ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director 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 I-2 (Railroad/Warehouse Industrial) District to Allow for a SOUP KITCHEN for the Property Located at 1825 NE ADAMS STREET (Parcel Index Nos. 18-03-276-004 through -011 and 18-03-276-021 through -029), Peoria, Illinois. (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner, Jeff Lox of Kelley Construction Contractors Inc., for Catholic Diocese of Peoria, is requesting to obtain a Special Use for a Soup Kitchen. The Soup Kitchen will occupy approximately 3500 square feet of an existing 40,000 square foot building, used as a warehouse for donation items and a food pantry.
The Planning and Zoning Commission VOTED 5-0 TO APPROVE the request, with the following conditions:
1. Improve parking lot surface and striping.
2. Replace deteriorated and non-ADA-compliant walks and curbs along property frontage.
3. Comply with UDC Section 8.2.8. Parking lot perimeter landscaping.
4. Screen mechanicals and dumpster.
5. The site should be checked for necessary clean-up at the close of soup kitchen hours.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: One interested citizen spoke in favor of the proposed soup kitchen. A second interested citizen spoke against the proposal, and cited concerns related to the upkeep of the area.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: A 3500 square foot soup kitchen will be added to the interior of the existing 40,000 square foot warehouse.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The site will continue to be used as a donation warehouse and food share program, operated by Catholic Charities.
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
2. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
3. Support sustainability.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development