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 C-1 (General Commercial) District for an Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary for the Property Located at 5001 N UNIVERSITY STREET (Parcel Identification No. 14-20-179-039), Peoria, IL. (Council District 4)
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BACKGROUND: Petitioner Robert C. Hall on behalf of Robert Fitzsimmons of NuMed East Peoria, LLC, is requesting a Special Use for an Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary located in an existing multi-tenant commercial building commonly known as University Square Shopping Center. The dispensary is proposed to occupy a 5,345 sq. ft. leased space out of 49,248 sq. ft. total.
The Planning & Zoning Commission found that the request met the Findings of Fact and voted 6 to 0 to APPROVE the request with a condition of adding six bicycle parking spaces.
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): One neighbor residing on Bevalon Place expressed objection due to the existing adult-use cannabis dispensary located at 2301 W Glen Ave.
IMPACT IF APPROVED: A Special Use will be approved for an adult-use cannabis dispensary.
IMPACT IF DENIED: A Special Use will not be approved, and an adult-use cannabis dispensary will not operate at this property.
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. Grow employers and jobs.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development