Submitted By
David Mann, Plan Commission Chair and Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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Concur with the Plan Commission's Recommendation and Adopt an Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit for a Major Planned Development Containing a Five-Story Private Parking Garage Building at the Property located at 505 Washington Boulevard.
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Overview
Overview
The applicant (Fenwick High School) is proposing to construct a five-story private parking garage building for faculty, students and school events. The planned development application is attached to this agenda item and can be found here: https://www.oak-park.us/your-government/citizen-commissions/plan-commission. This is also a companion application to ORD 19-17; an alley vacation.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval of this application subject to conditions as outlined in their Findings of Fact report attached hereto.
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Staff Recommendation
Staff supports the Plan Commission's recommendation.
Fiscal Impact
N/A.
Background
The proposed development site is located within the I-Institutional Zoning District. The subject site is currently used as a temporary surface parking lot owned and operated by Fenwick High School. This site was formally the location of two multiple family dwelling unit buildings. Fenwick High School representatives held a neighborhood meeting on November 13, 2018 at Fenwick High School where notified neighbors reviewed plans and heard an overview of the proposal as well as future plans for the high school campus. Eleven people attended the meeting. A recap of that meeting is provided in the Narrative section within the Planned Development application. In the application, the Applicant provides a detailed rendering depicting the proposed garage in relation to the anticipated addition to the existing school building and landscaped quad within the campus set...
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