ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Director of Community Development with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE REZONING Certain Property from a Class R-3 (Single Family Residential) District to a Class O-1 (Arterial Office) District for the Property Identified as Parcel Identification No. 13-02-100-003, Located on the West Side of IL ROUTE 91, Peoria IL.
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BACKGROUND:
Proposal
Petitioner Dave Horton of Midwest Engineering is representing the Greek Orthodox Church with their request to rezone property from a Class R-3 (Single Family Residential) to a Class O-1 (Arterial Office) district.
The subject property contains 15.3 acres of undeveloped land. The property is surrounded by zoning classes: Agricultural2 (County) to the north, R-3 (Single Family Residential) to the west, R-3 (Single-Family Residential) and O-1 (Arterial Office) to the south, and N-1 (Institutional) to the east.
The Future Land Use map of the Comprehensive Plan designates this area as Low Density Residential.
The following is a list of permitted and special uses within the O-1 Arterial Office district:
Permitted Uses
(1) Accessory uses.
(2) Churches, temples, synagogues.
(3) Computer services.
(4) Financial institutions.
(5) Medical and dental clinics.
(6) Offices, business, government, professional.
(7) Residential-Above ground floor.
(8) Social services, individual and family.
(9) Park-Passive recreation.
(10) Park-Active recreation, which is designated at the time of platting and subject to plan review for elements including, but not limited to, location of structures or activities, lighting, fencing, and parking, and approval of the City Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council.
(11) Vet's Office-Household Pets, no exterior runs.
Special Uses
(1) Reserved.
(2) One or more mobile home or demountable temporary structures may be permitted for the purpose of providing space auxiliary to the use for which the site has been zoned. This use of a mobile home or temporary demountable structure may be granted for periods of up to six months, which time may be extended by a condition or amendment to the special use. All requirements of Chapter 38 [Chapter 19] of the City Code relating to mobile homes must be met by any mobile home or structure installed under this regulation. Construction facilities for uses auxiliary to construction activities on construction sites for the period during which a building permit issued by the City is in force, are exempt from this requirement for a special use.
(3) Parking lot, garage.
(4) Public, private schools.
(5) Public safety buildings.
(6) Day care center.
(7) Financial institutions with drive-up.
(8) Park-Active recreation.
(9) Schools for the arts.
History
In 1999, the subject property was part of a 500+ acre annexation to the City of Peoria. Upon annexation the property was zoned R-2 (Single Family Residential). In 2003, the subject property, as part of a larger parcel, was rezoned to R-3 (Single Family Residential).
The subject parcel was platted in 2004 as Lot 1 of the Villas at Grand Prairie Subdivision. At that time the City of Peoria secured an option to acquire right-of-way for the extension of Pioneer Parkway. The reserved strip of land for future right-of-way is 60 feet in width and runs along the entire length of the north property line of the parcel.
Analysis and Recommendation
The Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff recommend approval of the request to rezone the subject property to O-1 Arterial Office. Rezoning the property will not affect the option for right-of-way, which the City intends to exercise along a portion of the northern property line of the parcel for the Pioneer Parkway extension. Office zoning will be a compatible designation adjacent to the future roadway.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): None
PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION ACTION: The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact requirements and VOTED 5 TO 0 TO APPROVE.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The subject parcel will be rezoned to O-1 (Arterial Office) zoning.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The subject parcel will not be rezoned and will remain zoned as R-3 (Single Family Residential).
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