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 Property Located at 1603 and 1607 S. WESTMORELAND AVENUE (Parcel Identification Nos. 18-18-453-015 and 18-18-453-016), Peoria, IL. (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND: The applicant, Bernard Taylor for Mananga Mutombo, requests approval of an Urban Farm. The property in question is currently vacant as the homes at 1603 and 1607 S Westmoreland Ave were demolished in 2019 and 2000, respectively. The applicant noted at the public hearing that no parking will be provided on private property and the site plan would be updated to reconcile the issue.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request, in case PZ 1276-2023, met the Findings of Fact and voted 6-0 to approve the request subject to the following conditions:
1. This special use shall adhere to the performance regulations contained within Section 5.3.G.2. of the Unified Development Code.
2. Submit a revised scaled site plan.
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: An Urban Farm may be established on the site subject to the conditions above and approval of all required permits.
IMPACT IF DENIED: An Urban Farm would not be established on the currently vacant site.
ALTERNATIVES: None
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: NA
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