Rockford Sun

City of Rockford Code & Regulation Committee met Sept. 25.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. COMMITTEE REPORTS

1. Berkley Street/Foster Avenue

Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish yield control on Berkley Street prior to entering the intersection of Foster Avenue

2. Berkley Street/Webster Avenue

Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish yield control on Berkley Street prior to entering the intersection of Webster Avenue

3. 8th Street/17th Avenue

Traffic Commission recommends approval requiring traffic on 8th Street to stop prior to entering the intersection with 17th Avenue

4. 12th Street/13th Avenue

Traffic Commission recommends approval requiring traffic on 12th Street to stop prior to entering the intersection with 13th Avenue

5. No Action

Traffic Commission recommends that No Action be taken on the request to establish yield control at the intersection of Howard Avenue and Berkley Street

6. 3364 Ramblewood Lane

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a:

a. Variation to allow an attached deck and an above ground pool to encroach into the front yard setback along Pepper Drive; and

b. Variation to reduce the required front yard setback along Pepper Drive from 33 feet to 24 feet for an attached deck, and

c. Variation to reduce the required front yard setback along Pepper Drive from 33 feet to 27 feet for an above ground pool; and

d. Variation to reduce the required side yard setback from six (6) feet to four (4) feet for an above ground pool in an R-1 Single Family Residential Zoning District at 3364 Ramblewood Lane (Mandi Minnick/Applicant)

7. 1601 East Riverside Boulevard

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Variation to modify a 50”x 72” reader board to allow for a 41” x 75”electronic graphic display sign on an existing legal non-conforming freestanding sign in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 1601 East Riverside Boulevard (Jeff Jacobs of Smart Signs, Inc./Applicant)

8. 1509, 1551, 1541, and 15xx Sandy Hollow Road

Zoning Board of Appeal recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for a gas station, convenience store, and truck stop in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 1509, 1551, 1541, and 15xx Sandy Hollow Road (QuikTrip/Applicant)

9. 301 North Madison Street

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for a mural in a C-4, Urban Mixed Use Zoning District at 301 North Madison Street (Tony Arbisi/Applicant)

10. 3225 Halsted Road (3600 Halsted Road)

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a Special Use Permit for a solar farm (freestanding solar panel racks and solar panels) in an R-1, Single Family Residential Zoning District at 3225 Halsted Road (3600 Halsted Road) (Rock Valley Solar, LLC/Applicant)

11. 300 Elm Street

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted business identification wall signs from two (2) to five (5) in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Residential Zoning District at 300 Elm Street (Rockford Area Venues Entertainment Authority/Applicant)

12. 3535 North Bell School Road

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a:

a. Variation to increase the square footage of an existing freestanding monument style sign along I-90 from 257 square feet to 303 square feet; and

b. Variation to increase the height from 20’ 8” to 23’ 10” for an existing freestanding monument style sign along I-90 in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 3535 North Bell School Road (Graphic House Custom Signs for UW Health/Applicant)

13. 5946 Weymouth Drive

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted six (6) residents to eight (8) residents for community-based housing in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 5946 Weymouth Drive (Oxford House Athelstan/Applicant)

14. 1234 National Avenue

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted six (6) residents to nine (9) residents for community-based housing in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 1234 National Avenue (Oxford House Indigo Bird/Applicant)

15. 6274 Brigantine Lane

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted six (6) residents to thirteen (13) residents for community based housing in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 6274 Brigantine Lane (Oxford House Rock River/Applicant)

16. 3522 Applewood Lane

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted six (6) residents to eight (8) residents for community-based housing in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 3522 Applewood Lane (Oxford House Ernest/Applicant)

17. 5383 Pepper Drive

Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted six (6) residents to nine (9) residents for community-based housing in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 5383 Pepper Drive (Oxford House Waylon/Applicant)

18. 501 and 517 15th Avenue

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board of Appeals recommends approval for the Sale of Liquor by the Drink in conjunction with a bar and grill and video gaming terminals in a C-2, Limited Commercial Zoning District at 501 and 517 15th Avenue (Mr. J’s Blues & Jazz, LLC/James Eason dba Mr. J’s Blues and Jazz/Applicant)

19. 805 East State Street

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board of Appeals recommends approval for the Sale of Beer and Wine by the Drink (Class NG-WB) in conjunction with a restaurant in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 805 East State Street (Jalisco and Tequila, LLC/Claudia I. Rodriguez Santacruz dba Jalisco and Tequila/Applicant)

20. 3420 East State Street

Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board of Appeals recommends approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a gas station and convenience store in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 3420 East State Street (Rockford Mini Mart, Inc./Ali Hamood dba BP Gas and Convenience /Applicant)

III. RESOLUTIONS

1. Parking Fee Waiver request for a term of five years (2024-2028) for the Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses held at the BMO Center.

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