ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to Concur with a Recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Approving a SPECIAL USE in a Class WH (Warehouse) Form District for a Waiver of Wall Sign Lettering Size and Placement for the Properties Located at 1000 SW ADAMS STREET (Parcel Index Nos. 18-09-356-012 and 18-09-356-006) Peoria IL (Council District 1)
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BACKGROUND: The petitioner, Christopher J. Ober, of Black Band LLC, is requesting to obtain a Special Use for a Waiver of Wall Sign Lettering Size and Placement in a Class WH (Warehouse) Form District in excess of what the code allows. Within the form districts, minor and major variances require a Special Use (per Section 2.6.1.A.3. of the Unified Development Code).
In this case, the applicant agreed to follow regulations per the approved Redevelopment Agreement in Ordinance No. 17,692, Council Item number 19-163, ordered a sign that was out of compliance with regulation and thus has now asked for a waiver.
The Planning and Zoning Commission found the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 5 - 1 to approve the Special Use Request, with the following waivers and condition:
Waivers:
- Waiver of UDC Section 6.6.8.E.1.b. to allow wall sign letters in excess of 18 inches in height as proposed, for lettering heights of 36.32 and 32.09 inches.
- Waiver of UDC Section 6.6.8.E.1.a. to allow wall signage beyond the areas between the second story floor line and the first-floor ceiling, within a horizontal band, higher than 18 feet above the adjacent sidewalk.
Condition: A general right-of-way usage permit will be required for work required in the right-of-way (sidewalk and street).
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: None expressed at the hearing.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: Lettering size in excess of the maximum size allowed of 18" will be permitted, and it will be permitted within a banding ...
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