City of Peoria - File #: 18-233

• File #: 18-233
• Version: 1
• Name: Ordinance - Special Use - Mixed Use Development - 839 W. MAIN STREET; 1013 and 1029 ORANGE STREET; 834, 838, and 842 RUSSELL STREET; and 1010, 1012, 1016, 1018 and 1022 GARFIELD AVENUE
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 7/12/2018
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 7/24/2018
• Final action: 7/24/2018
• Title: Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to Concur with the Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving a SPECIAL USE in a Class WM (West Main Form) District for a MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, with Waivers, for the Property Located at 839 W MAIN STREET, more Specifically Including Addresses of 839 W. MAIN STREET; 1013 and 1029 ORANGE STREET; 834, 838, and 842 RUSSELL STREET; and 1010, 1012, 1016, 1018 and 1022 GARFIELD AVENUE, and Identified as Parcel Identification Nos. 18-05-429-001 through 18-05-429-011, and 18-05-429-013. (Council District 2)
• Indexes: Goal 4 - Grow Peoria, Grow employers and jobs., Reinvest in neighborhoods

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/24/2018	1	City Council	adopted	Pass

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 and Zoning Commission and Staff to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving a SPECIAL USE in a Class WM (West Main Form) District for a MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, with Waivers, for the Property Located at 839 W MAIN STREET, more Specifically Including Addresses of 839 W. MAIN STREET; 1013 and 1029 ORANGE STREET; 834, 838, and 842 RUSSELL STREET; and 1010, 1012, 1016, 1018 and 1022 GARFIELD AVENUE, and Identified as Parcel Identification Nos. 18-05-429-001 through 18-05-429-011, and 18-05-429-013. (Council District 2)

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BACKGROUND: The request is to build a mixed use development north of Main, between Garfield to the west, Orange to the east, and Russell to the north. The southeast corner of the block is excluded.

More specifically, the development will consist of five buildings, totaling 157,951 square feet. The main building will be located at the corner of Main and Garfield, and will include 2740 square feet of retail space on the first floor. Separately, approvals for the development include alley vacation. The alley with an entrance from Orange Street is proposed to remain un-vacated.

The development includes multiple frontages within the Main Street Form District. Main Street frontage is Neighborhood Center; Russell is R4 frontage; side streets contain afore mentioned plus Local Commerce. While the use itself does not require a special use, several waivers are requested, and the waivers necessitate the special use (per the Unified Development Code).

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