ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from Staff, with No Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission, to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending Existing Special Use Ordinance No. 9,126, as amended, in a Class R-3 (Single Family Residential) District, for CHURCH FACILITIES to Rebuild the Sanctuary Building and New Bell Tower for the Property Located at 10811 N. KNOXVILLE AVENUE (Parcel Identification Nos. 09-29-177-002 and 09-29-326-001), Peoria, IL.
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BACKGROUND:
April 25 Update: Councilman Cyr and the City Manager discussed the sidewalk issue with the Diocese and came to the agreement that St. Jude would put in the sidewalk on Wilhelm, the pedestrian access on the northwest corner of Wilhelm and Knoxville.
St Jude Church is seeking to amend their existing Special Use to allow for a rebuild of the sanctuary building and to construct a bell tower located in the front yard near the southeast corner of the property
Staff recommends approval of the request with the following conditions and waivers:
1) Provide a landscape plan in compliance with the Unified Development Code prior to issuance of a building permit.
2) Construct a 5-foot wide sidewalk within the right-of-way of Wilhelm Rd , including a sidewalk ramp, pedestrian button and pedestal at Knoxville and Wilhelm. The City will complete the sidewalk in front of Prayerview Church when funding becomes available.and a 10-foot wide shared-use path placed within an easement along Knoxville Ave.
3) Waiver to increase the sanctuary's maximum building height from 35 feet to 58 feet measured to include the cross at the ridge of the roof.
4) Waiver to increase the bell tower's maximum height from 14 feet to 73 feet measured to include the cross at the top.
Staff's recommendation does not include a waiver for the sidewalk along Wilhelm or the shared-use path along Knoxville Ave. The sidewalk and ...
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