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.

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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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