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 Approving a SPECIAL USE in a Class I-1 (Industrial/Business Park) District for Miscellaneous Food Processing/Manufacturing (Carp Fish Processing, Packaging and Distribution), for the Property Located at 8606 N PIONEER ROAD (Parcel Identification No. 14-06-276-009), Peoria IL. (Council District 5)
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BACKGROUND: Brian Colgan of Colgan Carp Solutions, Inc. is requesting a special use for a Carp Fish Processing, Packaging and Distribution facility located in an existing 4,000 sq. ft. building with two access points, an enclosed storage yard, and the addition of three external freezer containers.
Fish processing includes the arrival of fish on ice to ensure no odor, placement of the fish into the freezer containers and once frozen, cut for boxing and shipment.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 6 to 0, with 1 abstention, to APPROVE the request with the following conditions:
1) Provide one bicycle parking space.
2) Provide a landscape plan meeting required points or an alternative plan for the front yards of Pioneer Rd, Industrial Rd, and the parking lot, prior to issuance of a building permit.
A waiver is requested by Mr. Colgan of the request by Public Works to install a sidewalk along Pioneer Rd and Industrial Rd including a pedestrian accessible route to the building. The Planning & Zoning Commission recommends approval of the sidewalk waiver.
See the attached Planning & Zoning Commission case packet and meeting minutes for detailed information.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS (at the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting): None
IMPACT IF APPROVED:
IMPACT IF DENIED:
ALTERNATIVES: N/A
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: N/A
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