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 and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending Appendix A, the Unified Development Code, Relating to FULFILLMENT CENTERS.
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BACKGROUND:
An amendment to Appendix A of the Unified Development Code (UDC) is proposed to allow Fulfillment Centers. Fulfillment Centers, in general, are a facility where goods are stored for a limited time to fill off-site customer orders. There is little to no on-site retail sale. The activities that occur at a fulfillment center, such as boxing, shipping and accepting returns distinguishes it from a traditional warehouse. The proposed text amendment allows such use based on the size of the facility. A small scale fulfillment center is allowed up to 15,000 square feet of ground floor area. A large scale fulfillment center is larger than 15,000 square feet. This amendment will allow greater flexibility in the UDC to address this business sector.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to approve the proposed amendment.
See attached Planning & Zoning Commission staff memo and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting): None
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Appendix A will be amended to allow for Fulfillment Centers
IMPACT IF DENIED: Fulfillment Centers will not be permitted use.
ALTERNATIVES: None
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. Have an efficient government.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development