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 Zoning Commission to ADOPT ORDINANCE A or the Recommendation of Staff to ADOPT ORDINANCE B, Amending an Existing SPECIAL USE, Ordinance No. 14,063, as Amended, for a Shopping Center in a Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District to Add a New Building, for the Property Commonly Known as JUNCTION CITY SHOPPING CENTER Located at 5901 N PROSPECT ROAD (Parcel Identification Numbers 14-16-452-038, -039, -040, -041, -034, & -008), Peoria, IL. PZ 14-36. (District 3).
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BACKGROUND:
Petitioner: Chuck Hollis of New Junction Ventures, LLC.
Current use: Junction City Shopping Center
Proposed use: Junction City Shopping Center with the addition of a new building to be occupied by Bushwhacker.
Present zoning: C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District.
Proposed zoning: No change
The property is
surrounded by: Surrounded by R-2 (Single-Family Residential) zoning to the north and east, and C-1 (General Commercial) zoning to the south and west.
Future land use
designation: Commercial
Acreage: Approximately 13.3 Acres
KEY ISSUES:
1) Buildings and Yards
The proposed Bushwhacker building is located in the southwest corner of the site, adjacent to Knoxville Avenue and the Rock Island Trail. The proposed building is 15,182 square feet in area and 32 feet in height. As noted on the elevations provided, the proposed building will be constructed of pre-finished insulated metal panels system and curtain wall glazing.
In the C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District, the Zoning Ordinance requires a minimum 20-foot setback from the front property line along Knoxville Avenue; however, for State and county designated highways and primary thoroughfares, all buildings must be one hundred (100) feet from the centerline or twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way, whichever may be greate...
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