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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Steve Broadwell, Planner
DATE: October 25, 2021
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Annexing Contiguous, Uninhabited, and Unincorporated Real Property Owned by the City of Aurora located at the Southwest Corner of Liberty Street and County Line Road in Kane County (City of Aurora - 20-0879 / AU24/2-20.224-A/Rz - SB - Ward 7)
PURPOSE:
To annex real property owned by the City of Aurora located in Unincorporated Kane County, located at the southwest corner of Liberty Street and County Line Road, which includes approximately 24.5 acres of vacant land.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of approximately 24.5 acres of vacant land that is currently located in Unincorporated Kane County. The Aurora Comprehensive Plan designates a majority of the subject property as Industrial, with a portion of the property that fronts on East New York Street designated as Office / Research / Light Industrial. The subject property has two frontages: the northern frontage is on Liberty Street while the southern frontage is on East New York Street. Additional information on the legislative history of the subject property can be found in the attached Property Research Sheet.
The proposed annexation consists of approximately 24.5 acres of vacant land, which is located at the southwest corner of Liberty Street and county Line Road, in Unincorporated Kane County. As is standard in the Annexation process, the subject property will be automatically incorporated to the R-1, One Family Dwelling District. The concurrent Rezoning process is required to formally change the annexed property's zoning from the R-1 zoning district to the M-1 zoning district.
Upon annexation, the Subject Property will be rezoned from the R-1, One Family Dwelling district zoning, which is assigned during the concurrent Annexation process, to the M-1, Manufacturing District - Limited zoning district. Details of the request include rezoning the subject property as a means to all...
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