File #: 14-255    Version: 1 Name: JUNK YARD and AUTO GRAVEYARD for the Property Identified as 1918 SW WASHINGTON STREET
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 6/16/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/24/2014 Final action: 6/24/2014
Title: Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE Rezoning Property from the Present I-2 (Railroad/Warehouse Industrial) District to I-3 (General Industrial) District; and Approve a SPECIAL USE in a Class I-3 (General Industrial) District for a JUNK YARD and AUTO GRAVEYARD for the Property Identified as 1918 SW WASHINGTON STREET (18-17-259-016), Located within Peoria, IL (District 1)
Indexes: Goal 1 - Financially Sound City , Goal 2 - Safe Peoria, Goal 3 - Beautiful Peoria, Goal 4 - Grow Peoria, Grow employers and jobs., Have an efficient government., Reinvest in neighborhoods
Attachments: 1. ORD NO 17,109.pdf, 2. PZ 14-10 Ordinance - 1918 SW Washington, 3. PZ 14-10 site plan - 1918 SW Washington, 4. PZ 14-10 minutes revised - 1918 SW Washington
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff to Adopt an ORDINANCE Rezoning Property from the Present I-2 (Railroad/Warehouse Industrial) District to I-3 (General Industrial) District; and Approve a SPECIAL USE in a Class I-3 (General Industrial) District for a JUNK YARD and AUTO GRAVEYARD for the Property Identified as 1918 SW WASHINGTON STREET (18-17-259-016), Located within Peoria, IL (District 1)

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BACKGROUND:

PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS
The subject property contains 2.79 acres of land and is currently developed with an existing towing and impound lot and auto graveyard. The property is zoned Class 1-2 (RailroadlWarehouse Industrial) District and surrounded by Class 1-2 (RailroadlWarehouse Industrial) District to the north, east and west; and 1-3 (General Industrial) zoning to the south. The comprehensive plan for the site is Industrial.

HISTORY
The subject property, and property to the east, was zoned 1-4 (Heavy Industrial) between 1963 and 1990.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL
The petitioner is requesting to rezone the subject property from 1-2 (RailroadlWarehouse Industrial) District to 1-3 (General Industrial) zoning; and, Special Use approval to the junk yard and auto grave yard. A junk yard/auto grave yard requires Special Use in the 1-3 zoning district. Both the junk yard/auto grave yard and the towing and impound lot are existing. The zoning change and special use would lawfully allow the junk yard/auto grave yard, storage and parting of inoperable vehicles not intended to be claimed by titleholders.
The property includes an existing 4700 square foot, 25-foot tall building, 500 square foot office; and three parking spaces, one of which is accessible. Refer to the attached site plan for proposed layout, and application information provided by the applicant.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIO...

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