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 Present Class R-3 (Single Family Residential) District to a Class P-1 (Parking) District for the Properties Located at 1311 E PARIS AVE and 1315 E PARIS AVE, (Parcel Identification Nos. 14-27-401-016 and 14-27-401-017), Peoria, Illinois.
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BACKGROUND: Petitioner Robert Smith is requesting to rezone two parcels to Class P-1 (Parking) District. The parcels were developed previously with a single family residential structure on each lot. The structures were demolished in 2015, leaving vacant lots.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 4 to 0 to APPROVE the request.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): A citizen expressed concern for environmental and noise pollution in the absence of single family residential structures. Another citizen submitted a letter opposing the rezoning citing concern for increased traffic and garbage.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The property will be rezoned to a Class P-1 (Parking) District. A parking lot may be developed.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The property will not be rezoned and will remain Class R-3 (Single Family Residential) District.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
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.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development