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 Class R-4 (Single Family Residential) District for an URBAN FARM for the Properties Located at 1005 S. BROWN ST., 1007 S. BROWN ST., 1412 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1414 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1418 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1420 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1424 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1428 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1500 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1502 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1504 W. ANTOINETTE ST., 1506 W. ANTOINETTE ST., and 1508 W. ANTOINETTE ST., (Parcel Identification Nos. 18-17-177-020, 18-17-177-021, 18-17-177-006, 18-17-177-005, 18-17-177-004, 18-17-177-003, 18-17-177-002, 18-17-177-001, 18-17-176-006, 18-17-176-005, 18-17-176-004, 18-17-176-003, and 18-17-176-002,), Peoria, IL.
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BACKGROUND: Petitioner Mike Brooks, of OSF Healthcare, is requesting to obtain a Special Use for an Urban Farm. The farm will include vegetative beds, two pavilions, a shipping container for equipment storage and a meditation/gathering court.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 4 to 0 to approve subject to the following conditions:
1) Replace any deteriorated or non-ADA-compliant sidewalks and curbs along all property frontages including Antoinette, Brown, Hickory, and Shelley. Sidewalk participation may be available from the City of Peoria at an 80/20% cost share.
2) Install a sidewalk along the frontage of Hickory Street.
3) Waiver to increase the height of the fence along Brown Street from 4 feet to 6 feet.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): A citizen expressed concern for rodents attracted to the garden. The petitioner explained that his experience with gardens found no increase in rodents or other animals.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: An urban farm may be established including vegetative beds, crop plantings, a rain garden, meditation/gathering court, pavilion and shipping container for storage of equipment.
IMPACT IF DENIED: An urban farm will not be established on the properties.
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.
2. Support sustainability.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development