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 to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving a SPECIAL USE in a R3 (Single-Family Residential) District, which Amends Resolution 13-300 for a 12-Unit Apartment Building for the Property Located at 5605 WEST TIMBEREDGE DRIVE (Parcel Identification No 13-15-476-020) Peoria, IL. (Council District 4)
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BACKGROUND: Petitioner Gary Zumwalt of Zumwalt and Associates, Inc, for Mark Wagner of Crossing Development, LLC, is requesting a Special Use in a Class R3 (Single-Family Residential) District to establish a 12-Unit Apartment Building at the subject location which is currently vacant. This Special Use request will amend a previously approved Resolution (13-300) for a multi-family plan which allowed seven total units on the property in 2013 (One Triplex and Two Duplexes).
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 6 to 0, to APPROVE, including Staff’s conditions.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for detailed information regarding the requested Special Use.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: One neighbor voiced concerns with loss of open area and increased traffic.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: The 12-Unit Apartment Building will be allowed to establish pursuant to the attached Ordinance.
IMPACT IF DENIED: The 12-Unit Apartment Building will not be allowed to establish.
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2017 - 2032 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Grow Peoria
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
2. Support sustainability.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development