CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving rezoning from R2 to CU for the property located at 5 S. Loomis Street - PZC 22-1-048
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) considered the rezoning request on June 30, 2022 and recommended approval of the request (approved 5,0). The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) held a public hearing on July 6, 2022 and provided a positive recommendation on the request (approved 8,0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at the southwest corner of Loomis Street and Benton Avenue and is improved with a two-family residence and a detached garage. The property previously had two addresses, 5 S. Loomis Street and 326 E. Benton Avenue. Staff worked with the Petitioner to correct this and the subject property now has one address, 5 S. Loomis Street. The property is currently zoned R2 (Single-Family and Low Density Multiple-Family District) and is located in the historic district.
DISCUSSION:
Rezoning
The Petitioner, North Central College ("NCC"), has acquired the subject property and is seeking to rezone the property from R2 (Single-Family and Low-Density Multiple Family District) to CU (College/University District). The Petitioner is proposing to use the subject property as a college faculty/staff office space. The requested CU zoning designation is consistent with the Land Use Master Plan (2022) and the North Central College Master Land Use Plan 2010-2020.
The North Central College Master Land Use Plan 2010-2020, discusses future campus growth options (found in the attachments on pages 20-22) and identifies four properties for future growth that are part of the main campus within contiguous blocks. The subject property is one of the four properties identified. The plan indicates that NCC may purchase any of these properties if the...
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