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 & Zoning Commission and Staff to DENY an ORDINANCE Amending APPENDIX C, the Land Development Code, of the CODE of the City of Peoria by Changing the Zoning of Certain Property from the Present Class C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) District to a Class C-G (General Commercial) District for the Property Located at 320-328 N. WESTERN AVENUE (Parcel Identification Nos. 18-08-151-014 and 18-08-151-015), Peoria, Illinois. Case No. PZ 15-3 (Council District 2).
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BACKGROUND:
Petitioner: Michael Teague of Western Avenue Cleaners
Current Use: The property currently contains a commercial building and parking lot, and is occupied by Western Avenue Cleaners.
Present zoning: C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) District
Proposed zoning: C-G (General Commercial) District.
The property is surrounded by: C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) District to the north and south, R-4 (Single-Family Residential) District to the east, and West Peoria to the west.
Future land use designation: The future land use designation is Mixed-Use.
Acreage: Approximately .18 acres.
History:
Date
Zoning
1931 to 1958
E (Commercial) District
1958 to 1963
E (Commercial) District
1963 to 1990
C-3 (General Commercial) for 320 N Western Avenue & C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial) for 328 N Western Avenue
1990 to the present
C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) District
STAFF COMMENTS:
Staff recommends DENIAL of the request to rezone the subject property to Class C-G (General Commercial) District. This property is surrounded by single-family residential and neighborhood commercial zoning. Rezoning the subject property will result in "spot zoning".
Suggested factors to weigh when considering the appropriateness of a rezoning case are those that resulted from LaSalle National Bank of Chicago V. Cook County:
1. Existing ...
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