJECT:
An Ordinance repealing Resolutions R93-427 and R99-464 and Ordinance O87-5641 and O94-046 and re-establishing and amending Chapter 2, Article VI., Division 5. Entitled "Riverwalk Commission" to be renamed "The Foxwalk Overlay District Design Review Committee".

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this proposed amendment is to take two underutilized commissions and combine them into one with a similar scope and focus, but now aligned with the implementation of the new Master Plan for Downtown Aurora adopted by the city in 2017 (O17-080; attached).

BACKGROUND:
In 1987 the City of Aurora established the "Aurora Riverwalk Commission" (O87-5641; attached) to "advance economic development, promotion of recreational and leisure activities, beautification of the landscape and encouragement of pedestrian movement along the Fox River" and underwent an amendment regarding membership in 1994 (O94-046; attached).

In 1993, the City voted to accept the "FoxWalk Overlay District Intent, Rules and Regulations" (R93-427; attached) which established the "FoxWalk Overlay District Design Review Committee" otherwise known as the DRC. The DRC underwent an amendment in 1999 regarding membership (R99-464; attached).

In August of 2006, the City Council approved the "Seize the Future Master Plan for Downtown Aurora", which provided a ten year plan and long term vision for downtown.

Lastly, in September of 2017, the Council approved "A Master Plan for Downtown Aurora", which was created in partnership with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) over a two year period. The most recent master plan utilized citizen input and successes from previous plans. Following the 2017 reorganization of city departments and key staff changes, the appropriate staff and departments are in place to focus on implementation of the new ...