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Developer seeks rezoning for Front Street redevelopment; council hears plan and questions
Summary
CFXN Properties requested rezoning of 119–125 E. Front Street from C‑2 to C‑4 and a special‑use permit for off‑street parking; the developer described a two‑phase plan including a co‑working location and a 2027 mixed‑use project, and councilmembers asked about parking, landscaping and unit counts.
A petitioner told the Wheaton City Council on Jan. 26 that rezoning 119–125 E. Front Street would allow redevelopment of the vacant former Carlson Hardware building and adjacent parcels.
"the rezoning would allow for the redevelopment of the former Carlson Hardware building and its adjacent parcels," said J. Trent Stoner, petitioner and founder of CFXN Properties, LLC. Director of Planning and Economic Development James P. Kozik introduced the request as ZA #26-02, which would change the zoning from the C‑2 Retail Core Business District to the C‑4 Perimeter Commercial District and allow a special use to permit off‑street parking on a separate lot within 300 feet of the building or use served.
Stoner outlined a two‑phase approach: Phase I to convert the vacant property into a CF co‑working location and improve parking; Phase II, he said, "planned for the second half of 2027, proposes to construct a mixed‑use development, with both retail and residential units, and replace the surface parking with structured parking." Kozik told the council that any Phase II work likely would require additional zoning approvals.
Members questioned how Phase I would address parking and public‑realm requirements. Kozik noted the zoning ordinance requires "a four‑foot landscaping setback between the sidewalk and any parking spaces." Stoner said Phase I parking work would include restriping and the removal of a storage shed and an open roofing frame. On housing scale, Stoner estimated there would be "an estimated four to twelve units" depending on later approvals.
The petitioner also cited the LaSalle factors as supporting the rezoning request; no formal zoning decision was made at the hearing, which concluded with a procedural adjournment. The public hearing record will be part of any future zoning consideration and the council may review further materials or require additional approvals for Phase II.
