Peoria Standard

Peoria County Land Use Committee met Nov. 29.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

MEMBERS PRESENT: James Dillon – Chairperson, Eden Blair – Vice Chairperson, William Watkins, Sharon Williams, Jennifer Groves Allison, Brian Elsasser

MEMBERS ABSENT:

OTHERS PRESENT: Jennie Cordis Boswell – State’s Attorney's Office (via teleconference); Scott Sorrel – County Administration, Kathi Urban, Andrew Braun, Taylor Armbruster, Sarah Cox – Planning & Zoning

Call to Order:

Mr. Dillon called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.

Approval of Minutes:

A motion to approve the Land Use Committee minutes from October 25, 2021 was made by Mr. Elsasser and seconded by Mr. Watkins. A vote was taken, and the motion carried. (6-0).

Reports/Other Minutes/Updates:

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Minutes: No questions or comments. Unsafe Structures: No questions or comments.

Development Summary: No questions or comments.

Mr. Dillon moved to receive and file the reports.

Zoning Cases:

ZBA-2021-000035 Petition of James M. Agnoletti

Ms. Williams made a motion to approve the special use request and was seconded by Dr. Blair.

Ms. Urban summarized the case. A Special Use as required in Section 20.5.2.2.1.a.1 of the Unified Development Ordinance.  This section allows for a special use when a proposed land split does not meet the 25 acre minimum lot size nor the 1 dwelling unit per 25 contiguous acres density requirement in the “A-2” Agricultural District.  The petitioner proposes to divide 1 acre from an existing 13.95 acre tract.

The parcel is located on Pinkerton Road in Logan Township. The ZBA approved a variance to allow a lot width of 94 feet at the building line rather than the required 200 feet. This parcel is owned by the petitioner’s granddaughter. The lot contains a single family dwelling, a detached machine storage building, and 2.5 acres of crop land. No crop land will be taken out of production due to the split. All adjacent parcels are zoned “A-2.” Land uses to the north and east are agriculture, and land uses to the west and south are residential. Five residences, on lots of 1 acre or less, are located within a quarter mile to the south. Therefore, the request is consistent with the character of the area. The LESA score indicated a low rating for agricultural protection.

The property will be served by public water and private septic. The Health Department had no comments on the zoning case, however, they indicated that soil analysis reports will be needed for the subdivision process, if the zoning case is approved.

Pinkerton Road is a township road, with a total of 450 vehicle trips per day. The Logan Township Road Commissioner did not provide comments. The lot will be accessed via a proposed easement on the subject property with no new access points planned. One additional dwelling unit should have minimal impact on the transportation system.

The request is consistent with the Peoria County Land Use Plan, and the Peoria County Rural Areas Growth Strategy, which seeks to allow low density residential development maintained by rural levels of service.

Staff recommended approval, with the restriction that the parcel not be divided again unless a rezoning is granted by the County Board.

A vote was taken on the motion, and the motion carried. (6-0).

Miscellaneous:

Mr. Dillon stated that the next meeting is January 3, and there is a full docket for the December 9 ZBA hearing.

Ms. Urban stated that there is a full day for the December ZBA. There are three meteorological tower cases. These towers will measure wind speeds, for a potential wind farm in the future. The proposed towers will be located in the northwest portion of the County.

There is a map amendment for an island in the Illinois River near Chillicothe. This island was never zoned and was missed throughout the history of zoning in Peoria County. This has come to the attention of the Department of Planning & Zoning and the department is proposing an “A-2” zoning, which is consistent with other islands in the river.

Also, there is a rezoning case along Route 29. The request is to rezone the parcels from commercial to residential.

There are also three Airbnb requests on the docket as well.

Mr. Elsasser stated that he will be out of town but will be calling in for the next meeting.

Adjournment:

Mr. Dillon adjourned the meeting at 4:06 p.m.

https://www.peoriacounty.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_11292021-1090