ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to Either Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving a SPECIAL USE for Waivers to Add a Freestanding Sign and a Painted Wall Sign for a Property Having an Address of 214 PECAN STREET (Parcel Identification Nos. 18-09-355-001 and 18-09-355-003), Peoria, Illinois; Or Concur with the Recommendation from Staff to DENY an ORDINANCE Approving a SPECIAL USE for Waivers to Add a Freestanding Sign and a Painted Wall Sign for the Property Having an Address of 214 PECAN STREET (Parcel Identification Nos. 18-09-355-001 and 18-09-355-003), Peoria, Illinois. (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND: The petitioner, WD Community Investments, LLC, is requesting to obtain a Special Use to allow a Freestanding Sign and a Painted Wall Sign in a Class WH (Warehouse) District. The Warehouse District zoning classification does not permit either type of sign, therefore a special use for a waiver is required, or the signs will not be permitted.
The proposed freestanding sign would be located at the corner of Adams and Pecan, 10 feet in height, and approximately 3 feet by 3 feet in area. The proposed painted wall sign would be placed on the south elevation of the building, located on a section of the wall previously filled in with brick; and approximately 10 feet by 10 feet in area.
The Planning and Zoning Commission VOTED 4 - 0 TO APPROVE the rezoning request.
For additional background information, please refer to the Staff memorandum to the Planning and Zoning Commission, dated November 3, 2016.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None expressed.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The signs will be permitted.
IMPACT IF DENIED: All signage on the property will need to conform to district requirements.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
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