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City of Loves Park Community Development Committee met Feb. 5.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Roll call and declaration of a quorum

2. Reading and approval of the minutes from the January 2, 2024 meeting

3. Report from the Community Development Department - None

4. Unfinished business - None

5. New business -

A. 4851 N. Perryville Road (08-34-454-005 & 11-12-226-054) – A Special Use Permit for an automobile sales establishment in IL_CR (Light Industrial_Commercial Retail)

Staff Recommendation:

Approval with conditions

1. The Special Use Permit expires with the discontinuance of the Kia dealership.

2. The landscape beds shall all be 8 feet in depth, and span the Perryville Road, and Nimtz Road frontages. There shall be 1 Autumn Gold Ginkgo tree placed in the interior landscape bed on Perryville Road. The landscape beds on Perryville Road and Nimtz Road shall be 8 feet in depth. All vehicle display areas shall be striped and maintained with striping. Landscape island beds shall be installed within the outer most vehicle sales area. The beds are required to contain 15 trees. The interior vehicle sales area, shall include 1 additional, as recommended by Staff. An updated plan shall be provided to Staff reflecting all changes within 30 days of the approval.

3. The property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of all landscape plants, trees, and materials. The landscaping shall be tended too, and be maintained in a healthy growing condition, free from refuse, debris, and weeds at all times. Irrigation for all landscaping shall be provided.

4. The use of lifts or other such devices shall be prohibited. Vehicles shall only permitted pricing sheets for the rear vehicle window. No additional signage may be placed on the vehicles. All temporary signage shall only be allowed by permit, and in accordance with the City's sign code for temporary signs.

5. The Special Use Permit is only for the Kia dealership. Establishment of a future Dealership is not covered with this Special Use Permit.

6. The freestanding sign shall be required to meet the standards set forth in Section 102-284.

7. The dumpster enclosure shall be poured concrete or some other form of masonry and match the materials used for the building

8. The Special Use Permit shall be renewed 1 year from the date of the approval.

9. No administrative approvals shall be allowed. All requests shall be made through the Zoning Board of Appeals and City Council.

ZBA Recommendation: Approval w/ amendments

1. The Special Use Permit expires with the discontinuance of the Kia dealership.

2. The landscape beds shall all be 8 feet in depth, and span the Perryville Road, and Nimtz Road frontages.

3. The property owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of all landscape plants, trees, and materials. The landscaping shall be tended too, and be maintained in a healthy growing condition, free from refuse, debris, and weeds at all times. Irrigation for all landscaping shall be provided.

4. The use of lifts or other such devices shall be prohibited. Vehicles shall only permitted pricing sheets for the rear vehicle window. No additional signage may be placed on the vehicles. All temporary signage shall only be allowed by permit, and in accordance with the City's sign code for temporary signs.

5. The Special Use Permit is only for the Kia dealership. Establishment of a future Dealership is not covered with this Special Use Permit.

6. The dumpster enclosure shall be poured concrete or some other form of masonry and match the materials used for the building

7. The Special Use Permit shall be renewed 1 year from the date of the approval.

8. No administrative approvals shall be allowed. All requests shall be made through the Zoning Board of Appeals and City Council.

B. 6480 E. Riverside Boulevard – A Variance from a required 30 foot rear building setback to a requested 12 foot rear building setback in IL_CR (Light Industrial_Commercial Retail).

Staff Recommendation: Approval

ZBA Recommendation: Same as above

C. 6480 E. Riverside Boulevard – A Variance from a required continuous 8 foot in depth landscape buffer on all frontages to a requested landscape island beds on E. Riverside Boulevard, no additional landscape buffer on Sebring Way in IL_CR

(Light Industrial_Commercial Retail).

Staff Recommendation: Approval with condition

All landscaping, as presented on site plan, shall be installed. The property owner or business owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of all landscape plants, trees, and materials. The landscape areas shall be tended too, and be maintained in a healthy growing condition, free from refuse, debris, and weeds at all times. Any deviations or from what is approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals and City Council shall not be approved through an administrative review. Given the severity of the hardships located on this property, landscaping as presented shall be sufficient.

ZBA Recommendation: Same as above

D. 5400 N. Second Street (11-12-226-083 & 11-12-226-054) – A renewal of a Special Use Permit to allow overflow parking and staging of Fleet commercial vehicles (outside storage of vehicles) in the CR (Commercial Retail) and N. Seconds Street Overlay Districts

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

1. The Special Use Permit expires with any change in property ownership, change in business ownership, or discontinuance of the commercial automobile sales business.

2. No off-site business signage shall be permitted for parcels 11-12-226-083 and 11-12-226-054.

3. No commercial or passenger vehicle sales shall be permitted on 11-12-226-083 and 11-12-226-054. The commercial vehicles shall not display any options or pricing. All sales and vehicle information shall be provided when the vehicles is available for sale at 4925 N. Second Street, the existing Kar Korner sales lot.

4. All areas utilized for driving or parking must be paved with a dust free hard impervious surface. The vehicle storage areas shall be striped, and maintained, observing the defined fire lane, as presented on the site plan.

Storage of the vehicles shall only be permitted within the striped vehicle storage areas and not encroach into the landscape bed areas on both N. Second Street frontages.

5. There shall be no storage of the owner or employees personal or recreational vehicles, which includes campers, trailers, rv's, aquatic items, boats, or any other other items not associated with the business located at 4925 N. Second Street.

6. The properties shall be limited to the storage of the mini fleet transit cargo vans only. No vehicles that require a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) or passenger vehicles shall be permitted on parcels 11-12-226-083 and 11-12-226-054.

7. Loading and unloading of vehicles shall only be permitted in the rear of the building.

8. No vehicle washing or repair shall be permitted, and all vehicles shall be operable and maintained in a good state of repair.

9. The property owner or business owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and replacement of all landscape plants, materials, and masonry walls. The landscape beds shall be tended too, and maintained in a healthy growing condition, free from refuse, debris, and weeds at all times.

10. No business will be conducted at this locations, as a result, a trash enclosure will not be required.

11. The Special Use Permit may be revoked with substantiated complaints by the local authorities or adjacent business owners.

ZBA Recommendation: Same as above

E. 1034 Windsor Road (08-31-454-010 & 08-31-454-011) - A Special Use Permit for a duplex in the CR (Commercial Retail) Zoning District.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with conditions

1. The Special Use Permit expires with the discontinuance of Windsor Pizza Parlor, or sale of the properties 08-31-454-011 or 08-31-454-010.

2. The entire parking lot shall be curbed.

3. The 2 (4ft in depth) landscape berms are sufficient to meet the requirement. The landscaping shall include replacement of all Gold Coast Juniper bushes with Karl Forester Grasses. Landscaping shall also include replacement of all Dwarf Lilac shrubs with ornamental Bradford Pear Trees. And, replacement of the Dwarf Crabapple Tree with a Shademaster Honey Locust Tree. The landscape hedge, on the western property line for parcel 08-31-454-010, shall continue southward to the 30 foot setback for the property. Islands in and around the parking lot shall contain some combination of perennials and may be coordinated with Staff. If staff recommendations for this condition are met, the landscaping for both uses shall be sufficient for this development. An updated landscape plan shall be provided within 30 days of approval of the special use.

4. Eighteen feet deep stalls will be adequate for meeting the stall requirement in order to observe vehicle circulation.

5. Restaurant parking shall only be allowed in the newly created parking lot designated for its customers. A private parking sign shall be installed to accommodate the residents living in the duplexes.

ZBA Recommendation: Same as above

6. Public participation & comment --

Anyone who wishes to speak regarding a petition shall contact the Zoning Officer 24 hours preceding the scheduled meeting.

7. General discussion

8. Adjournment

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