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 P-1 (Parking) District, for the Properties Located at 414 PHELPS STREET and 418 PHELPS STREET (Parcel Identification Nos. 14-35-326-002 and 14-35-326-003), Peoria, Illinois.
 
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BACKGROUND:  Petitioner Pastor Richard Hammonds of Gospel Experience Church is requesting to rezone two parcels to Class P-1 (Parking) District.  The intent is to design a parking lot for use by the place of worship located at 3101 NE Madison Avenue. The parcels have been undeveloped since 2010 and 2017.
 
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request, in case PZ 818-2022, met the Findings of Fact and voted 5 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):  None
                     
IMPACT IF APPROVED:  The property will be rezoned to a Class P-1 (Parking) District.  A parking lot may be developed. A parking lot would need to meet screening/buffering requirements. 
 
IMPACT IF DENIED:  The property will not be rezoned and will remain Class R-4 (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. Reinvest in neighborhoods.                     
 
DEPARTMENT: Community Development