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-ry - . • •. erV' T1es Official Sitc of ..".'.. the City of Napervillc • Orm _ 1■1— ��'�� • "'�'96n roA i ct.�i!>.E��.- ,::-�- +-Lr' ,5�� LGovemmentl[rransvortationl lEmironment Home [Public Safely [Recreation Commuruta [Search News { • E S Taskforce reaches consensus on recommendations! NEW • Background • Task Force Committee Members • Resident Involvement • TeardoumAnfill Development Stud•Index • .Contact Information .Status Report • Boundary Man BACKGROUND. In April 1999,.Nlayor A- George Pradel established a task force to assist.the city in-recommending guidelines to protect existing.residential development from the encroachment of incompatible infill development and to allow for reasonable redevelopment and additions. The Task Force first convened with staff in late April 1999 and.conducted a series of eight meetings over the subsequent five months. Construction'of new homes and additions represents a personal investment in the community and reinvestment in the.neighborhoods is important for continued ecgn. I . health and stability. As such, the recommendations of the teardown task:.force focus on guiding, not preventing;new development so that it is consistent with the existing development pattern of the neighborhood. To accomplish this the task force has identified six recommendations for•teardowns, new construction, and additions in an identified overlay. district. The proposed district boundaries generally follow those of the R1 B and R2 zoning districts.and include the areas that the Task Force'and.staff felt were most susceptible to teardowns: Additional detail on these recommendations is available in the full report. • Link Side Yard Setbacks to Lot-Width . Currently in the zoning code.a total combined setback of 16 feet'for the two side yards with each side yard a minimum of six feet is.required for.R1 B and R2 districts. The task force is recommending that the side yard setback requirements become'linked to the width of the lot by requiring the combined side:yard setbacks to be a percentage of the lot width.measured at the building setback. Currently the task force is recommending a 32%o setback for lots 50-69 feet-with no single.side yard setback less than 6 feet and 28% for lots 70:feet and up.with no single side yard setback less than 8 feet. This type of regulation is designed to limit the horizontal bulk of structures on oversized lots and to preserve open space between structures. • Adiu=nt Yard Setbacks Currently the zoning code requires a_30 foot front yard setback in the R1 B district and a 25 foot front yard setback in the R2 district. Many of the homes in the identified area were constructed prior to these:regulations with setbacks ranging from 1.0-15 feet. As a result, the task force is. recommending that new development and additions maintain the current development patterns by