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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Alex Minnella, Planner
DATE: October 13, 2016
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Annexing Territory located at the northeast corner of 5th Avenue and Hill Avenue to the City of Aurora, Illinois 60505, pursuant to an Approved Annexation Agreement (Cinco De Mayo Bakery, Inc., an Illinois Corporation F/K/A La Original Chicanita Bakery, Inc., an Illinois Corporation - 16-00582 / AU26/2-14.024-AA/A/SU/FSD/FPN - AM - Ward 3)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner Cinco De Mayo Bakery, Inc. is requesting the Annexation, pursuant to an Annexation Agreement, of 4.99 acres located at 424 and 434 Hill Avenue being the northeast corner of 5th Avenue and Hill Avenue.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is located at the northeast corner of 5th Avenue and Hill Avenue. The property is currently unincorporated with Kane County B-3 Business District, B-4 Business District, and F Farming District zoning. The Subject Property sits on a very prominent corner on two gateways into the near east side of Aurora. Currently there are two vacant commercial buildings on the site which are in an advanced state of dis-repair. One building was previously a restaurant/bar and the other was a convenience store. The Petitioner has just recently acquired the property and plans to demolish these buildings. There were also two billboards on the property which the Petitioner has removed. Additional information on the property can be found in the attached Property Information Sheet.
The details of the Annexation include provisions to annex the property pursuant to an Annexation Agreement and establish a Special Use Planned Development with B-2(S) General Retail and OS-1(S) Conservation, Open Space, and Drainage underlying zoning on the Subject Property; the dedication of right of way and roadway improvements for Hill Avenue and Fifth Avenue; and the waiving of an existing water main recapture along the properties frontage.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner i...
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