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City of Rockford Code & Regulation Committee met July 25.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. East State Street/Madison Street

Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish a Passenger Loading Zone from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday – Friday on the south side of East State Street from 20 feet to 45 feet east of Madison Street, thus repealing the existing restriction of

1-Hour Parking on the south side of East State Street from 20 feet to 45 feet east of Madison Street

2. Madison Street/East State Street

Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish 2-Hour Parking on the east side of Madison Street from 40 feet to 60 feet south of East State Street, thus repealing the existing restriction of Passenger Loading Zone on the east side of Madison Street from 40 feet to 60 feet south of East State Street

3. Mound Avenue/North Main Street/Indian Terrace

Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish 2-Hour Parking on the south side of Mound Avenue from North Main Street to Indian Terrace, thus repealing the existing restriction of 2-Hour Parking” on the south side of Indian Terrance East/West to north one block

4. Mound Avenue/North Main Street

Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish No Parking Any Time on the south side of Mound Avenue from North Main Street to 45 feet east of North Main Street, thus repealing the existing restriction of 2-Hour Parking on the south side of Mound Avenue from North Main Street to 45 feet east of North Main Street

5. Mound Avenue/North Main Street/Indian Terrace (on the north side of the street)

Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish No Parking Any Time on the north side of Mound Avenue from North Main Street to Indian Terrace, thus repealing the existing restriction of No Parking Any Time on the north side of Indian Terrace from Main Street to Indian Terrace North/South

6. Indian Terrace/Mound Avenue/Dickerman Drive

Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish No Parking Any Time on the west side of Indian Terrace from Mound Avenue to Dickerman Drive, thus repealing the existing No Parking Any Time restriction on the west side of Indian Terrace from Indian Terrace East/West to Dickerman Drive

7. Shepherd Trail (North/South)

Traffic Commission recommends approval of establishing that traffic on Shepherd Trail (North/South) be required to stop prior to entering the intersection with Shepherd Trail (East/West)

8. No Action Item

Traffic Commission recommends No Action be required on the following item:

1. A request to repeal the existing 2 Hour Parking on the south side of Indian Terrace East/West to north one block

9. Proposed Amendments to City of Rockford Code of Ordinances, Chapter 29, Article V (Towing Services)

10. Proposed Amendments to the City of Rockford Code of Ordinances, Chapter 17, Article II (Noise); Article III (Nuisance Vehicles & Driving), Article IV (Impoundment of Nuisance Vehicles & Devices) and Section 19-3 (Offensive Uses of Property)

11. Final Plat No. 1 of Four Rivers Bluff Subdivision

The subject property is located at 3501 Kishwaukee Street. The developer is Four Rivers Sanitation Authority. Staff recommends approval

12. 6588 Spring Brook Road

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development for a pet grooming facility, dog bar, new vehicle storage building, new parking lot, and a bar building in an R-3, Multi-Family Residential Zoning District at 6588 Spring Brook Road (William

Caldwell/Applicant)

13. 3828 Spring Creek Road

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development for a Single-Family Residence, a guest/play house, and to allow all existing buildings to remain on the site in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 3828 Spring Creek Road (Attorney Jim Hursh for Merat Esfahani/AROM, LLC/Applicants)

14. 1341 Greenwood Avenue

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted square footage from 720 square feet to 1,112 square feet to allow construction of an additional accessory structure in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 1341 Greenwood Avenue (Michael Tremaine/Applicant)

15. 2233 Kishwaukee Street and 22xx Star Street

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Variation to reduce the required setback of a freestanding sign from five (5) feet to one (1) foot in an I-1, Light Industrial Zoning District, and I-2, General Industrial Zoning District at 2233 Kishwaukee Street and 22xx Starr Street

(JNB Signs, Inc., for Little Flowa Properties/Applicants)

16. 6820 East State Street

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted square footage from 236 square feet to 288 square feet for all signage based on street frontage in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 6820 East State Street (Adam Firsel for Core Rockford 1, LLC/Applicants)

17. 6265, 6493 Newburg Road, 1620, 1722, 1819 Meadow Circle

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Modification of Special Use Permit#141-99 to add eight (8) duplexes in an R-2, Two-Family Residential Zoning District at 6265, 6493 Newburg Road, 1620, 1722, and 1819 Meadow Circle (Tom Okite for Wesley Willows Senior Living/Applicant)

18. 5801 Columbia Parkway, Suite 125

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a grocery and tobacco store in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 5801 Columbia Parkway, Suite 125 (Thaer Ibrahim Safi/Safi Food Service Corporation dba Safi Food

Service/Applicant)

19. 360 College Avenue

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a gas station in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 360 College Avenue (Daoud Mahmoud Jaber/Kassem Nasser Kassem Ahmed/Trust & Co. dba Trust Gas Co./Applicants)

20. 4477 and 44xx Linden Road, Suite C

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a smoke shop in a C-3, General

Commercial Zoning District at 4477 and 44xx Linden Road, Suite C (Shailesh Patel/Buddy’s Rockford, LLC dba Buddy’s Smoke/Applicant)

III. RESOLUTIONS

1. Ward 11 Parade and Festival

This event is scheduled for Saturday, August 13th from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. The parade route will begin at 15th Avenue/Seminary Street to Kishwaukee Avenue to Broadway to 11th Street, ending at Keye-Mallquist Park

2. National Night Out

This event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from 5 p.m. -8 p.m. (road closures will begin at 3 p.m.). The event location will be 202 Market Street at Water Street – City Market Pavilion

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