ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to ADOPT ORDINANCE A or the Recommendation of Staff to ADOPT ORDINANCE B, Approving a SPECIAL USE for a Wireless Communication Facility for the Property Located at 2112 N. LINN STREET (Parcel Identification Numbers 14-33-378-019 & 14-33-378-020), Peoria, IL. (Council District 2)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner is requesting a special use to install wireless communication antennas on the top of the apartment building located at 2112 N Linn Street. The request is considered a collocation per the Zoning ordinance, as the antennas are proposed to be installed on top of the existing building. Collocations can be handled administratively if the height increase is less than 10%. The original proposal was to increase the overall building height from 60 feet to 70 feet; however, in discussion with the applicant, they have decreased the proposed antenna height by 5 feet. The overall height increase, with the addition of the proposed antennas, is from 60 feet to 65 feet. The overall height increase is less than 10%; however, the maximum height allowed in the R-6 (Multi-family Residential) District is 45 feet. Please note that collocations are the highest priority per the Zoning Ordinance; however, wireless communication facilities shall not conflict with the character of a neighborhood.
The special use request provides an opportunity to bring the property into compliance with City codes. The Site Plan Review Board therefore included conditions to bring the property up to code. Three of the conditions were not included in the Planning and Zoning Commission approval, as follows:
15. The easterly driveway off of Republic shall be removed and returned to a sodded/seeded yard.
18. Any new and existing rooftop or ground level mechanical equipment and utilities must be screened per Land Development Code requirements as part of this approval.
20. The property must be brought into compliance with all exterior housing and environmental code requirements; the windows on the garage must be un-boarded and windows installed and any deteriorated awnings need to be repaired or replaced.
It was noted by the property owner during the meeting regarding condition 15, that the driveway off of Republic is being used to access the lower level of the garage. As such, the Staff recommendation (Ordinance B), includes the requirement for the driveway to be hard surfaced per Land Development Code requirements.
The Planning and Zoning Commission VOTED 5 - 0 TO APPROVE the request, without the inclusion of the three conditions noted above.
For additional background information, please refer to the Staff memorandum to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None expressed at the Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Wireless communication antennas will be installed on the top of the apartment building at 2112 N Linn Street.
IMPACT IF DENIED: Wireless communication antennas will not be installed on the top of the apartment building at 2112 N Linn Street, and the site would remain as it is currently with no changes.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development