ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director with a Request to Concur with a Recommendation from the Planning & Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE REZONING Property from a Class I-1 (Industrial/Business Park) District to a Class N-1 (Institutional) District and Approving an OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN for the Property Identified as Parcel Identification Nos. 13-10-201-001 and 13-10-201-002 with an Address of 5801 W ROUTE 150, PEORIA, IL. (Council District 5)
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BACKGROUND:
Proposal
The petitioner, Methodist Services, Inc., is requesting to rezone two parcels from a Class I-1 (Industrial/Business Park) to a Class N-1 (Institutional) and to approve an Official Development Plan for the new Methodist College Campus.
Methodist College is proposing to utilize the approximately 129,000 sq. ft. former American Furniture building, located on a 12-acre parcel at the corner of W Route 150 and Sprinkler Lane, for classrooms, labs, administrative office, and other student services. An 11-acre parcel, located to the north of the American Furniture building will be developed with five, 3 to 4 story apartment buildings providing 480 to 528 dormitory beds for student/faculty housing, parking and a community building.
The existing American Furniture building will remain largely as-is with minor exterior modifications. The proposed residential buildings will be constructed of primarily siding material and accented with brick, stone, and/or Exterior Insulation and Finishing System (EIFS).
The N-1 Institutional zoning district requires a minimum 25-foot wide open space setback surrounding the periphery of the site. The petitioner has requested a waiver to reduce this requirement to 10 feet in width, except for new construction buildings which will adhere to the 25-foot setback.
The proposed site plan includes 379 parking spaces located in the former American Furniture parking lot and a...
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