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 the Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving a SPECIAL USE in a R-4 (Single Family Residential) District for an ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, for the Property Located at 1621 N. MISSOURI AVENUE (Parcel Identification No. 18-04-209-026), Peoria IL. (Council District 3)
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BACKGROUND: The petitioner Danielle Sands of the National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP), requests to obtain a Special Use to operate an Assisted Living Facility at 1621 N Missouri Ave. The request is to allow up to three residents at a time to reside in the dwelling as a single house-keeping unit. Staff from NYAP would be always present. The 1,977 square foot dwelling contains four bedrooms.
The persons residing in the home are referred from mental health units of local hospitals to the National Youth Advocate Program’s Front Door Diversion Program. This program provides community-based housing and supportive services to transition the individuals into a permanent and independent living option. The length of stay at the subject property would be up to 90 days. NYAP operates in 10 states, existing locations in Illinois are in the Chicago area.
The Planning & Zoning Commission agreed with the recommendations from the Development Review Board, and found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 6-1 to approve the request with the following conditions:
1) Maximum number of three (3) residents, not including staff personnel.
2) Maximum number of four (4) vehicles are allowed on the property.
3) Fire extinguishers shall be installed according to the 2018 International Fire Code Chapter 9, Section 906
4) Interconnected smoke alarms shall be installed according to the 2018 International Fire Code Chapter 9, Section 907.
5) Carbon Monoxide Detection shall be installed according to the International Fire Code Chapter 9, 915.2.1 for dwelling units.
6) Driveway shall be maintained free from potholes, ruts, channels, growth of weeds, and other similar obstructions.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet PZ 817-2022 and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Two letters of support for the request were submitted. One from Toby Gardner, counselor at FamilyCore, and a second letter from Barb Ekstrum from St. Vincent de Paul Society. No other comment was received.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: An assisted living facility, with three residents and at least one staff member, always present, would be an allowed use from this location, providing community-based housing to transition residents to independent living.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The property cannot be used for an assisted living facility.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development