Plan Commission will wait to vote on Naper Boulevard development
A vote by the Plan Commission on the proposed One Naperville Plaza development will not take place until at least June, when commissioners will see yet another set of revised design plans. One constant remains: Many of its neighbors oppose the project.
"It's not going to develop a very harmonious relationship between the people who live in Naperville Country Estates and those who want to encroach on our way of living," resident Bud Mohns said.
On Wednesday, Len Monson, attorney for developer ROC/Suburban Naperville, presented the commission with revised plans for the site - at 1804 N. Naper Blvd. on the northeast and southeast corners of Naperville Road and Diehl Road - that call for a three-story building with a 4,500-square-foot footprint instead of the single-story 9,000-square-foot building originally proposed. The modified plans were the result of the Feb. 20 hearing in which commissioners requested extensive revisions.
"I don't share that opinion that our initial plan was too much on too little (space)," Monson said.
The developer first came before the Plan Commission in December, seeking permission to construct a retail building on the south parcel of the property and a teller drive-through and parking deck to the bank/office building on the north parcel. In the revised plans, the three-story building would have retail on the first floor with offices on the second and third.
City staff recommended approval of the revised, three-story plan with the conditions that access to the south parcel provided by full access driveways on Diehl and Old Naperville roads; and continued efforts by the developer to pursue a right-in/right-out access point on Naperville Road that would lead to removal of the driveway on Old Naperville Road.
Among residents' concerns are the increase in traffic, noise and lights.
"One of the additional things we're going to be assaulted with is the addition of lease signs," said resident Jason Bemister, who also showed the number of retail and office spaces for lease in the city.
During the hearing Gale Jenkins, a licensed real estate appraiser hired by a resident, said a review of the area and plans would lower the property values of those living nearby.
"It is our opinion that the (residential properties) will likely suffer a loss in value from 10 to 15 percent," Jenkins said.
Commissioners agreed to see a modified one-story plan before taking any action. The public hearing has been tentatively continued to the Plan Commission's June 4 meeting; however, it could be postponed to allow enough time for the revised plans to be posted to the city's Web site for residents to review.