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 for One of the Following:
A. ADOPT ORDINANCE A, Approving a SPECIAL USE in a Class WH (Warehouse Form) District for Indoor Recreation - Athletic Club, with Waivers, for the Property Identified as Parcel Identification No. 18-09-330-031, with an Address of 927 SW WASHINGTON STREET, Peoria, Illinois (Council District 1)
Or, Recommendation from Staff to:
B. ADOPT ORDINANCE B, Approving SPECIAL USE in a Class WH (Warehouse Form) District for Indoor Recreation - Athletic Club, with Waivers, for the Property Identified as Parcel Identification No. 18-09-330-031, with an address of 927 SW WASHINGTON STREET, Peoria, Illinois (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND: The request is to amend an existing Special Use to allow an addition to an existing building that exceeds what is permitted in the Warehouse Form District, as described in the attached Planning and Zoning Commission memo dated July 6, 2017.
On August 3, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4 - 0 to approve the request, as described below. Also note the Staff Recommendation was updated to align with the petitioner’s revised site plan.
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Zoning Commission Recommendation |
Staff Recommendation |
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Waivers 1. Waiver from UDC 6.5.A.3.c. Ground Story Height, to allow an interior height of 52 feet. 2. Waiver from UDC 6.5.A.9.b. Buildable Area, to accommodate the climbing gym as proposed. 3. Waiver from UDC 6.6.7.c. Standards to allow corrugated metal panels as primary building materials, not accent materials. |
Waivers 1. Waiver from UDC 6.5.A.3.c. Ground Story Height, to allow an interior height of 52 feet. 2. Waiver from UDC 6.5.A.9.b. Buildable Area, to accommodate the climbing gym as proposed. 3. Waiver from UDC 6.6.7.c. Standards to allow corrugated metal panels as primary building materials, not accent materials. |
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Condition: Provide windows the Washington street side. |
Condition: Provide windows on the alley/May Street and Washington. (The original recommendation included Maple Street.) |
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None expressed at the hearing.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: An addition to an existing building will be built to allow a climbing gym.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The proposed development will not occur as presented.
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
3. Vibrant Downtown: Riverfront/ Central Business District/ Warehouse District
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
2. Support sustainability.
3. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development