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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Planning Commission
DATE: February 8, 2018
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Amending Ordinance Number 3100, being the Aurora Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map attached thereto, by Rezoning the Property Located at 907 South River Street from R-3, One Family Dwelling District to NC, Neighborhood Commercial District (The Flooring Guys of Illinois - 17-01212 / AU28/3-17.132-Rz - SB - Ward 4)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, the Flooring Guys of Illinois, is requesting to rezone the property at 907 South River Street from R-3, One Family Dwelling District to NC, Neighborhood Commercial for a Retail Sales or Service (2100) use, which includes purchasing the property for a retail flooring store.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently Commercial with R-3 One Family Dwelling District zoning. The existing structure is two-stories, and is approximately twelve thousand square (12,000) feet. There are eleven (11) parking spaces on the west side of the property along Mason Avenue. Because the structure has been vacant for a number of years it has lost its status as a legal nonconforming use.
By rezoning this property to Neighborhood Commercial, the structure and the use of the property will come into conformance with the Aurora Zoning Ordinance. The currently vacant structure will provide means for the Petitioner to relocate a successful, local commercial business to Aurora, while also providing adequate space for display, storage, and shipping of necessary materials in ways that allow the business's activities to always be compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhood.
In addition, the Aurora Zoning Ordinance's standards for the Neighborhood Commercial zoning district maintains clear use regulations that ensure the structure and its use will remain compatible with the surrounding residential neighborhood.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Rezoning petition and have sent comments back to the petitioner on those subm...
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