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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Edward T. Sieben, Zoning Administrator
DATE: March 28, 2014
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Granting a Variance Petition with a Final Plan on 8.472 acres for parking setbacks for a new 50,000 square foot medical office and associated parking on the Property located at 2363 Sequoia Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60506 (Orchard Business Center, LLC/Advocate Health Care - AU07/1-14.034-V/Fpn - ES Ward 5).
PURPOSE:
The petitioner, Orchard Business Center, LLC/Advocate Health Care, is proposing a Variance with a Final Plan on 8.472 acres for parking setbacks for a new 50,000 square foot medical office and associated parking located at 2363 Sequoia Drive
BACKGROUND:
This Variance petition with a Final Plan, was referred by the City Council to the Planning Division on February 18, 2014.
Legislative History:
Date Review Body Motion Vote
3/18/2014 Planning Council Forward Unanimous
3/19/2014 ZBA
DISCUSSION:
Proposal: The petitioner is proposing to construct a 50,000 sf. one story office building for Advocate Health Care with an associated 241 space parking lot. This exceeds the required 167 spaces. The parking setbacks will be varied from the required 20' on the north, west and east sides. It will be as low as 4' to the west lot line, with an average of 8'. This will leave an average of 17' between the proposed lot and the lot on the new Rasmussen College office lot to the west. The setback will be 10' to the east lot line. A future Advocate Medical Center is planned on this lot. A setback of 1' to the detention lot to the north is also proposed.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The Planning and Zoning Division would anticipate that this project will increase the City's overall tax base and this is retaining and expanding an existing business in Aurora
RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended APPROVAL of the Variance Petition with a Final Plan on 8.472 acres for parking setbacks for a new 50,000 ...
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