CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance rezoning the subject property from I District to OCI District for City Gate West and approving a Preliminary Plat of Subdivision; conditional use for a PUD and Preliminary PUD Plat; conditional uses for retail, restaurants, residential, and two hotels; and various deviations for City Gate West (PZC 20-1-022)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Allison Laff, AICP, Deputy Director and Pat Lord, Senior Assistant City Attorney
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
City Council first considered PZC 20-1-022 on February 2, 2021 and tabled the discussion to April 7, 2021 to allow the Petitioner additional time to work with staff on key concerns identified. On April 7, 2021, the Petitioner requested that the case be continued to the May 18, 2021 City Council meeting.
BACKGROUND:
Project Context
The subject property consists of approximately 60.226 acres at the southwest corner of IL Route 59 and Ferry Road. The property is currently zoned I (Industrial District) and consists largely of vacant land as well as the vacant Odyssey Fun World building. The owners of the property, through Inter-Continental Real Estate & Development Corporation (Petitioner), propose City Gate West (CGW), a development that includes: 7 restaurant sites; 1 multi-tenant retail/restaurant site; 19 acres of open space; 2 5-story mixed-use buildings with a combined total of 410 residential units; 1 medical office building; and 2 hotels (one on Lot 11 and one on Lot 15).
Petitioner's requested approvals for CGW are detailed in the attached (see List of Requested Entitlements).
DISCUSSION:
Entitlement Process Summary
* The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered PZC 20-1-022 on November 18, 2020 and December 16, 2020 and voted to recommend approval of the requested entitlements other than a limited service hotel proposed on Lot 11, subject to the conditions reviewed by the PZC (approved 9-0)...
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