Submitted By
Plan Commission through 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 an Outpatient Behavioral Health Establishment at 213-215 Harrison Street
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Overview
Overview
The applicant Mosaic Counseling and Wellness, LLC, seeks a Special Use Permit to allow an outpatient behavioral health use in the HS - Harrison Street Zoning District located at 213-215 Harrison Street. This is a companion application to ORD 21-40 for a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment. Staff concurs with the recommendation.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Plan Commission Recommends Approval of the Special Use permit request.
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Staff Recommendation
Staff supports the Plan Commission's Recommendation.
Fiscal Impact
Cost of Legal Advertisment ($378) Account # 1001.46202.101.550652 - This is inclusive of both requests of the applicant.
Background
The applicant is the contract purchaser of the property located at 213-215 Harrison Street, where the space will convert from the historically vacant space into an outpatient behavioral health use, if approved. The subject building and several other properties along Harrison Street were purchased by an investment group, Harrison Street Ventures, LLC, several years ago, who has been in the process of revitalizing the Lombard Avenue and Harrison Street area.
Alternatives
Deny the Ordinance.
Approve the Ordinance with modifications.
Previous Board Action
N/A.
Citizen Advisory Commission Action
The Oak Park Zoning Ordinance does not list Outpatient Behavioral Health as a use within the HS-Harrison Street zoning district. A text amendment application is required in order to seek a modification of the Zoning Ordinance to include a new use. The text amendment was to include the use in the HS Harrison Street Zoning District as a special use as this use is not typical w...
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