City of Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission met Nov. 3.
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
A. CALL TO ORDER:
B. ROLL CALL:
Present 7 - Manas Athanikar, Bruce Hanson, Anthony Losurdo, Derek McDaniel, Carl Richelia, Whitney Robbins, and Oriana Van Someren
Absent 1 - Brett Fessler
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
D. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Conduct the public hearing for Pure Barre to consider a variance to Section 6-7D-4 to allow a general service use below the second floor for the property located at 50 S. Main Street Suite 112 - PZC 21-1-103
Gabrielle Mattingly, Planning Services Team, provided an overview of the request.
Kristy Gagovski, spoke as the petitioner.
The Commission asked staff to clarify how the minimum retail square footage was determined and how the request was evaluated in order for staff to provide a positive recommendation. Mattingly responded that the square footage was specific to the tenant space based upon the submitted floor plan and the request was evaluated both by the location of the tenant space within the downtown and the retail aspect provided at the front of the tenant space.
Public testimony: none
PZC closed the public hearing.
A motion was made by Commissioner Van Someren, seconded by Commissioner Robbins to adopt the findings of fact as presented by the petitioner and approve PZC 21-1-103, a variance to Section 6-7D-4 to allow a general service use below the second-floor, subject to the conditions noted in the staff report, for the property located at 50 S. Main Street Suite 112.
Aye: 7 - Athanikar, Hanson, Losurdo, McDaniel, Richelia, Robbins, and Van Someren
Absent: 1 - Fessler
E. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Approve the 2022 regular meeting calendar for the Planning and Zoning Commission
The Commission approved the 2022 regular meeting calendar for the Planning and Zoning Commission.
A motion was made approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
2. Approve the minutes of the October 6, 2021 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting
The Commission approved the meeting minutes of the October 6, 2021 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.
A motion was made approved. The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
F. OLD BUSINESS:
G. NEW BUSINESS:
The PZC welcomed student members Roman Kapur and Eshaan Qasim.
The PZC voiced opposition to the recent façade changes made at 5 Jackson Avenue (Jojos Shake Bar). Mattingly noted the changes made are in compliance with the Downtown Design Standards. The PZC requested staff bring an agenda item to a future meeting to discuss revisions to the allowable accents permitted in the Downtown. The PZC recommended the following changes: creation of a color palette, creation of a uniform shape for accents, and height restrictions for the location of the accent colors placed on building facades. The PZC recommended staff seek input from existing businesses on these concepts.
H. ADJOURNMENT:
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