ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Granting a SPECIAL USE for a Neighborhood Youth Center in a Class R-4 (Single-Family Residential) District, for the Property Located at 1825 NORTH NEW YORK AVENUE (Parcel Identification No. 18-04-226-015), Peoria, Illinois (Council District 3). PZ 18-24
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BACKGROUND:
The petitioner is requesting to obtain a Special Use to establish a neighborhood youth center; the Michael Heimberg Neighborhood Youth Center, as a location for the youth associated with Law'n Order Academy.
Plans, prepared by a registered design professional, are required for this project to address occupancy change from residential to the new intended occupancy.
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5- 0 to APPROVE the request.
For additional background information, please refer to the Staff memorandum to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: During the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, a nearby property owner spoke against the proposed youth center, suggesting it could be housed at the East Bluff Community Center. Another resident spoke with favor of the youth center, indicating it will provide a positive outlet for neighborhood youth.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: A Neighborhood Youth Center will be established at this location.
IMPACT IF DENIED: A Neighborhood Youth Center would not be established and the property would remain as single-family residential.
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
2. Safe Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: Community De...
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