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Peoria County panel approves conversion of former Kroger to indoor mini storage, bars outdoor units
Summary
A Peoria County zoning committee approved a special-use request to convert vacant retail space at Madison Park Shopping Center into a 52,000-square-foot indoor mini storage facility, adding a condition that prohibits outdoor storage on the site.
Peoria County zoning committee members voted unanimously to approve special-use zoning case CVA 20250004, allowing the conversion of roughly 52,000 square feet of vacant retail space at Madison Park Shopping Center (3101 West Harmon Highway) into an indoor mini storage facility, with an amendment expressly prohibiting outdoor storage.
County planning staff told the committee the proposal would repurpose the former Kroger and adjacent vacant retail space into indoor climate‑controlled storage and add an outdoor component of constructed locker bays in the parking area; staff emphasized the final site plan and parking would be reviewed at building permit stage. The committee approved the special use with a restriction that the outdoor storage area not be allowed as part of this approval.
Why it matters: The decision permits reuse of a large vacant retail footprint while limiting the visible, outdoor storage elements that several county members…
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