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 and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending an Existing SPECIAL USE (Ordinance Nos. 15,584 and 17,271) in a Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District, to Allow an ADULT USE CANNABIS DISPENSARY, for the Property Located at 7628 N ROUTE 91, Which Includes Properties Located at 7618 N ROUTE 91, 7708 N ROUTE 91, 7716 N ROUTE 91, 7806 N ROUTE 91, and 7810 N ROUTE 91, Commonly Known as the PRAIRIE CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER, (Parcel Identification Nos. 13-11-200-013, 13-11-201-002, 13-11-201-003, 13-11-201-005, 13-11-201-006, 13-11-202-001, 13-11-203-002, and 13-11-203-003), Peoria IL. (Council District 4)
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BACKGROUND: The applicant, Christopher Oswald for Northern Cardinal Ventures, LLC, on behalf of the property owner, Adel Mina, requests to amend the existing special use to establish an Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary in an existing commercial multi-tenant building. An Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary in the C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District must receive special use approval.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request, in case PZ 1069-2021, met the Findings of Fact and voted 5-0 to approve the request subject to the following conditions:
1. Bicycle parking shall be installed pursuant to Section 8.1.6. of the Unified Development Code.
2. All parking areas shall adhere to the regulations from Section 8.1. of the Unified Development Code with respect to parking surface and handicapped & general parking striping and signage.
3. Landscaping shall comply with Section 8.2. of the Unified Development Code. A landscaping plan shall be submitted for a compliance review.
4. Site Lighting shall comply with Section 8.5. of the Unified Development Code.
5. Roof-top Mechanical Units shall be screened pursuant to City Code Chapter 5, Section 301.
6. All appropriate building permits shall be obtained for the remodeling of the facility.
7. All proposed signs shall adhere to current requirements and shall be reviewed through a separate building permit process.
8. A code compliant open fence shall be installed on the subject parcel’s northern property line as a barrier between the site’s parking lot and the adjacent hotel parking lot.
See the attached case packet to the Planning & Zoning Commission and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: NA
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Four adjacent commercial neighbors provided opposition to the proposed special use citing concerns about this type of business opening in a “family-friendly” development and the proximity of a federal schedule 1 substance available for purchase. One adjacent commercial neighbor was in favor of the proposed use and requested a fence installation between parking lots which the applicant agreed to install. The applicant’s representative also noted all State and Local regulations for use of the site are being met and that a similar request in an existing shopping center was recently approved by City Council.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: An adult use cannabis dispensary may operate in the Prairie Crossing Shopping Center subject to the conditions above and approval of all required permits and licensing.
IMPACT IF DENIED: An adult use cannabis dispensary would not be allowed in the Prairie Crossing Shopping Center.
ALTERNATIVES: None
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. Grow employers and jobs.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development