Just a look at the evening.

I would like to call the planning and zoning commission meeting for October 7th, 2026 to order.

Secretary Wright, please conduct roll call.

Bonzo.

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Castanoli?

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Long and ball.

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McDaniel?

Here.

McGowan?

Here.

Namas?

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Robins?

Here.

And right.

Madam Chair, we have a quarrel.

Great.

Thank you.

The first order of business tonight is the public forum.

During the public forum, members of the public have the opportunity to address the Planning and Zoning Commission on issues which are not part of tonight's agenda.

Please keep your comments limited to three minutes.

Also for the sake of all those in attendance, please refrain from clapping or shouting out in response to comments made by any speaker.

Secretary Wright, do we have anyone signed up under public forum?

No one signed up tonight.

All right.

Our next order of business is public hearings.

We have one public hearing scheduled for tonight's meeting.

For each hearing, we will begin with the staff presentation or introduction followed by the petitioner's presentation.

We will then take public testimony to ensure that we have an opportunity to hear from each person wishing to speak.

Please keep your comments specific to the request under consideration and try to avoid repetitive comments.

Also, for the sake of all those in attendance, please refrain from clapping or shouting out in response.

Do comments made by any speaker.

Following all public testimony, the petitioner will provide closing remarks just prior to the closure of the public hearing.

No further public testimony will be taken after the petitioner begins their closing remarks or during the planning and zoning commission deliberation.

Welcome, Commissioner Shapi.

I will now swear in any of the members of the public wishing to speak.

Those who wish to speak to provide testimony, please stand up.

Please raise your right hand and respond.

I do.

I swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth.

All right, thank you.

The only case on tonight's agenda is DEV-0042-2026.

The public hearing is now open.

Sarah Kapinski from Staff will present the case.

Thank you and good evening.

Sarah Kapinski with the city's planning services team.

The subject property for DEV 42 2026 includes 41 acres of vacant land at 1960 Lucent Lane.

Pulti Home Company plans to develop the property with the towns at Naper Commons, which will include 262 townhomes.

Tonight they request PCC's consideration of rezoning the property from ORI to R2, a conditional use for townhomes in the R2 district, variances to reduce front yard setbacks and parkway landscaping in various locations, and to allow height to be measured from grade to the mean of the roof and to exceed three stories in certain locations.

On

March 18th this year, Pulti attended a city council meeting to obtain preliminary feedback on the proposal.

Development considerations raised at this meeting included incorporation of non-residential amenities, housing variety, consideration of the surrounding context, gateway signage, and walkability.

Pulti has provided supporting documents and studies to address these items which have been attached to the agenda item.

The

proposed R2 zoning is consistent with the land use master plan's recommendation for medium density residential as well as with the zoning of the adjacent Naper Commons development.

R2 classifies townhomes as a conditional use with a minimum lot area of 4,000 square feet per unit.

The