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 Special Use Ordinance No. 14,254 as Amended in a Class C-2 (Large Scale Commercial) District for a Shopping Center to Add an ACCESSORY SOLAR FACILITY for the Properties Located at 9000 N. LINDBERGH DR., 9025 N. LINDBERGH DR., 9106 N. LINDBERGH DR., 9118 N. LINDBERGH DR., 9126 N. LINDBERGH DR., 9128 N. LINDBERGH DR., 1021 W. BIRD BLVD., 1101 W. BIRD BLVD., 1116 W. BIRD BLVD., 1200 W. BIRD BLVD., 8903 N. HALE AVE., 8919 N. HALE AVE., and 9109 N. KNOXVILLE AVE., (Parcel Identification Nos. 14-05-201-016, 09-32-455-006, 09-32-455-003, 09-32-455-002, 14-05-202-017, 14-05-202-021, 14-05-201-004, 14-05-201-009, 14-05-201-005, 14-05-202-013, 09-32-451-019, 09-32-455-001, 09-32-455-005, 14-05-201-006, 14-05-201-007, 14-05-202-012, 14-05-202-019, 14-05-202-020, and 14-05-251-008), Peoria, IL.
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BACKGROUND: Petitioner RLI Insurance Co is requesting to add an accessory solar facility located on approximately 6.5 acres (of their 28 acre site). The solar facility is comprised of ground mounted and roof mounted fixed-tilt panels placed on vacant land, an existing parking lot, and two building rooftops. The system is designed as a daylight-use system without storage for non-daylight time.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 4 to 0 to approve subject to the following condition and waivers:
1) Obtain the appropriate FAA permit.
2) Waiver of additional on-site storm water detention per engineering calculations supplied by the applicant.
3) Waiver of installing sidewalk on the south side of Bird Blvd and the west side of Hale Ave for security purposes.
4) Waiver to allow a six-foot tall fence along the frontage of Hale Ave.
5) Waiver to allow alternative landscaping for front yard along Hale Av...
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