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City of Loves Park Community Development Committee met June 3.

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 May 6, 2024 meeting

3. Report from the Community Development Department - None

4. Unfinished business - None

5. New business -

A. 12138 Columbus Circle - A Variance from a maximum allowable height of 4 feet for a fence in the front yard building setback to a requested 6-foot-high fence in the front yard building setback on Stuyvesant Drive in the R1 (Single Family Residential) Zoning District.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with a condition

Condition: No fence panel shall be taller than 6 feet in the front yard building setback on Stuyvesant Drive and nothing additional may be added to the fence for increased height.

ZBA Recommendation: Same as above

B. 1312 Renrose Avenue – A Variance from a required 25 foot building setback to a requested 11' 7" building setback for an addition on Renrose Avenue in the R1 (Single Family Residential) Zoning District.

Staff Recommendation: Approval w/conditions

ZBA Recommendation: Same as above

C. 7310 E. Riverside Boulevard – A Special Use Permit for a drive-thru window in IL_CR (Light Industrial_Commercial Retail) and the E. Riverside/190 Overlay District.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with a conditions

1. The Special Use Permit expires with the change in use.

2. The Special Use Permit shall be revoked with verified complaints from adjacent businesses or property owners.

3. The dumpster enclosure shall meet the requirements of section 102-132 (g).

4. Irrigation for all landscape areas shall be required.

D. 641 Sydney Avenue – A Variance to widen the driveway for auxiliary parking 3'6" to the east, and 5'6" to the west of the existing driveway in the R1 (Single Family Residential) Zoning District

Staff Recommendation: Approval with a condition

Condition: The driveway shall not extend directly out to the street. The auxiliary parking addition shall not extend any wider than the front door of the residence and taper down to meet the existing opening for the driveway. In no case shall the improvements be any wider than 17 feet indicated on the site plan. No pavers or blocks may be added for additional width.

E. Plat of Consolidation U-Haul of Loves Park

6. Public participation and comment.

7. General Discussion

8. Adjournment

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