ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director Regarding Item No. 14-022A to Clarify the Conditions of Approval for SPECIAL USE Ordinance No. 17,070 and Establish Procedures for Review of Additional Events Outside Any Building for the Property Known as EXPOSITION GARDENS Located at 1601 W. NORTHMOOR ROAD, Peoria, Illinois.
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BACKGROUND:
On February 25, 2014, City Council approved Special Use Ordinance No. 17,070, which approved the Exposition Gardens fair grounds along with the following conditions:
1) The HOI Fair as conducted in past years.
2) Two (2) 1/4 scale Tractor events per year (each event is one weekend) conducted within the boundary of the interior road system.
3) One (1) Outdoor Concert per year (must end no later than 10:00 PM) conducted within the boundary of the interior road system.
4) No additional internal combustion motors or amplified events outside of buildings without prior approval from City Council.
5) All non-internal combustion motors or amplified events must take place within the boundary of the interior road system, with the exception of:
a) Running events.
b) Parking in the area adjacent to Northmoor Road.
c) Use of the existing camp grounds for camping purposes.
6) Outdoor events are limited to typical fairgrounds related activities and must comply with all City codes.
7) A berm must be constructed along the west property line adjacent to the camp grounds.
8) Landscaping for the front yard along Northmoor Road and the previously constructed parking lot expansion located in the southwest corner of the property must be planted, in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance, within three (3) years.
9) Amplified or speaker systems for announcement purposes must be directed to the east or away from the immediate residential properties.
Condition No. 4 prohibits additional internal combustion motors or amplified events outside of buildings without prior approval from...
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