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 Existing SPECIAL USE Ordinance No. 14,108, in a Class R-4 (Single-Family) District, for an Early Childhood Center to Install Fencing with Waivers for the Property Located at 923 W MILLMAN ST and 1004 - 1006 W BUTLER ST (Parcel Identification Nos. 18-08-460-012; 18-08-460-013; 18-08-460-014; 18-08-460-015; 18-08-460-026; 18-08-460-027; 18-08-460-029; 18-08-460-030), Peoria IL (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND: The applicant, McFarland Bragg for PCCEO, requests to amend an existing special use to install 10-foot-tall chain-link fencing at the site. Fencing in residentially zoned districts is limited to 4 feet in height. A waiver is requested from Section 5.4.6 Fences and Walls of the Unified Development Code as part of this special use review.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request, in case PZ 927-2022, met the Findings of Fact and voted 6-0, with one abstention, to approve the request subject to the following conditions:
1. Pedestrian connections to the public sidewalk shall be provided pursuant to Section 8.1.5.I. of the Unified Development Code.
2. Bicycle parking shall be installed pursuant to Section 8.1.6. of the Unified Development Code.
3. 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.
4. The site shall be required to adhere to all applicable development regulations, including landscaping, pursuant to the establishment of any vehicle parking within the fenced area or on undeveloped parcels and may require an additional amendment to the existing special use.
See the attached case packet to the Planning & Zoning Commission and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: NA
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): None
IMPACT IF APPROVED: A 10-foot tall fence may be installed surrounding a former basketball court area including a pedestrian connection to the public sidewalk and bicycle parking. Parking regulations may apply for existing or new parking areas.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The Special Use would not be approved and the construction of the proposed fencing would not be allowed.
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. Reinvest in Neighborhoods
DEPARTMENT: Community Development