2026-10-07 - Planning and Zoning Commission
Summary
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- Opening: All nine commissioners were present. No one signed up for the public forum, and the August 19 minutes were approved by voice vote at the end of the meeting.
- Towns at Naper Commons (DEV-0042-2026): The commission held the only public hearing, on a request from a homebuilder for 262 townhomes on about 41 acres of vacant land at 1960 Lucent Lane, the former Nokia campus site at Naperville and Warrenville Roads. The requests were rezoning from ORI to R2, a conditional use for townhomes, and variances for reduced front yard setbacks and parkway landscaping, for measuring height from grade, and for a fourth (habitable attic) story on one building type (36 feet 3 inches, under the 40 foot limit). Staff noted the density (about 6.4 units per acre) is below the comprehensive plan's medium density guidance of up to 12, and the zoning is consistent with the plan. Staff recommended denial of the parkway tree reduction. See Towns at Naper Commons.
- Applicant background: The petitioner said a data center proposal on the site under the existing ORI zoning was denied in January 2026 as inconsistent with the comprehensive plan, and that the seller then sought plan-compliant buyers. About 50 percent of the site would be open space, with four access points, three townhome types (including flat-roof rear-loaded units along Warrenville Road), and a stated price range of about $515,000 to $680,000. About 68 percent of units would be visitable. The petitioner cited the city's housing needs assessment and a market study showing demand well above the pipeline.
- Public testimony: No members of the public spoke.
- Commissioner questions: Topics were parkway trees (the county does not allow parkway trees along the two arterial roads, so they are shown on the site; the petitioner offered to add trees in the internal driveway aprons), the DuPage forest preserve letter about invasive plants and lighting, school district impact (estimates of roughly 70 students across three schools; the district had not sent a letter), the absence of affordable units despite the City Council's March request (the petitioner offered to bring area median income figures to Council), why mixed use is not proposed (not consistent with the plan), traffic count methods, buffering from the remaining Nokia building to the north, and the loss of ORI land.
- Vote: The commission recommended approval 6-3, including the rezoning, conditional use and all variances except the parkway tree reduction, with conditions that the petitioner keep working with staff on internal parkway trees, buffering from the Nokia building and from Warrenville and Naperville Roads, and the forest preserve's comments (replace invasive plants, dark-sky compliant fixtures). Three commissioners voted no. One dissenter said the trend and suitability standards for rezoning were not met and warned of "residential creep" at the expense of commercial land. Supporters cited consistency with the comprehensive plan and the I-88 corridor study, and several said they hesitated over losing ORI land. The matter goes to City Council.
Agenda
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Sources
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Transcript
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Transcript
09:39Good evening. I would like to call the
09:41planning and zoning commission meeting
09:42for October 7th, 2026 to order.
09:45Secretary Wright, please conduct roll
09:47call.
09:47>> Bonzo
09:48>> here.
09:49>> Kasanoli
09:50>> here.
09:50>> Langba
09:51>> here.
09:52>> McDaniel
09:52>> here.
09:53>> McGawan
09:54>> here.
09:54>> Name
09:55>> here.
09:56>> Robbins
09:56>> here.
09:57>> And right, Madam Chair, we have a
09:59quorum.
09:59>> Great. Thank you. The first order of
10:01business tonight is the public forum.
10:03During the public forum, members of the
10:05public have the opportunity to address
10:06the planning and zoning commission on
10:08issues which are not part of tonight's
10:10agenda. Please keep your comments
10:12limited to three minutes. Also, for the
10:14sake of all those in attendance, please
10:16refrain from clapping or shouting out in
10:18response to comments made by any
10:20speaker. Secretary Wright, do we have
10:22anyone signed up under public forum?
10:24>> No one signed up tonight.
10:25>> All right. Our next order of business is
10:27public hearings. We have one public
10:30hearing scheduled for tonight's meeting.
10:32For each hearing, we will begin with the
10:33staff presentation or introduction
10:35followed by the petitioner's
10:37presentation. We will then take public
10:39testimony to ensure that we have an
10:41opportunity to hear from each person
10:42wishing to speak. Please keep your
10:44comments specific to the request under
10:46consideration and try to avoid
10:48repetitive comments. Also, for the sake
10:51of all those in attendance, please
10:52refrain from clapping or shouting out in
10:55response to comments made by any
10:57speaker. Following all public testimony,
11:00the petitioner will provide closing
11:01remarks just prior to the closure of the
11:03public hearing. No further public
11:06testimony will be taken after the
11:07petitioner begins their closing remarks
11:09or during the planning and zoning
11:11commission deliberation.
11:13Welcome, Commissioner Shafi.
11:15I will now swear in any of the members
11:17of the public wishing to speak.
11:20Those who wish to speak to provide
11:22testimony, please stand up. Please raise
11:24your right hand and respond. I do. I
11:27swear to tell the truth and nothing but
11:29the truth.
11:30All right. Thank you. The only case on
11:33tonight's agenda is DEV-0042-206.
11:39The public hearing is now open. Sarah
11:41Kapensky from staff will present the
11:43case.
11:44>> Thank you and good evening. Sarah
11:45Kapinsky with the city's planning
11:47services team. The subject property for
11:49deev 422026
11:52includes 41 acres of vacant land at 1960
11:55Lucent Lane. Pyhome company plans to
11:58develop the property with the towns at
11:59Neap Commons which will include 262 town
12:03homes. Tonight they request PCC's
12:05consideration of reszoning the property
12:07from ORI to R2, a conditional use for
12:10town homes in the R2 district, variances
12:12to reduce front yard setbacks and
12:14parkway landscaping in various
12:16locations, and to allow height to be
12:18measured from grade to the mean of the
12:20roof and to exceed three stories in
12:21certain locations.
12:24On March 18th this year, PY attended a
12:26city council meeting to obtain
12:27preliminary feedback on the proposal.
12:30Development considerations raised at
12:31this meeting included incorporation of
12:34non-residential amenities, housing
12:36variety, consideration of the
12:38surrounding context, gateway signage,
12:39and walkability. PY has provided
12:42supporting documents and studies to
12:44address these items which have been
12:45attached to the agenda item.
12:49The proposed R2 zoning is consistent
12:51with the land use master plan's
12:52recommendation for medium density
12:54residential as well as with the zoning
12:56of the adjacent neighbors development.
12:58R2 classifies town homes as a
13:00conditional use with a minimum lot area
13:02of 4,000 square feet per unit. The
13:04development is planned to include 262
13:07units which results in 6,800 square feet
13:10per unit, therefore complying with the
13:12R2 density restrictions. Approximately
13:1550% of the property will be maintained
13:17as open space and for visual interest
13:19and housing variety, the development
13:20will include three distinct building
13:22types.
13:24Petitioner seeks approval of a variance
13:26to allow a reduced front yard setback
13:28for the rear-loaded town homes. Staff
13:30notes the areas impacted by reduced
13:32setbacks are internal to the development
13:34and not visible from Warrenville or
13:35Neapville Road. A variance is requested
13:38to reduce the number of parkway trees in
13:40certain locations throughout the
13:41development. The petition indicates that
13:44compliance with city requirements is not
13:46feasible due to limited parkway depths
13:48and required utility clearances. Staff
13:51has concerns with the reduction of
13:52parkway trees and recommends denial of
13:54this request.
13:56Lastly, PY seeks approval of two height
13:58related variances. The municipal code
14:00requires building height to be measured
14:02from a datim point intended to provide a
14:04uniform baseline for measuring height
14:06across a development. The proposal
14:09consists of 40 acres and will contain 56
14:11buildings.
14:13Applying the code's methodology in this
14:15case would require establishment of a
14:16separate data point for each building
14:18proposed which would be complicated and
14:20difficult to administer for a project of
14:22this size. Accordingly, approval is
14:24sought um of a variance to allow height
14:27to be measured from grade instead. The
14:29variance requested only modifies the
14:31methodology and is not intended to
14:33increase the building height or massing
14:35of the town homes. And lastly, code
14:37limits town homes to three stories in
14:39height, not to exceed 40 feet. The
14:41petitioner requests a variance to allow
14:43one of the three building types to have
14:45a fourth story. While the building will
14:47measure 36 feet 3 in and be less than
14:50the 40 foot height limit, the inclusion
14:52of a habitable attic space is classified
14:54as a fourth story per code. The other
14:56two building types will comply with the
14:58city's requirements. Tonight, staff
15:00recommends you conduct the public
15:01hearing and will remain available for
15:02any questions.
15:04>> Thank you. Will the petitioner please
15:05approach the podium?
15:17Good morning or good morning. Good
15:19evening. My name is Caitlyn Chuck with
15:20the law firm Rosenova and Whitaker here
15:22on behalf of the petitioner PY Homes. Uh
15:24with me this evening I have Matt Browley
15:26from PY Homes, Chris Morgart, our civil
15:29engineer, Dan Jablonsky, our certified
15:31arborist, Sharon Dixon our landscape
15:33architect, and then Andrew Bowen our
15:35traffic engineer. So we are all happy to
15:37answer any questions that you have.
15:39Always like to start with a little bit
15:41of background on the developer public.
15:42Uh PY is a publicly traded home building
15:44company and is the third largest home
15:46builder nationally. Locally they sold
15:48over a thousand homes in the Chicago
15:49area just last year. They've also had
15:51the top selling community in Illinois
15:53for four years straight. We're also
15:55currently actively selling in 36
15:58different communities across the Chicago
15:59market. Even more locally, PY's had a
16:01lot of recent success at Wagner Farms,
16:04uh, Neighbor Commons, and Neapville Polo
16:06Club. Subject property, as Sarah
16:08mentioned, is approximately 40 acres on
16:10the northwest corner of Neapville Road
16:12and Warrenville Road in Neapville. Um,
16:14and was formerly part of the Nokia
16:16campus. Specifically, the property was
16:18the home to a 516,000 foot office
16:21building and again part of that broader
16:23Nokia campus. But after experiencing
16:25prolonged vacancy as we're seeing across
16:27the board with large office buildings in
16:29the suburbs, the owner demolished the
16:30building in 2024 uh to make way for a
16:33more viable use uh of the site. So the
16:37current zoning of the property is ORI
16:38which is office research and light
16:40industry district. The property to the
16:42north is the last remaining Nokia
16:44building zoned Ori. And then we also
16:46have Neighbor Commons to the north which
16:47is zoned R2 PUD in the city. East of the
16:50site is zoned O which is office research
16:52in Lyall and that's improved with
16:54science of spirituality. South of the
16:56site is vacant property zoned ORI in
16:58Neighborville and then west of the site
17:00is the Sherbon building zoned Ori uh in
17:03addition to unincorporated DuPage County
17:05residential.
17:07Given the context of the area and the
17:09underlying zoning, the owner of the
17:10property submitted an application to the
17:12city in April of 2025, seeking approval
17:15of a data center under the existing ORI
17:17zoning designation. In January 2026, the
17:20city ultimately denied that request and
17:22determined the proposed use was not
17:24consistent with the comprehensive plan.
17:27Though historically zoned Orai, the land
17:28use master plan was re-evaluated and
17:30they re-evaluated this corner
17:32specifically within the I88 uh corridor
17:34back in 2022 and they deemed medium
17:37density residential was the most
17:39appropriate use for the site under the
17:41new comprehensive plan. More broadly,
17:43the guiding principle number one of the
17:45comprehensive plan is to enhance
17:47Neapville's housing stock in the
17:48diversity of options, including a
17:50variety of residential types, styles,
17:52densities, and price points. Taking
17:54everything into consideration uh from
17:57the comp plan, we believe that the
17:59proposed development that we're
18:00discussing this evening will provide uh
18:02this area with a complimentary and
18:03cohesive use for this very important
18:05location within the corridor. With that
18:08being said, as I'm sure you're aware,
18:10we're facing a national housing shortage
18:12and this is a big deal. Uh locally,
18:14Neapville had its own housing needs
18:15assessment completed in 2020 which noted
18:17that Neapville would require between
18:196,900 and 8,600 new housing units by
18:222025. uh and then 11,700 between 11,700
18:27and 13,000 new units by 2040. The
18:30problem continues to remain the lack of
18:32supply to meet demand and the only way
18:33to solve it is to provide more supply
18:35and we're not currently on track to meet
18:37these goals. Similar conclusions were
18:39found in a report prepared by Tracy
18:41Cross and Associates. Uh this report
18:43concluded that there aren't many homes
18:45available for sale in the Neapville
18:46area. The shortage of newly built homes
18:49is also affecting the resale market.
18:51With regards to this housing demand, the
18:53report forecasted that the Neapville
18:55market would need to build at an
18:56absolute minimum 1,155
18:59units annually over the next five years.
19:02Taking this into consideration, there's
19:04currently less than 1,000 known future
19:06or for sale housing units in planning
19:09marketwide for Neighborville. Uh some
19:11which might not come to fruition.
19:12They're at the concept level right now.
19:15Uh with less than 1,000 units in the
19:17pipeline at this time and a demand
19:19totaling 37 75 units through 2031. We
19:24will continue it will be it will
19:25continue to be difficult to supply for
19:27supply to uh keep up with the demand
19:29which again warrants additional
19:31residential development. This site is
19:33specifically identified in this study as
19:35in this study as attractive due to its
19:38location and access to a variety of
19:41employment destinations. So lastly, I
19:44wanted to touch on the Neighborville uh
19:46development partnership who had an I8A
19:48corridor study prepared uh which set
19:50forth goals and objectives for this very
19:52important corridor. Some of those
19:54objectives included creating a live,
19:55work, and play environment, increasing
19:58housing options, and then providing
19:59infill development within the corridor
20:01and particularly along Warrenville Road.
20:04To this end, uh, we're taking the city's
20:07comprehensive plan, the IADA corridor
20:09study, and housing needs assessment
20:11analysis all into consideration
20:12alongside those recommendations that
20:14were set forth in the market study
20:16prepared by Tracy Cross and Associates.
20:18Uh, all of these findings throughout all
20:20of these plans align uh with the
20:23petitioner's proposal. Uh, with that,
20:25we're proposing 262
20:27uh town homes uh with a mix of 99
20:30front-loaded town homes and 163 rear
20:32loaded units. Uh, the community be known
20:34as towns of Neap Commons.
20:37Uh, bringing it back to surrounding
20:38context just for a minute. I mentioned
20:40Neapor Commons. It's in the name of the
20:42community. Neighbor Commons is a mixed
20:44residential community that was approved
20:45back in 2021. It was constructed by PY
20:49and it's located immediately north of
20:51the site. This property is 64 acres and
20:54was also part of the original Nokia
20:56campus. Prior to its approval, the city
20:58zoned the property in the R2 district,
21:00which provided clear direction uh that
21:02residential is appropriate uh in this
21:05area in order to reactivated blighted
21:07conditions within the corridor.
21:09Naper Commons, just for reference, is uh
21:11comprised of 161 single family homes and
21:1466 town homes. The town homes extend
21:17southeast along Weatherbe Lane and
21:18they're located immediately adjacent to
21:20the site. So with town homes on the
21:23opposite side of Weatherbe Lane, the
21:25towns at Neighbor Commons is intended to
21:27be a natural extension of Neighbor
21:28Commons and is directly in line again
21:30with that comprehensive plan
21:32designation. Specifically, the
21:34comprehensive plan calls for medium
21:35density residential up to 12 units an
21:37acre. At 6.4 units an acre, the
21:40petitioner's proposal is significantly
21:42less dense than what is called for under
21:44the comprehensive plan. And we're also
21:46well within the allowable density under
21:47code, as Sarah mentioned.
21:50Let me go back. There will be four
21:51points of iness and egress. Two from
21:53Lucent Lane, two from Weatherbeby Lane.
21:55Um and though this is not a plan unit
21:57development, about 50% of the community
22:00would be comprised of open space.
22:03Uh specifically, there will be several
22:05pocket pockets of open space corridors
22:07integrated throughout the development,
22:08but we're also planning for some passive
22:10park areas and courtyards for the
22:12residents to gather. In addition, the
22:14existing storm water management basin on
22:16the hard corner of Warrenville Road and
22:18Neighborville Road would be activated
22:19for use by the residents uh and will
22:22provide a connection to the existing
22:23sidewalk along these roadways. So having
22:25a nice uh passive recreational
22:27opportunity here
22:31I'm going backwards. Sorry. Um,
22:34specifically, we also have sidewalks uh
22:37that will be provided along Weatherbe
22:39Lane in order to encourage
22:40interconnectivity between Neighbor
22:42Commons and this new community. Uh, this
22:44will allow residents to gain access to
22:46the Neighbor Commons Park uh, which is a
22:48park district park and ultimately the
22:50Dana Forest Preserve in order to enjoy
22:52all of the amenities over there. We did
22:55engage with the park district and they
22:56concurred with this plan and they asked
22:58for a donation in lie of land for this
23:00site. With regards to visitability, 77
23:04homes out of the 262
23:06uh equating to 68% of the units will be
23:10visitable per the standard set forth by
23:12the National Council of Independent
23:13Living.
23:16In looking at the site plan, you'll see
23:17the community is actually made up of
23:18three different types of town homes. We
23:20wanted to add a variety of different
23:21units and make sure there's uh some
23:23anti- monotony here. So, specifically,
23:25we have the traditional front-loaded
23:26town homes in the northwest corner and
23:28very centrally located to the community.
23:30That's highlighted here in blue. Uh the
23:32remainder of the community will be made
23:34up of two different types of rear loaded
23:36units along both both Warrenville Road
23:38and Neighborville Road. And you can see
23:40um the uh units highlighted in yellow
23:44would be the flat roof uh row homes.
23:49Uh staff challenged us to come up with
23:51some more urban architecture for the
23:52site in order to enhance the appearance
23:54of this prominent quarter within the I8A
23:56corridor. So to this end, we have flat
23:58roof units along Warrenville Road uh to
24:00provide a more complimentary streetscape
24:02for the area. These units will be
24:04three-story rear loaded units ranging
24:06between about 2200 and 2,800 square
24:08feet. Uh they will have brick and
24:10horizontal siding along with vertical
24:12bays and facade articulation to try to
24:14uh break up that building massing. Uh
24:16the product would be uniquely designed
24:18for Neighborville and it lends itself to
24:20a much more urban site design with
24:22defined pedestrian entrances uh and
24:24walks along with landscaping that'll be
24:26integrated into the streetscape.
24:30In addition, all of these units will
24:31have the option for a rooftop deck. Uh
24:33pictured here is what this could look
24:35like as seen on another project with
24:37very similar architecture.
24:40The second rear loaded option would be
24:42uh that would be constructed in those
24:44locations identified here in the upper
24:46leftand corner. Uh this unit would also
24:48range between about 2200 square feet and
24:502,800 square feet. It will have a base
24:53threebedroom with an option for a fourth
24:56bedroom and a habitable attic space that
24:57will lead out to a rooftop deck off the
25:00rear of the building. So these units
25:01will have steeped pitch uh gable roofs,
25:04vertical and horizontal siding,
25:05significant number of uh black framed
25:08windows. We want to bring in a bunch of
25:09natural light into the units. Uh there's
25:11articulated front facades with some
25:13projecting bays and recessed areas which
25:15all allows for a much more contemporary
25:18appearance.
25:19Lastly, we have our traditional
25:21two-story front-loaded town homes which
25:23will have a base of about 1,800 square
25:25ft uh with three bedrooms. So on this
25:27unit, the buyers will also have the
25:29option to select a sun room option and
25:31or a habitable attic space with again
25:33another roof terrace. Uh this increases
25:36the unit to about 2500 square feet and
25:38can accommodate up to four bedrooms
25:40should the buyer make that selection.
25:41They can also select the habitable attic
25:43space without the addition of a fourth
25:45bedroom. So as you can see here um the
25:47units will be developed consistent with
25:49current design trends. Uh this includes
25:51both vertical and horizontal siding trim
25:54varying peaks dormers. Uh all of which
25:57will be constructed with high quality
25:58materials. the materials and colors
26:01proposed on all three types of units
26:02will uh complement one another and we
26:05want to make sure we're providing a
26:06cohesive community while also offering
26:08three different housing types to again
26:10avoid that anti- monotony um throughout
26:13the uh community. So, these are photos
26:16of just some other similar town homes in
26:17recently developed communities. Uh
26:19you'll see generally speaking, you can
26:21expect an open space concept with large
26:23entertaining areas, high-end appliances,
26:25and quartz countertops.
26:28Lastly, I'd like to wrap up the
26:29presentation with just a quick overview
26:31of benefits of the proposed development.
26:33Um, in addition to providing muchneeded
26:35additional housing stock, we also feel
26:37strongly that the community will support
26:39the nearby commercial areas and Freedom
26:41Commons. Uh, it'll help fill jobs within
26:43the corridor and enhance Neighborville's
26:45workforce to attract new investment and
26:47employers into the corridor. Um, and it
26:50will also generate and create new tax
26:51and income revenue for the city and
26:52community. So, with that, thank you for
26:54your time and consideration. Our whole
26:56team is here and available for
26:58questions.
26:59>> Thank you. I would like to now
27:01[clears throat] hear from any of the
27:02members public present tonight that
27:04would like to speak on this case.
27:05Secretary Wright, please call the first
27:07speaker.
27:08>> No one signed up, Madam Chair.
27:10>> All right.
27:11After that, are there any other members
27:13in the public that would like to speak
27:14tonight?
27:16>> Nope. Okay. Do any of the commissioners
27:19have any questions for staff, the
27:21petitioner, or members of the public on
27:23this case? Please note that these
27:25questions may not be directed to the
27:27petitioner or members of the public
27:29after the closure of the public hearing.
27:31Further comments should be saved for
27:33deliberation which will occur after the
27:35closure of the public hearing.
27:37Commissioner Longbot.
27:41Assume that I have questions.
27:43I do. Uh first off, great presentation
27:46and visitability. Thank you so much. um
27:49always love seeing that how you're just
27:52proactive about putting that in and and
27:54considering it um when you're doing the
27:56the initial engineering. So, thank you
27:58for that.
27:58>> Absolutely.
27:59>> Um just a few questions though. Um
28:03there was a letter from the DuPage
28:05Forest Preserve um
28:08and staff and I I wasn't thrilled about
28:11it either about the variance about the
28:15parkway trees. Um,
28:18staff's not in favor. DuPage Forest
28:20Preserves not in favor. I'm also not in
28:22favor. Um, I'm just wondering, I don't
28:25know if you know or if it's more of a
28:26question for staff. Per code, what is
28:28the required number of trees in the
28:31parkway?
28:33>> Um, code requires one parkway tree for
28:36every 40 feet.
28:38>> Okay. And so, how can we get to that?
28:42>> So, happy to talk through this. So, this
28:44is a little unique, right? So, we have
28:46rear loaded and we have front loaded
28:47units. The front loaded units is really
28:49where we have a little bit more trouble
28:51because we have all these driveway
28:52aprons. On the rear loaded units, we
28:55don't necessarily have that issue
28:56because there's just pedestrian walks.
28:58But that being said, I do want to point
29:00out um Neapville Road and Warrenville
29:02Road. We are not allowed to put parkway
29:06trees within the parkway for DuPage
29:08County. So, up here you'll see parkway
29:09trees along Neapville Road. Um those are
29:12actually on our site. So regardless of I
29:16mean we'll continue the conversation as
29:17well with the front-loaded units, but
29:19we'll still require the variance because
29:21we're just simply not allowed to put
29:23these within the parkway along that
29:25road. So we have to move them out of the
29:26right of way onto our property. They're
29:28not technically on the road, but they're
29:30they're fulfilling the same exact
29:31objective uh that staff would like to
29:34see in terms of maintaining that
29:35streetscape appearance. Um, that being
29:38said, on the front load product, um,
29:42looking at Neapor Commons, I wanted to
29:44pull their landscape plan and see what
29:45they did because you could see Josiah
29:47Road here. The these are the units
29:48immediately north of our site. Uh, very
29:50similar situation. They have a parkway
29:53tree um, shown all along Josiah Road.
29:56Um, ultimately this looks great on a
29:59landscape plan. Fantastic. Um, but in
30:03actual reality, I went we went out there
30:05and took some photos. Um there's such a
30:07small area between those driveways where
30:09we can actually accommodate parkway
30:11trees and they're not thriving. So
30:13Neighbor Commons was approved five years
30:15ago and you can see here these trees
30:18look brand new and a lot of it's very
30:20possible that a lot of them could have
30:21been replaced because they died um and
30:24they would be continued to be replaced.
30:26But here you can see a good example too.
30:28Um just right next to us in Neighbor
30:30Commons, this is a parkway tree that has
30:32some room to grow and it is doing its
30:34job and growing. And here we have
30:36probably what's a new parkway tree that
30:38had to be replanted because it died. Um
30:41so with that we have utility conflicts
30:43as well. So balancing the driveway
30:46aprons and utility conflicts. It's just
30:48been a little bit of a battle. Um that
30:50said, we are happy to continue working
30:52with staff if it's of the opinion of
30:54this council or this plan commission and
30:56staff that we want to see as many trees
30:59within the driveway aprons as possible.
31:00Understanding that they might not ever
31:02fully mature to these big beautiful
31:04canopy trees. We're happy to do that and
31:06that would bring us at or closer to that
31:08number, but knowing we'll still need
31:09that variance along Warrenville and
31:11Neighborville Road.
31:12>> Okay. Thank you for explaining and that
31:14that does make sense. And like what you
31:16have up on here now, I mean, it doesn't
31:18look like there's any trees along Josiah
31:20right now. I mean, I've been over there
31:21a bunch of times. It looks like nothing.
31:24So,
31:25>> if you can work with staff to try to
31:27figure that out, I know I would be in
31:29support of that.
31:31>> Absolutely. Um, the second thing in
31:33their their letter, um, like on the
31:36landscaping plan, I I really like how
31:38detailed it was. The fact that you
31:40inventoried all of it and you scaled
31:41them based on, you know, like crappy
31:44trees versus the great ones, that was
31:45really really helpful obviously for for
31:47us and for the forest preserve as well.
31:50Um, it sounded like there were still
31:53some invasive species like either on
31:55what you were going to be planting or
31:57still on there. And so, are you going to
31:59be addressing those concerns from the
32:01forest preserve as well and getting rid
32:03of the invasive ones?
32:04>> Yes, we'll take a look at that and see,
32:06you know, what we can do to make sure we
32:08we certainly don't want to maintain a
32:10ton of invasive species.
32:11>> Yeah, exactly. Okay, cool. Um, and then
32:14I had a question. Um, I I couldn't find
32:16it in the agenda. What school district
32:18will this feed and have they so it's 203
32:22and have they weighed in with any kind
32:23of letter and support or neutrality or
32:26what have they been brought in because I
32:28can imagine that this is going to bring
32:29in a lot of kids wondering where they're
32:31going to be going and and that.
32:33>> Sure. Um so we did meet with the school
32:35district and we shared with them some
32:37numbers and you know we talked about um
32:40the units generally speaking town homes
32:42they're all based threebedroom but we we
32:45kind of took the conservative approach
32:46and uh we showed them these numbers that
32:49are technically overestimating because
32:51it shows a 25% uh take on the
32:53fourbedroom on those habitable attic
32:55spaces. Uh that being said that that
32:57fourth bedroom is rarely taken. We we
32:59evaluated um how often that happens and
33:03it's it's pretty rare. I think it's like
33:04somewhere in the 3% something like that.
33:07That being said, we met with them. We
33:08talked about these numbers. We talked
33:10about the schools that they would go to.
33:11Um they would go to BB Elementary,
33:13Jefferson Junior High, Neighborville
33:15North. We can expect that, you know,
33:16potentially this number goes down just a
33:18little bit. Uh but ultimately 38
33:20students to BB, 15 to Jefferson Junior
33:23High, and then 17 to Neighborville
33:25North. Uh we've had an open line of
33:26communication with them. uh haven't
33:28received a letter necessarily, so to
33:30speak, but we have been talking to them
33:32certainly.
33:33>> So, do you know where they stand in this
33:35as far as support or neutral or
33:38>> Not at this point. I mean, like I said,
33:39we've been sharing information back and
33:41forth uh in terms of how many students
33:43are actually generated out of town home
33:45communities. So, we've actually been
33:46getting into depth with uh just details
33:49with them in general so that we can
33:50understand on future projects as well.
33:52It's helpful to know like how many
33:53students are actually generated from
33:54town homes um as opposed to what comes
33:57up on the density calculation tables.
34:00>> Okay, cool. And then my final question
34:02is just regarding affordability. Um at
34:05the council meeting in in March, they
34:07specifically asked for that. They wanted
34:10affordable units in here and yet it's
34:13not included. Um, and I know at our last
34:15PCC meeting for the Weston Ridge one,
34:17and I know we don't have precedent here
34:19from from case to case, but um, in that
34:23case, it included affordable units
34:25without any prompting, and so it was
34:27even stated that there wasn't a
34:29>> heavyhanded approach for affordability.
34:32In this case, council asked for it and
34:35yet it's not here. So, is there anything
34:37that can be done to have some affordable
34:40units included? And I know that's not
34:42necessarily within our remit to approve
34:45or deny or whatever, but it's definitely
34:47something that you should be considering
34:49when bringing it to council because they
34:51specifically requested it.
34:52>> Sure. And we're happy to talk about
34:53that. So, I mean, just going back to um
34:56just architecture, right? So, when we're
34:58talking about um the the types of units
35:03and having three different types and
35:04being asked to maybe come up with a
35:06brand new um type of unit that we have
35:09never constructed before, certain
35:12elements of something like this flat
35:13roof unit, which we haven't constructed
35:15yet, this exact unit will add
35:17significant cost to the home buyer. So,
35:19there's just kind of a give and take
35:21where it's the appearance of the
35:23corridor and where the um I guess
35:26priorities are aligning in terms of what
35:29we're trying to accomplish. But that
35:30being said, our price points that we're
35:31expecting for this community are between
35:33about 515 and 680 depending on the
35:36options for upgrades. I know that
35:38doesn't necessarily sound affordable,
35:40but we have a lot of units in
35:42Neighborville that are going upwards of
35:442 million, 3 million, uh 1.2 million. So
35:47like they are in the much more
35:48attainable range. I'd be happy to put
35:50together numbers in advance of city
35:52council to see where we fall within the
35:54Neighborville area median income and see
35:56if that's aligning because it might very
35:58well certainly align with that.
36:00>> Okay. Because usually in your
36:02presentation it's like you have that in
36:04there and you show the percentages and
36:06it falls within the 80% or 90% and in
36:09this case that wasn't done. And maybe
36:12that's something that you just do for
36:13rentals but it's it's always part of
36:15your presentation. And so I was kind of
36:17surprised not to see it here, which is
36:18why I bring it up.
36:20>> So thank you. That's it for me.
36:22>> All right. Commissioner Abu Baker.
36:24>> Thank you, Chair. Um,
36:26[clears throat] great presentation by
36:27the way.
36:27>> Thank you.
36:28>> Um,
36:30this is amazing and um the the the
36:33drawings looks beautiful. The only
36:35concern is actually the um or the
36:38inventory um what we have in Nepal um
36:41it's kind of like um the usage of that
36:44the you know the the shrinking or
36:46inventory so I would like to know like
36:49in the last few years like how much of
36:51or inventory has been converted into
36:54residential uh is there any data on that
36:58um
37:00>> um I don't have any available data right
37:03now staff could certainly look into
37:05that. Um but it's not something we can
37:07provide tonight.
37:07>> Okay. And then uh also like from a
37:09development standpoint, have you looked
37:11into uh utilizing this uh space into a
37:14mixed use facility in any way like um
37:17like residential and a kind of like some
37:20kind of commercial asphalt.
37:23>> Yeah. And we we certainly uh heard the
37:26council and uh residents who came to the
37:28concept meeting and made that comment.
37:30Uh that being said, the comprehensive
37:32plan does not recommend or does not have
37:35commercial listed as a primary or a
37:38supporting use under the comprehensive
37:40plan. So the seller of this property
37:43upon receiving a denial earlier this
37:45year on the prior proposal uh and being
37:48told that it needed to be compliant with
37:49the comprehensive plan sought out
37:51specific buyers for this property and
37:54proposals that were 100% compliant with
37:56the comprehensive plan. So that's really
37:57the main driver.
38:02Commissioner Pansa.
38:05>> U Thank you everyone for coming out this
38:08um evening and it's a great looking
38:10project. Uh reusing a long weekend
38:13property is a great idea. Moderate
38:16proposed density about 6.5 homes per
38:18acre below the plans guideline up to 12
38:21units per acre is great. Um the case of
38:25this project is strongest on the land
38:27use plan consistency and reusing the
38:29vacant land and the moderate density um
38:32is great but yes I just one of the
38:36concerns besides the other variances
38:38being asked and you have been explained
38:40the very nicely but in your presentation
38:43it's about the concern identified as
38:46reduction in a parkway trees in this
38:48project and I would like to acknowledge
38:50that you page u uh the forest preserve
38:52district letter as well to follow the
38:55existing park tree requirement within
38:57the Neapville municipal code.
39:00So I believe the residential use itself
39:03makes sense for this location and it is
39:06consistent with the city's long-term
39:09land use. But what you have explained
39:12about the parkway trees I understand but
39:14it's just my u only concern here and I
39:18would highly encourage if you can work
39:20with the staff and u reasonably
39:23accommodate the appropriate landscaping
39:26and issues with the parkway trees. Um
39:31I guess uh that's my one of the
39:35questions I had but and um yeah.
39:40>> All right, Commissioner.
39:41>> Thank you.
39:42>> Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh most of my
39:44questions were asked. I do have one
39:46question about uh the traffic study, and
39:48I just want to make sure I understand
39:50it. Um obviously, it was taken back in
39:53in two 2024 and 2025. Uh clearly the the
39:58property was vacant at that time um and
40:00I believe maybe even torn down in 2025.
40:02So uh I noticed in the traffic study
40:05that um there were some obscure days
40:08used to to to create the baseline. Um
40:12but I also understand that there's an
40:14escalation year overyear uh to kind of
40:17anticipate what that traffic will look
40:19like. I guess my only question is is is
40:21your traffic consultant um
40:25sure that that escalation is accurate
40:28and would they be willing to perhaps do
40:31an additional traffic study once the
40:32project is built
40:37>> in terms of just like traffic counts?
40:39>> Traffic counts.
40:40>> Yeah, I'm sure we'd be willing to
40:41traffic.
40:42>> Thank you.
40:44Yeah, the the um traffic counts were
40:47conducted on uh standard days. Um we
40:51only do, you know, middle of the week,
40:53Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday on days
40:55where we check to ensure that schools
40:56are open and all uh and other things in
40:59the area are representing normal
41:01activities. We have different dates here
41:04but um when we perform our analysis we
41:08take always take the highest volumes and
41:11adjust between different dates so to
41:14provide a conservative analysis. When we
41:16look at the future um we base those pro
41:20projections on the uh Chicago
41:23metropolitan area uh uh commission. So
41:26the cap that um gives us numbers based
41:30on all kinds of development that's
41:31planned for the area and they give us uh
41:33expected increases and we use those
41:36numbers to predict the future. So we're
41:37pretty confident in those.
41:40>> Thank you
41:42question.
41:43>> All right. Most of my questions have
41:45been addressed as well. I do have two
41:47though. One is in regards to the buffer
41:50uh between the development and Nokia. As
41:53far as I know, Nokia is still there.
41:55They're not going anywhere. Um, so have
41:58you guys looked at alternative ideas for
42:00buffering? Can you elaborate on that?
42:03>> Yep. We're actually in the works. Like
42:05we're we're working with staff on it and
42:06seeing what we can accommodate um along
42:08the north property line. I think there
42:10were some utilities up there that we
42:11need to be cognizant of. Uh but if we're
42:13able to work that stuff out, we're
42:15looking to plant some more trees up that
42:17in to the north.
42:18>> Great. I would definitely look to see
42:20that. And then the other question, I'm
42:21not sure if you have this or if staff
42:23will, but there is a paid de development
42:26going in at Mill and Warville. Do you
42:29have because I'm looking at that and I
42:31believe those are the same schools or
42:33would that be different elementary
42:35school but same junior high and high
42:37school and has the district responded to
42:40having both of those developments coming
42:42in at similar time frames?
42:44>> So that I can't confirm which schools uh
42:47Milan Deal will go to, but Again, our
42:50conversations with the school district
42:51are ongoing um in terms of our
42:55development and so I'm sure they're also
42:57fully aware of that development coming
42:58through as well at the same time. And
43:01when that project was getting approved,
43:03they were engaged as well. So again,
43:06ongoing conversations.
43:07>> All right. Uh that is it for now. I will
43:10move to Commissioner McDaniel.
43:12>> You know, my question's already been
43:13asked, but I'm gonna ask it again so I
43:15can just be on the record. And that's u
43:17mixeduse commercial development. Uh,
43:19it's not being considered for this site.
43:21>> Correct. It's not in line with
43:22comprehensive plan.
43:23>> Thank you,
43:25>> Commissioner Castelli.
43:26>> Thank you. Um, all my questions been
43:29answered. I just have a concern.
43:32We're losing an oi property. Seems
43:35that's all we've been doing lately is
43:37changing to residential. So, I'm
43:39concerned. Are we giving away valuable
43:41land that could have a much better use
43:43down the road? That's my only concern. I
43:45I know you can't answer that.
43:46>> Understood. Thank you.
43:50Commissioner Namz,
43:51>> my questions were answered. Thank you.
43:55>> Commissioner, you have a question.
43:56>> Uh, yes. Uh, regarding the affordability
44:00um in seeking this R2 designation is the
44:05the question that comes to my mind is
44:06the uh lack of affordable um housing
44:10units within this. Is this putting a
44:12burden on um neighboring properties uh
44:16the city as a whole by the absence of
44:19it?
44:21>> I can't particularly answer that because
44:23I'm not um an expert in the area, but
44:25just from the studies that we've read,
44:27obviously affordable housing is an
44:28ongoing discussion. A lot goes into the
44:31affordability of a unit. There's uh
44:33usually um massive relief that's
44:37obtained under the code, whether it's
44:38especially density. That's usually
44:40something people look or even uh federal
44:42assistance to make sure that it can be
44:46worked out on paper, penciled so to
44:48speak. Um, in terms of the national
44:51housing shortage, what we have seen in
44:53all of these reports that we're reading
44:55is adding supply to the market will help
44:58balance those affordable or balance the
45:00prices. It will help bring those uh the
45:03prices down, so to speak, because
45:06there's more inventory available. Right
45:07now, there's not enough inventory. It's
45:09too competitive. It's a sellers market
45:11and the prices continue to rise. So, it
45:13all kind of balances together. I can't
45:15answer whether it would put a burden on
45:18the adjacent properties, but we don't
45:20anticipate that it would. Uh, this would
45:22be a town home community immediately
45:24adjacent to town homes and residential
45:26to the north. The med the comprehensive
45:28plan recommends medium density
45:30residential. The property to the north
45:32is also recommended for medium density
45:34residential. Um so we anticipate that um
45:38this would not necessarily place a
45:40burden on those properties.
45:42>> So the existence of the of this
45:45development will
45:48bring about a price change in the larger
45:51market in Neighborville and that's your
45:52theory on how that will um create more
45:55affordable housing. I'm just stating
45:57that pursuant to studies, the more
45:59inventory that we can provide in order
46:02to fill the gap between supply and
46:04demand issues within the national
46:06housing shortage, it will help bridge
46:08that gap. So, the more inventory we can
46:10provide, the more the prices will
46:12stabilize. I can't say that this
46:14specific project will do just that, but
46:16it will help bring us closer to that
46:18goal.
46:19>> Okay. Thank you.
46:20>> Thank you.
46:22>> Oh, yes, Commissioner Wright.
46:23>> Sorry, Madam Chair. Thank you. Um, I do
46:25have one question. This is more of a
46:27process question for for staff. Um if
46:32if the commissioners have agreed to this
46:35project with a condition for the parkway
46:39trees and what I heard uh from the
46:42petitioner is that you're willing to
46:43continue to work with the city about the
46:47parkway trees, but you're not
46:49necessarily committing to meet it at
46:51this point. Is that a fair
46:53characterization?
46:54>> Kind of. Um [laughter]
46:56It's kind of complicated, right? So, as
46:57I was saying before on Neapville Road
46:59and Warrenville Road, we physically
47:00can't meet it because we're not allowed
47:02to put parkway trees within the parkway.
47:04So, regardless, we we require the
47:05variance, but regarding those units
47:08internal to the community, we are going
47:09to work with staff to make sure we meet
47:11internal to the community.
47:12>> Okay.
47:13>> Does that clarify it?
47:14>> That does. And so then I guess my
47:16question to staff really is if if we
47:18read the the motion to approve this
47:21because the Parkway trees are one of the
47:23variances,
47:25how do we include that as a condition
47:30when we
47:32do you understand what I'm saying?
47:34>> Yeah, I think I'm following what you're
47:35saying. Um, so I would recommend then
47:38making a motion to approve the
47:40development and all the entitlements
47:41requested subject to a condition that
47:44the petitioner work with staff to meet
47:46the city's parkway requirements um,
47:49internal to the development. And then
47:51following the planning and zoning
47:53commission hearing tonight, um, we'll
47:55work together and hopefully that can be
47:57achieved. If so, we'll make sure that
47:59that's reflected in the report to city
48:01council. Um if we fall a little bit
48:03short, we'll say where we're where we're
48:05still falling short and um if there's
48:07still any outstanding staff concerns at
48:09that point.
48:11>> Thank you. That makes sense.
48:13>> All right. Any other commissioners? Any
48:15other questions?
48:17>> Okay. Uh would the petitioner like to
48:20make any closing remarks?
48:21>> Nope. Just want to thank you all for
48:22your time and consideration. Again, I
48:24hope we clarify the Parkway Tree uh
48:27issue. We're again happy to work with
48:28staff to see where that can be uh worked
48:31out internal to the subdivision. Um
48:34again, if we do fall short, hopefully we
48:36align more with what staff wants to see
48:38in terms of the desired streetscape
48:40appearance, right? Making sure there's
48:42not so many uh gaps, so to speak,
48:44especially with those uh front-loaded
48:46units. So, with that, thank you so much.
48:49Uh thanks.
48:50>> Thank you. Appreciate it. I will now
48:53entertain a motion to close the public
48:54hearing for DEEB-0042-2026.
48:59>> So moved.
49:00>> Second.
49:00>> Second.
49:01>> All in favor say I.
49:03>> I.
49:04>> Motion carries. All right. Do any of the
49:06commissioners have any comments on the
49:08case? As a reminder, if you intend to
49:10recommend denial of this case, please
49:12state your reasons why.
49:16I will start with Commissioner.
49:19>> Thank you. I'll be very quick. Um, I
49:21just want to appreciate that you really
49:22listened to what the residents said and
49:24you listened to to council and and their
49:27guidance. Um, and so I will be in favor
49:30of this. Thank
49:33>> Commissioner Abu Baker.
49:37>> No comments.
49:37>> All right. Commissioner Wright,
49:42Commissioner Macau.
49:44Right. Commissioner.
49:47Um, I would suggest that we um if we do
49:51approve that we do take that parkway
49:53tree into consideration. All right,
49:55Commissioner Cast.
49:58>> I have nothing.
49:59>> Thank you.
49:59>> All right, Commissioner McDaniel.
50:00>> I have a few comments. [laughter]
50:02Um, so to begin with, uh, I think the
50:05pictures plans look very appealing. Um,
50:08I'm going to recommend denial. I have a
50:10few technical reasons why and then a few
50:12personal reasons why. technical uh
50:14issues revolve specifically about
50:16reszoning standards. Um the turn of
50:18development that was one of the points
50:19that we have to qualify for um or
50:22consider at least uh whether it's
50:23consistent with the requested uh uh
50:25amendment. I don't see a trend. I see
50:28one uh uh piece that was reszone oi to
50:31residential. Uh everything else around
50:33that area is still oi. Uh one point you
50:36know is not a trend and that's something
50:38that I remember from like high school
50:39math class. Um I also don't believe that
50:42residential zoning classification is
50:44more suitable. I think that oi is
50:46absolutely the most suitable uh
50:49classification for that area
50:51specifically as it relates to land use
50:52and that's what we have to decide here.
50:54Um now the subject property may be
50:57somewhat underutilized. We know that. Um
51:00but we also know from recent cases that
51:02there are other interested uh um uh uses
51:05potential uses or parties out there
51:07without having to reszone. Um and then
51:09on the the personal side, u you know, I
51:13think we absolutely have to maintain a
51:15balance in Neighborville between uh um
51:17uh commercial development and
51:19residential development. U the more we,
51:22you know, continue to allow resoning and
51:24residential, you can call it residential
51:26creep if you want. Eventually, you know,
51:27we're going to wake up one day and we're
51:29not going to have uh a whole lot of, you
51:31know, commercial uh um land to to to
51:33develop. Um,
51:36you know, every case we hear at PCC must
51:40be reviewed on its own merits. Uh, but
51:43it's also difficult to ignore uh some of
51:46the cases we've had in recent, you know,
51:48past few months related to residential
51:50cases like this. Um, and I guess the
51:52last thing I I'll I'll leave you with is
51:53that um I it it's easy to vote yes for
51:58residential development, but the easiest
51:59yes vote isn't always the best uh when
52:02it comes to long-term economic
52:03development for Neighborville. So,
52:04that's where I'm at.
52:06>> All right. Thank you. Um I do have a
52:09couple of comments myself. Uh along that
52:11line, I will say um I do feel the
52:14development aligns with the master plan.
52:16I do believe that it aligns with what
52:18the residents came out and spoke to us
52:20about for months. Uh for myself
52:23personally, I hesitate and I pause when
52:25we take away an opportunity of economic
52:28development changing ORI to R2. But with
52:33that said, um I think the plan was well
52:35done. I think the additional concerns
52:37are outside of our purview and those
52:39need to be worked out through city
52:41council. Um, I think what you presented
52:43tonight and what we are here to do is to
52:47evaluate the petition and that was the
52:49towns of neighbor Commons against the
52:51specific findings of fact required by
52:53the mun municipal code. Each property
52:56that we look at has its own unique legal
52:59records and it has its own physical site
53:02characteristics and we have to look at
53:04that and that is all we are here to do
53:06is to look at that in our purview. And
53:08so tonight I vote in favor, but like I
53:11said, some of the things that I would
53:13want to see, but that needs to be worked
53:15out at city council is I agree with the
53:18forest preserve with the lighting and
53:20some of the trees. I agree with the
53:22buffering. You know, all those
53:23additional details I would like included
53:26in the motion so those can be agreed
53:28upon when you guys get to council. So
53:33>> Oh, Commissioner Robin Baker.
53:34>> Thank you. Um um thank you both the
53:38commissioners for uh sharing your
53:39thoughts and uh I was thinking about the
53:41same as well. I also will be voting in
53:44favor. However, I want the developers to
53:47consider this like the like Commissioner
53:49McDaniel mentioned like that we want a
53:52fair balance in Nepal and uh the
53:56development which happened on Route 15
53:58and when I drive through that area it
54:00actually it's amazes me when I see block
54:0315. It's so beautiful and we would like
54:06to see something like that on that part
54:08that side of the town as well. And it
54:10would have been beautiful if he had a
54:11mixed unit um in in that side. Um it
54:16this matches ma matches with our master
54:18plan of the of the city development. So
54:20because of that I would be voting yes
54:23but it would have been beautiful. Uh so
54:25I would um I don't I know I don't know
54:27what else I can request but it would
54:29have been nicer. Uh so please consider
54:31those kind of development in the future
54:33at least. Um we want to keep a beautiful
54:35neighbor and that's what we all strive
54:37for.
54:39All right, Commissioner Ray.
54:41>> All right. Thank you. I I wasn't going
54:42to make a comment, but since we since we
54:45we've had some objections. I just want
54:46to I want to make sure that I put this
54:48on the record. I too had some
54:50reservation about switching OI. I mean,
54:52I think that's just common sense. We
54:54don't, you know, once once we lose
54:55commercial property, uh you lose it for
54:58for a lifetime, at least in in our
54:59lifetime. So So that did bring me some
55:01hesitation. Um what what brought me back
55:04to the finish line of uh of a yes vote
55:07on this is thinking about the I88
55:10corridor study and what it specifically
55:13called for in that study. Um having
55:15additional housing units, maybe mixeduse
55:18units along the I the actual I88 uh
55:20corridor along De
55:24that area is much more valuable
55:26commercially than this property happens
55:28to be. It's kind of an offset property
55:31surrounded by uh housing, a forest
55:34preserve, and then there's not a lot of
55:37office uh beyond that down Warrenville.
55:40So, um thinking about it that way, I
55:43actually find this may be a huge
55:45complement to the I88 corridor study uh
55:48where we can use this property as uh the
55:51residential uh that they called for to
55:54support the businesses along the I88
55:56corridor. So, um, you know, for me, this
55:59this actually becomes an enhancement to
56:01the I8 quarter study because now maybe
56:04we don't have to look at I 888 and
56:06figure out where to put residential
56:07along the actual commercial property
56:09that I think is way more valuable than
56:11this, uh, particular property. So, um,
56:14that's what got me over the hump and I I
56:16will be supporting this project. Thank
56:18you.
56:19>> Well said, Commissioner Wright. And with
56:21that, I would like you to read the
56:23motion.
56:25Okay, let's see if I can get this right.
56:26We're going to make a few modifications
56:28here. Um, I would like to make a mo uh
56:31make a motion to adopt the finding of
56:33facts as presented by the petitioner and
56:36recommend approval of DEV 00-0042-206
56:43reszoning the subject property from ORI
56:45to R2 a conditional use for town homes
56:49in the R2 zoning district and variances.
56:53is
56:58this is the part I'm having problems
57:00with because we we want to approve the
57:02variances with the exception of the
57:04parkway trees. So we'll so we'll
57:10various to to to variances subject to
57:13the Neapville municipal code as outlined
57:16in staff report for the vacant land on
57:191960
57:21Lucent Lane subject to the following
57:23conditions. Can that be a following
57:25condition?
57:26>> Yep.
57:26>> Since it was actually Okay. So, you will
57:29continue to work with staff on the
57:31planning of the parkways trees and
57:33development uh uh in the development to
57:36uh comply with the code,
57:39attempt to apply with the code.
57:42You will continue to work with staff to
57:44improve buffering between the
57:47development and the Nokia building to
57:49the north. You will continue to work
57:51with staff to improve the buffering
57:54separation between the residential units
57:56and Warrenville and Neighborville Road.
57:59And you will continue to work with the
58:01forest preserve
58:03to address the comments outlined in the
58:06October 4th or October 5th, 2026
58:10uh letter replacing invasive plants on
58:12the landscape plan using and the use of
58:15the dark side compliance uh fixtures
58:18adhering to this. Nope.
58:22That's it. Compliance to the fixtures.
58:25Period.
58:27>> All right.
58:28>> Did we get that?
58:30>> Are we good?
58:31>> I think we got it. Yep.
58:32>> All right. Can I have a second?
58:34>> Second.
58:35>> Okay. Secretary Wright, please conduct
58:37roll call.
58:41>> Abu Baker, agree.
58:43>> Banzo,
58:44>> I agree with the motion.
58:46>> Castoli,
58:47>> I do not agree.
58:49Langenba
58:50>> agree with the motion.
58:52>> McDaniel,
58:52>> I do not agree.
58:55>> McGawan,
58:56>> I do not agree.
58:58>> Names,
58:59>> I agree.
59:01>> Robins,
59:02>> I agree.
59:03>> And right, I agree. Motion passes six to
59:07three.
59:08>> All right. Thank you. All right. Next is
59:11the approval of minutes of August 19th,
59:132026 planning and zoning commission
59:15meeting. Do we have any corrections to
59:17the minutes? I do not. I would like to
59:19entertain a motion to approve the
59:21minutes of August 19th, 2026 planning
59:23and zoning.
59:24>> So moved.
59:25>> All right. Can I have a second?
59:26>> Second.
59:27>> All in favor say I.
59:28>> I.
59:29>> Motion carries. There's no old new. I
59:31would like to entertain a motion to
59:33adjourn the meeting.
59:34>> So moved.
59:34>> Second.
59:35>> Second.
59:36>> All in favor say I. I.
59:37>> All right. Meeting adjourned.
59:40Good night.
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