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 REZONING Property from a Class O-1 (Arterial Office) District to a Class R-3 (Single Family Residential) District and Approving a SPECIAL USE for an Assisted Living Facility for the Property Identified as Parcel Identification No. 13-02-103-001 and Located Near the Northwest Corner of WOODSAGE ROAD and IL ROUTE 91, Peoria, IL.
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BACKGROUND:
Proposal
Petitioner Mike Harral of Wilkinson Development Inc is requesting to rezone a 6.3-acre undeveloped parcel to R-3 (Single Family Residential). The property is surrounded by Class O-1 (Arterial Office) zoning to the east, south, and west, and Class R-3 (Single-Family Residential) zoning to the north. The Future Land Use map of the Comprehensive Plan has identified the subject property as Office.
The Petitioner is also requesting a Special Use to construct an Assisted Living Facility as described below:
Buildings & Yards
The Assisted Living building will contain 74 assisted living units and 30 memory care units to serve elderly persons needing assistance. The building includes a kitchen and dining area, theater, salon, activities and crafts room, and three outdoor courtyards for the residents.
The facility is comprised of one and two stories totaling approximately 93,500 sq. ft. The building measures to a height of 34.5 feet at its tallest point. The maximum height allowed in the R-3 zoning district is 35 feet. The required front and side yard setback are in compliance, however a waiver is requested to reduce the rear yard setback from 25 feet to 20 feet.
The petitioner states that the building fa?ades will consist of brick veneer, fiber cement siding, and composite shingles.
Parking & Access
The proposed site plan includes 82 parking spaces of which 4 are reserved fo...
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