TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving the Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Joliet Catholic Academy Subdivision (PUD-10-25)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Joliet Catholic Academy - Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, requests approval of a Preliminary Planned Unit Development of Joliet Catholic Academy Subdivision. The subject properties include the existing Joliet Catholic Academy (1200 N. Larkin Avenue) campus and the former Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home (1201 Wyoming Avenue) that was recently demolished. Joliet Catholic Academy (JCA) has been at this location since 1956. The Our Lady of Angels retirement home was active between 1960 and 2023.
The applicant originally applied for a Special Use Permit to allow athletic fields that are incidental to a high school in February of 2025. The applicant withdrew this petition after staff further evaluated the proposal and determined that the City's Planned Unit Development process was the more appropriate development and entitlement process. By applying for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) the applicant is required to show the location, extent, and character of all proposed uses, in addition to the location of all off-street parking areas. The applicant is requesting a waiver from Section 47-15A.5(3) of the Zoning Ordinance to allow the full extent of the PUD as proposed. Full project approval will require Plan Commission consideration and City Council approval of a Preliminary PUD and a Final PUD.
The PUD details the proposed location of new or renovated athletic facilities on both the existing JCA campus and the lot to the east, which would be acquired by the applicant on contract upon approval of the PUD with the City of Joliet. The existing JCA athletic facilities include two baseball fields, two softball fields, a field for track and field, and six tennis courts.
The petitioner intends to complete the athl...
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