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 Approving a SPECIAL USE in a Class R-7 (Multi-Family Residential) District for a Non-Conforming Use Change for a Residence, Office and Music Studio, for the Property Located at 7150 N UNIVERSITY STREET, (Parcel Identification No. 14-08-301-010), Peoria, IL
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BACKGROUND: The Petitioner, Roxanne Olson, is requesting a special use to use the subject property for a residence, office and music instruction studio.
The structure was originally built as a residence. In 1978, a Use with Approval was granted to convert the residential structure into offices. The property has been used for offices since.
In order to re-establish a residence on the second floor and add a music instruction studio, a special use must be granted.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 6 to 0 to APPROVE, with the following conditions:
1) Stripe the parking lot for all regular and handicap accessible spaces.
2) Install handicap parking identification signs.
3) Construct a six to seven foot tall, four-sided solid garbage enclosure, with a gate for access.
4) Plant 78 points of trees in the front yard for landscaping requirements.
5) Remove the Class II recreational vehicle, currently parked on the grass, from the property as it exceeds the allowable size in a residential district.
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: A Special Use will be granted for a non-conforming use change to allow a residence on the second floor, and an office and music studio on the ground floor.
IMPACT IF DENIED: A Special Use will not be granted. Th...
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