ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending an Existing Official Development Plan, Ordinance No. 13,361, as Amended, in a Class N-1 (Institutional) District for LOCAL SIGN REGULATIONS, for the Property Located at 1501 W. BRADLEY AVENUE, Commonly Known as BRADLEY UNIVERSITY and Primarily Bounded by Main Street, the Alley East of Cooper Street, Bradley Avenue, Fredonia Avenue, Duryea Place, St. James Street, University Street, Bourland Avenue, Windom Street, and Garfield Avenue, Peoria, IL.
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BACKGROUND: Bradley University is requesting to amend their Official Development Plan to replace and add signage throughout the campus. There are no other changes to Bradley’s Official Development Plan.
There are three types of proposed signs:
1) Primary Directional
• 9 feet 3 inches tall
• Approximately 70 sq ft in overall size
• Quantity: 1
2) Building ID
• 7 feet tall
• 17 sq ft in size
• Quantity: 37
3) Directional
• 7 feet tall
• 17 sq ft in size
• Quantity: 11
The proposed primary directional sign is located at the southwest corner of the University/Main Street intersection. It will replace the existing Bradley University sign. The remaining building and directional signs are placed throughout the campus.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 4 to 0 to approve the proposed signs.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet, including pictures of the existing signs and their locations, and meeting minutes for detailed information.
Note: After the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, Bradley University reduce the height of the primary directional sign from 11 feet to 9 feet, 3 inches. This was in response to staff’s concerns that the sign did not proportionally fit into the surrounding environment. In addition, all signs will be relocated from the public right-of-way and onto private property.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): None
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Bradley’s Official Development Plan will be amended to allow for new and replacement signage.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Bradley’s Official Development Plan will not be amended and signs will not be replaced or added.
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. Grow employers and jobs.
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development