TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Jayne Bernhard, Planning Director
SUBJECT:
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Ordinances Associated with Briggs Street Subdivision:
Ordinance Approving the Final Plat of Briggs Street Subdivision (FP-3-26)
Ordinance Approving the Recording Plat of Briggs Street Subdivision (RP-12-26)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner and property owner, Amin Panjwani with Joliet AA Properties LLC, is requesting approval of the Final Plat and Recording Plat of Briggs Street Subdivision. The subject site is around 0.84 acres and comprises four lots at the southwest corner of Briggs Street and Washington Street. The two existing north lots contain a vacant commercial structure, and the two existing south lots contain a two-unit residence, approved through a Variation of Use in 2001. The proposed subdivision will create two lots, one commercial and one residential. Proposed Lot 1 has B-1 (neighborhood business) zoning and would be approximately 25,000 square feet. The petitioner proposes to redevelop Lot 1 with a new commercial building that would contain a Dunkin restaurant and drive-thru as well as an additional retail tenant. Proposed Lot 2 has R-2 (single-family residential) zoning and would be around 11,400 square feet. Lot 2 would contain the existing residence at 113 S. Briggs Street.
In January 2026, City Council approved the Preliminary Plat of Briggs Street Subdivision, the vacation of the public alley portion in the middle of the site, and a zoning reclassification from R-2 (single-family residential) to B-1 (neighborhood business) zoning for the north portions of the residential lots that would become part of the new commercial lot (Lot 1). The proposed Final Plat is substantially similar to the approved Preliminary Plat.
The proposed site plan for the commercial lot includes a new two-tenant building facing Briggs Street, employee and customer parking, and a drive-thru. The south tenant space is 1,892 square feet and will be occupied by Dunkin. The drive-thru...
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