2005-01 GRANTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - 1101 EAST SANGAMON STREET

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Meeting January 6, 2005 Cal. No. OS-Ol Petition of GREGG'S TOWING for a Conditional Use Permit to operate an Auto Storage Yard at 1101 East Sangamon Street. Ms. Suzan Stickle was sworn in by Ms. Jesse. Ms. Stickle gave the following recommendation of staff: The petitioner currently operates a towing service and would like to expand the operation at this location; additionally, the petitioner proposes to store automobiles at this location. The main storage of vehicles will occur inside buildings on the site and overflow vehicles will be stored outside. This facility will serve as a central location for the storage of vehicles, the dispatching of tow trucks, retrieving of vehicles by their owners and examination of vehicles by law enforcement and insurance representatives. The petitioner is requesting a conditional use permit to operate an automotive storage yard at 1101 East Sangamon Street; the premises is currently zoned M 2 Heavy Industrial District. The subject property is surrounded by M-2 Heavy Industrial District to the south, west and east. The abutting property to the north is zoned M-1 Light Industrial District. The subject property is located in an area consisting of mostly industrial facilities;there is a new school located to the north of this property. With the exception of the school to the north, all of these land uses are compatible uses with that of an automotive storage yard. There is a concrete wall serving as a barrier and site break between the new school and East Sangamon Street. A conditional use permit is allowed for properties that operate for the public convenience, are designed, located and operated so as not to be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the general public and will not substantially diminish the value of property in the surrounding neighborhood. Staff is of the opinion that an automotive storage yard will not be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the general public and will not substantially diminish the value of the properties in the surrounding neighborhood. Staffrecommends approval of the conditional use permit subject to the following conditions: A. Screening around the entire site in the form of a chain-link fence with slats will be required. The fencing needs to be six (6) feet tall with an additional two (2)feet of barbed wire on top. Alternatively, an eight(8) foot privacy fence will be allowed. B. A site plan and a landscaping plan shall be submitted and approved by the Department of Economic and Urban Development and the Department of Engineering and Infrastructure.