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 ADOPT an ORDINANCE REZONING Property from Class R-4 (Single-Family Residential) District to a Class I-2 (Railroad/Warehouse Industrial) District, for the Property Located at 111 VAN BUREN STREET (Parcel Identification No. 18-03-230-021), Peoria, IL.
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BACKGROUND: Greater Peoria Mass Transit District is requesting to rezone the subject property to Class I-2 (Railroad/Warehouse Industrial) District. The 0.11 acre parcel is adjacent to other parcels acquired by City Link, and recently rezoned, for re-development as part of City Link’s building and parking lot expansion project. The rezoning will permit the subject parcel to become part of a larger zoning lot for parking lot expansion.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that this request, in case PZ 1273-2023, met the Findings of Fact and voted 6 to 0 to approve.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): None.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The property will be rezoned to I-2 (Railroad/Warehouse) Industrial.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The property will not be rezoned to I-2 (Railroad/Warehouse) Industrial. The plans for a parking lot expansion on City Link property would need to be redesigned.
ALTERNATIVES: None
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development