CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for 1440 S Route 59 (Tommy's Express Car Wash) - PZC 23-1-061 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Adam Beaver, AICP Candidate, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered PZC 23-1-061 on November 15, 2023 and recommended approval (approved 9-0). Staff does not recommend approval of the sign deviations but does recommend approval of the remainder of the requests as presented.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at the southeast corner of S IL Route 59 and Beebe Drive. It is a 1.46-acre property zoned B2 PUD (Community Shopping Center Planned Unit Development District) and improved as a surface parking lot. The petitioner, Wash Holdings 23, LLC, is proposing the construction of a Tommy's Express Car Wash on the subject property.
The petitioner requests, 1) approval of a major change to the PUD, 2) a deviation to allow a car wash as a principal use, 3) a deviation to reduce the required number of parking spaces for the Lowe's store, 4) a deviation to reduce the required number of parking spaces for the proposed car wash, 5) a deviation to allow a reduction in parking lot perimeter landscaping, 6) a deviation to permit two ground signs on a property with less than 500 feet of frontage, and 7) to reduce the required distance between ground signs.
DISCUSSION:
Preliminary Subdivision Plat
The petitioner is proposing to subdivide the original Lot 8 of the Brach/Brodie Property in order to construct and operate a 5,243 square foot car wash facility. The proposal includes subdividing 1.46 acres from the original Lot 8 which will result in a newly created Lot 2 (1.46 acres) to be utilized by Tommy's Car Wash and Lot 1 (12.44 acres) which will be utilized by Lowe's. The petitioner states this is in line with previous subdivisions on the property that allowed for the expansion of ...
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