City of Peoria - File #: 15-025

• File #: 15-025
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 1/15/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 1/27/2015
• Final action: 1/27/2015
• Title: Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN of the City of Peoria to Establish Provisions of a RIVERFRONT OVERLAY PLAN; and to Designate a Riverfront Overlay District, Over the B-1 Downtown Commercial Zoning District, at 100, 200, and 220 NE ADAMS STREET; 124 SW ADAMS STREET; 202 and 208 HAMILTON BOULEVARD; 207 and 223 MAIN STREET; 100, 200 and 219 NE WASHINGTON STREET; and 110 SW WASHINGTON STREET (Parcel Index No. 18-09-260-016 through -018; 18-09-261-000 and -013; 18-09-276-001; 18-09-235-001 through -006; 18-09-278-007; 18-09-277-001; and 18-09-263-010) Peoria, IL (Council District 1)
• Indexes: Goal 3 - Beautiful Peoria, Goal 4 - Grow Peoria, Invest in our infrastructure and transportation, Reinvest in neighborhoods, Support sustainability

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/27/2015	1	City Council	adopted	Pass

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 and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN of the City of Peoria to Establish Provisions of a RIVERFRONT OVERLAY PLAN; and to Designate a Riverfront Overlay District, Over the B-1 Downtown Commercial Zoning District, at 100, 200, and 220 NE ADAMS STREET; 124 SW ADAMS STREET; 202 and 208 HAMILTON BOULEVARD; 207 and 223 MAIN STREET; 100, 200 and 219 NE WASHINGTON STREET; and 110 SW WASHINGTON STREET (Parcel Index No. 18-09-260-016 through -018; 18-09-261-000 and -013; 18-09-276-001; 18-09-235-001 through -006; 18-09-278-007; 18-09-277-001; and 18-09-263-010) Peoria, IL (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND:
Petitioner: Caterpillar, Inc.

Acreage: 31.2 acres

Current zoning and use: The subject property contains 31.2 acres of land. The property is zoned Class B-1 (Downtown Commercial). It is surrounded by B-1 (Downtown Commercial), with the exception of the northeast, where the plan area is border by Interstate 74 right-of-way, beyond which the CG (General Commercial) and I2 (Railroad Industrial) Zoning Districts are located. Current development located within the proposed plan area includes in part, the Caterpillar Office Buildings, Kelly Seed Hardware, parking; and the Caterpillar Visitor's Center. The plan area excludes the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

Request: Please see the attached, proposed plan. The following items addressed in the plan will allow for design and public improvements beyond the underlying B-1 Zoning District:

1. Location and design of buildings, parking facilities, and loading docks. Open space on private property will connect to the public street space, bicycle parking will be encouraged; and loading docks will be designed to minimize encroachment into travel lanes.
2. On-site circulation. Pedestrian and multimod...