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City of Rockford Code & Regulation Committee will meet on July 29.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. COMMITTEE REPORTS

     1. Request for Authorization to Place for Sale City Owned Parcel at 721 S. 3rd Street (vacant lot)

     2. Request for Authorization to Place for Sale of City Owned Parcel at 821 Oakley Avenue (vacant lot)

     3. City View Court and Eagle Drive

          Traffic Commission recommends approval to establish a “No Parking Any Time Except Paratransit” restriction on the south side of City View Court from 125 feet east of Eagle Drive to 155 feet east of Eagle Drive

4. No Action Item

      Traffic Commission recommends that No Action be taken on the following item:

     1. A request to establish a Mid-Block Pedestrian Crossing in the 400 block of Roxbury Road.

     5. Modifications to Chapter 27 "Trees and Shrubs" of the City of Rockford Code Ordinances

     6. Annexation of 30xx, 3030, 3036 Searles Avenue

     7. 1313 Broadway

           Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Tobacco Products in conjunction with a convenience store in a C-4, Urban Mixed-Use Zoning District at 1313 Broadway (Alwalid Muthanna/Bassam Muthanna/W & S Food & Liquor, Inc. dba W & S Food &Liquor/Applicants)

      8. 2019 South Main Street

           Liquor and Tobacco Advisory Board recommends approval for the Sale of Beer and Wine by the drink (Class WB50) in conjunction with a restaurant and video gaming terminals in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 2019 South Main Street (Maria M. Gonzalez Urenda/Martin A. Jimenez Alvarez/El Ranchito Authentic Mexican Restaurant, LLC dba El Ranchito/Applicants)

      9. 1140 Harrison Avenue

           Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for the outdoor storage of vehicles and building equipment in an I-1 Light Industrial Zoning District at 1140 Harrison Avenue (John Suski for Amax Auto, LLC/Applicant)

      10. 1719 Post Avenue

           Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Variation increase to the maximum impervious surface ratio from 0.40 (2,820.80 square feet) to 0.65 (4,606 square feet) in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 1719 Post Avenue (Attorney Jason Rock for Joshua Beitel/Applicant)

      11. 6002 Phaeton Drive

            Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for a Planned Unit Development for six, two-family residential units in an R-3, Multi Family Residential Zoning District at 6002 Phaeton Drive (Michael McNeely for Jazs Properties, Inc./Applicant)

     12. 3 Johns Woods Drive

           Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Variation to increase the maximum permitted fence height from six (6) feet to eight (8) feet in the rear yard in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 3 Johns Woods Drive (Brad R. Larson/Applicant)

      13. 7xx and 844 South Horace Avenue

            Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for the installation of a solar farm (free-standing solar panel racks and solar panels) in an I-2, General Industrial Zoning District at 7xx and 844 South Horace Avenue (National Solar Energy/Applicant)

      14. 7801 East State Street

          Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a:

        a. Variation to increase the maximum square footage permitted for two (2), wall signs from 240 square feet to 305 square feet; and

        b. Variation to increase the maximum permitted height for directional signs from six (6) feet to nine (9) feet eight(8) inches, and

        c. Variation to increase the maximum permitted square footage for directional signs from ten (10) square feet to thirty-four (34) square feet; and

        d. Variation to allow two (2)interchangeable wall cabinet signs in a C-3, General Commercial Zoning District at 7801 East State Street (Modern Signs, Inc. for 815 Entertainment, LLC/Applicant)

      15. 1239 Harlem Boulevard

             Zoning Board of Appeals recommends denial for a Variation to increase the maximum allowed square footage for accessory structures from 720 square feet to 988 square feet in an R-1, Single-Family Residential Zoning District at 1239 Harlem Boulevard (Michael Furstenaun for Daniel & Jennifer Schneider/Applicants)

      16. 212 East State Street

            Zoning Board of Appeals recommends approval for a Special Use Permit for a mural on a building in a C-4, Urban Mixed Use Zoning District at 212 East State Street (Paul Sletten/Applicant)

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