CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the Ordinance rezoning the subject property located at 2140 Fisher Drive from OCI (Office, Commercial, and Institutional District) to ORI (Office, Research, and Light Industry District) - PZC 17-1-020.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Sara Kopinski, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on September 20, 2017 and voted to recommend approval of the request (Approved 8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property consists of 1.48 acres and is located along Fisher Drive, north of Diehl Road. It is currently vacant and zoned OCI (Office, Commercial and Institutional District). The Northwest Sector Plan (1996) identifies the future use of the property as "Office/Research and Development". The proposed rezoning to ORI (Office, Research, and Light Industry District) is compatible with this designation.
DISCUSSION:
History
The subject property and its current OCI zoning designation is the product of a rezoning request and a preliminary/final plat of subdivision that was approved in 2011. Previously, the subject property and the adjacent lot to the south functioned as one consolidated lot that was zoned ORI (Office, Research, and Light Industry District). In January of 2011, this consolidated lot was rezoned to OCI (Office, Commercial and Institutional District) to accommodate the development of a hospice facility and future medical office building. Concurrent with this entitlement request, the property was subdivided into the two lots that exist today. Seasons Hospice Inpatient Center was developed on the southern lot (Lot 1 of Season's Commons), while the subject property (Lot 2 of Season's Commons) remained vacant. At this time, the petitioner/new property owner seeks to revert Lot 2 of Season's Commons back to its original ORI zoning designation.
Rezoning Request
The petitioner, Illinois Auto Electric...
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