Westmont commission approves Primrose daycare site plan, grants variance for front-yard playground encroachment

The Village of Westmont Planning and Zoning Commission on May 14 approved a site and landscape plan and granted a zoning variance permitting playground equipment to encroach into a front-yard supplemental setback for a proposed Primrose School at 98 East Naperville Road.

The commission voted to approve a variance allowing the playground to extend about 7.5 feet into the required 10-foot front-yard setback and to recommend the site and landscape plan with a condition that wheel stops be installed in the east row of parking. Commissioner Mike Simpson moved to approve the variance; Commissioner Tom Thomas seconded. The final site-and-landscape approval was moved by Commissioner Kim Sharp and seconded by Simpson. The roll calls for both actions were unanimous in favor.

Why it matters: the property sits on a unique remnant of the Naperville Road right-of-way that was rerouted years ago and leaves a triangular green space and two setback lines that create an unusual front-yard geometry. The developer said the playground encroachment and a requested reduction in stall width from 10 feet to 9 feet are practical responses to the existing building…