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 Approving a SPECIAL USE for a Waiver to Allow a Freestanding Sign in a Class WH (Warehouse District) for the Property Located at 100 WALNUT (Parcel Identification Numbers 18-09-403-001 Through -006, 18-09-403-010 Through -011), Peoria, Illinois. (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND: The petitioner is proposing a new freestanding sign at the corner of Washington and Walnut, approximately 42 square feet, and 15 feet in height.
The Planning and Zoning Commission VOTED 5 - 0 TO APPROVE the Special Use Waiver request, with the condition that the sign must be removed if the subject parcel upon which the sign is located, is developed.
For additional background information, please refer to the Staff memorandum to the Planning and Zoning Commission, dated July 7, 2016.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: An interested citizen expressed concern about ADA compliance and accessibility to a bus stop and Water Street.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: A new, replacement freestanding sign will be permitted.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The existing freestanding sign will be required to be removed.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
2. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
3. Vibrant Downtown: Riverfront/ Central Business District/ Warehouse District
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Grow employers and jobs.
2. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development