City of Peoria - File #: 17-117

• File #: 17-117
• Version: 2
• Name: First Reading for Various Text Amendments
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/11/2017
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/26/2017
• Final action: 9/26/2017
• Title: Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending Appendix A, the Unified Development Code, of the City of Peoria Relating to VARIOUS TEXT AMENDMENTS.
• Indexes: Goal 1 - Financially Sound City , Goal 2 - Safe Peoria, Goal 3 - Beautiful Peoria, Have an efficient government.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2017	2	City Council	adopted	Pass
9/12/2017	2	City Council	approved	Pass
6/27/2017	2	City Council	deferred	Pass
5/23/2017	2	City Council	deferred	Pass
4/25/2017	1	City Council	received and filed	Pass

ACTION REQUESTED:
Title
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending Appendix A, the Unified Development Code, of the City of Peoria Relating to VARIOUS TEXT AMENDMENTS.

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BACKGROUND:
NOTE: This item was deferred to allow for the City Council strategic planning sessions to occur. As the sessions have now been concluded, staff would recommend that the changes included in this item be approved. We understand that the strategic planning sessions will result in future changes to the Unified Development Code, but we believe that it is important to complete the approval and adoption process on this first batch of modifications independent of any future amendments.

The Unified Development Code was adopted on October 11, 2016. Implementation of the code has been successful with positive feedback from the public. However, as expected, there are amendments needed to correct and clarify the code regulations.

The following table provides a summary of some of the amendments:

Code Section
Topic
Comments
2.1.3
Development Review Board
Clarified authority to add conditions to approval.
2.16
Applicability Table
Building and parking expansions cumulative for a 10-year period.
3.5.7
Permitted Obstructions
Allow generators as obstruction in all yards. Other similar obstructions review on case by case basis.
5.2.2
Permitted Use Table
Restructured column order and added missing categories.
5.3.3
Use Standards
Removed some use standards for convenience store with gas pumps to make it easier to redevelop
5.3.3
Use Standards
Added use standards for vehicle sales
5.4.7
Fences
Limited the number of fence materials to 2 types per property
8.2.9
Landscape Requirements
Removed requirement to provide both wall and TBY adjacent to parking lots - now it's one or the other in all districts.

The Planning and Zoning Commission VOTED 6 - 0 TO APPROVE the request, with minor changes per discussion by the...