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, Amending an Existing Special Use Ordinance No. 13,584, in a Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District to Reduce the Required Front Yard Setback for a Parking Lot Expansion for the Properties Identified as Parcel Identification Nos. 13-11-200-013 (Address 7618 N. ROUTE 91), 13-11-201-002 (Address 7708 N. ROUTE 91), 13-11-201-003 (Address 7628 N. ROUTE 91), 13-11-201-005 (Address 7716 N. ROUTE 91), 13-11-201-006 (Address N. ROUTE 91, 13-11-202-001 (Address 7810 N. ROUTE 91), 13-11-203-002 (Address N. ROUTE 91), AND 13-11-203-003 (Address 7806 N. ROUTE 91), Peoria, IL (Council District 5).
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BACKGROUND:
Proposal
Petitioner Robert C. Hall of Miller, Hall & Triggs, LLC is requesting to amend an existing Special Use to reduce the required front yard setback for lots 4 and 5 along IL Route 91, to allow for a parking lot expansion as described below:
Buildings & Yards
The existing development is in compliance with required yard setbacks. The proposed site plan reduces the front yard setback from 20 feet to 2.1 feet for lots 4 and 5, located adjacent to IL Route 91, only. A waiver is requested from Section 9.7.e of the Zoning Ordinance to reduce the from yard setback.
Parking
The existing development within this shopping center has provided parking in accordance with the parking requirements for each use. The requested reduction to the front yard setback will allow for 42 additional parking spaces. The proposed parking does not exceed the maximum parking regulations of Section 15.2.b of the Zoning Ordinance. An internal road connecting from IL Route 91 provides access to each parcel within the shopping center.
Landscaping, Lighting, and Screening
No changes are proposed for landscaping, lighting, and screening of mechani...
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