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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Stephen Broadwell, Planner
DATE: March 7, 2024
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Authorizing the Execution of an Easement Agreement Between the City of Aurora and Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, for the Properties Located at 1900 Jericho Road and the Southwest Corner of Jericho Road and South Edgelawn Drive. (Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity - 24-0159 / AU30/4-24.137-AG/M/E - SB - Ward 5)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, is proposing an off-site easement agreement for stormwater drainage and maintenance for the properties located at 1900 Jericho Rd and the southwest corner of Jericho Rd and S Edgelawn Dr, to aid the development of the adjacent Habitat Green Freedom Subdivision at 1921 Jericho Rd.
BACKGROUND:
The Petitioner, Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, is requesting approval of an off-site easement agreement for stormwater drainage and maintenance to aid the development of the Habitat Green Freedom subdivision, which is located at 1921 Jericho Rd. The easement will extend to two (2) adjacent properties, which are on the south side of Jericho Rd: 1900 Jericho Rd and the vacant lot at the southwest corner of Jericho Rd and S Edgelawn Dr.
Concurrently with this proposal, the Petitioner is requesting approval of a Final Plat for Habitat Green Freedom subdivision, which is located at 1921 Jericho Rd. The lots are platted to satisfy the R-1, One Family Dwelling District's minimum standards for lot width and lot area. The average residential lot area is approximately eleven thousand, six hundred (11,600) square feet, which exceeds the minimum lot area requirement of ten thousand (10,000) square feet. The residential lots are all meeting the minimum width requirement, at the building line, of seventy-five (75) feet. Garden Avenue runs through the center of the subdivision, and connects to Lindenwood Drive to the west with Jericho Road to the south. The Garden Avenue right-of-way is sixty-six (66) feet wi...
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