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 Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending an Existing SPECIAL USE, Ordinance No. 14,483, as Amended, to Add Property at 1505 E. PARIS AVENUE to the Boundary of the Special Use and Expand Parking in a Class R-3 (Single-Family Residential District) for the Property at 1435, 1505, & 1509 E PARIS AVENUE (PIN 14-27-402-004, -010, -011, -012, & -013), Peoria, IL. Case No. PZ 14-16. (District 3).
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BACKGROUND:
Petitioner: Dale Higdon for Paris Avenue Church of Christ of Peoria.
Current use: The church currently occupies the property at 1509 E. Paris Avenue, with associated parking at 1435 E Paris Avenue, and PIN 14-27-402-004, & 011. A house currently exists at 1505 E Paris Avenue.
Proposed use: The petitioner is requesting to amend the existing Special Use for a Church, Ordinance 14,483, as amended, to add the property at 1505 E Paris Avenue to the boundary of the Special Use and expand parking, with the addition of a walkway to connect the parking area to the church building. The existing house at 1505 E Paris Avenue will be demolished and, except for the parking area off the alley, will be maintained as landscaped green space.
Present zoning: R-3 (Single-Family Residential) District.
Proposed zoning: No change
The property is
surrounded by: War Memorial Drive to the north and R-3 (Single-Family Residential) District to the west, south, and east.
Future land use
designation: Low Density Residential
Acreage: 1.2 acres
KEY ISSUES:
1) Building Setback
No new structures are proposed. The existing building does not meet the required 25 foot front yard setback and a waiver is noted for existing conditions.
2) Parking & Access
The seating capacity of the church is 192 and therefore 42 parking spaces (1 space per every 4 seats) are req...
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