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 APPROVE a RESOLUTION Approving the FIRST AMENDMENT to ANNEXATION AGREEMENT for the Property Located at 2700 W. ALTORFER DRIVE (Parcel Identification No. 14-06-300-016), Peoria, IL. (Council District 5) (Requires 2/3 Vote of Corporate Authorities - 8 Votes)
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BACKGROUND: On December 13, 2022 this 55.21 acre parcel was annexed into the City of Peoria and zoned Class I-1 (Industrial/Business Park) District. A 60-foot wide access easement, located on two lots immediately to the east of the annexed parcel, has been in place since 1973 to allow access to and from Allen Road. The two adjacent lots are zoned Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District.
Per the Unified Development Code, the definition of Lot Access requires access to have the same zoning classification as the use occupying the zoning lot.
Due to the potential for the definition of Lot Access to be interpreted to prohibit the use of the easement, the Petitioner Russell Waldschmidt of Allen Road Business Park is requesting to add language to the annexation agreement to ensure that access is maintained to and from Allen Road and to avoid any future difficulties with the interpretation of lot access.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 5 to 0 to approve. See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for additional detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): None
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The annexation agreement will be amended to ensure that access is maintained to and from Allen Road and to avoid any future difficulties with the interpretation of lot access.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The annexation agreement will not be amended. Access to and from Allen Road serving 2700 W Altorfer Dr may not be allo...
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