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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Tracey M. Vacek, Senior Planner
DATE: April 16, 2025
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Vacating a portion of the Stormwater Control Easement on the Property located at 3011 Lundquist Drive, in Will and Kendall County, Aurora, Illinois 60503 (Crossroads Community Church - 25-0335 / WH07/3-25.117 - Vac/E - TV - Ward 9)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Crossroads Community Church, is requesting the Vacation of a portion of the Stormwater Control Easement on the property at 3011 Lundquist Drive.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is located at 3011 Lundquist Drive and is zoned B-2(C) Business District, General Retail with a Conditional Use Planned Development, which is part of the Crossroads Community Church and Amber Fields Unit 6 Planned Development approved by Ordinance O03-089. In 2009, City Council approved a Final Plat and Plan by Resolution PDFNL2009-010 allowing the conversion of the existing farmstead to temporary office uses until such time the property redevelops.
The Petitioner is requesting the vacation of a portion of the Stormwater Control Easement located along the northern section of the property. This request is in conjunction with plans to reconfigure the existing detention basin in order to reclaim the area as buildable land.
DISCUSSION:
Staff reviewed the Plat of Vacation petition and have sent comments back to the petitioner on those submittals. The petitioner has made the requested revisions to these documents, and they now meet the applicable codes and ordinances. In addition, the City's Engineering Division has reviewed and approved the reconfigured detention facility.
POLICIES AND GUIDELINES:
The Staff's Evaluation and Recommendation are based on the following Physical Development Policies:
11.1(5) To guide and promote development to areas where public utilities, public roads and municipal services are either available or planned.
11.1(3) To encourage new development contiguous to existing development. ...
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