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 a Class R-4 (Single Family Residential) District to a Class C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) District and to Approve a SPECIAL USE in a Class CN (Neighborhood Commercial) District, for AUTO SALES AND SERVICE, for the Properties Located at 314 S. WESTERN AVENUE (Parcel Identification No. 18-08-305-017) and 1835 W. KETTELLE STREET (Parcel Identification No. 18-08-305-018), Peoria, IL. (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND: Petitioner Michael Williams is requesting to rezone a portion of 314 S Western Ave and all of 1835 W Kettelle St from R-4 (Single Family Residential) to C-N (Neighborhood Commercial). Mr. Williams is also requesting a Special Use for auto sales and service at the subject property. The property is developed with an existing 1,063 sq ft building which was originally built as an auto service station.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 5 to 0 to APPROVE the request with the following conditions:
1) Adherence to use standards per Section 5.3.3.G of the Unified Development Code, except for standards relating to service bay doors.
2) Vehicle repair is prohibited.
3) The gravel areas located on the north and south sides of the building must be removed and replaced with sod/grass seed, or resurfaced with asphalt, Portland cement, interlocking concrete paver or brick, or bituminous cement binder pavement, or permeable pavers/porous paving system.
4) Provide 1 handicap accessible parking space appropriately striped and signed.
5) Customer/Employee parking spaces must be a striped as minimum of 18.5' in length by 8.5' in width.
6) Provide a pedestrian accessible route (PAR) between the public right-of-way and the building.
7) Repair the existing concrete parking s...
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