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Streator council denies rezoning request for 110 West Morel Street
Summary
After a unanimous planning commission recommendation, Streator City Council approved a resolution denying a petition to rezone 110 West Morel Street from single-family to multifamily. Councilmembers cited neighborhood opposition, planning commission findings, and concerns about future owners' impacts on utilities and mid-block traffic.
Streator City Council voted to deny a petition to rezone 110 West Morel Street from R-1B single-family residential to E-3 multifamily residential, adopting Resolution 2025-36 on a roll-call vote. The planning commission had unanimously recommended denial after hearing petitioners and neighbors.
The council's action followed staff remarks summarizing the planning commission's findings and public comment indicating neighborhood opposition. Councilmembers discussed two procedural paths: accepting the planning commission's recommendation by resolution, or approving an ordinance to rezone (which would require a supermajority because a written petition was filed by 25% of landowners within 250 feet). Councilmember Geary moved to adopt the resolution denying the rezoning; the motion was seconded and passed on recorded ayes.
Why it matters: Rezoning from single-family to multifamily would change permitted uses for the parcel and could have altered neighborhood density, traffic and utility access. The planning commission and council cited local opposition and planning findings in keeping the property as single-family.
Details: The petition was filed by Daniel Baltazar seeking rezoning of the property described in staff materials as commonly known as 110 West Morel Street. The planning commission reviewed options and unanimously recommended denial. Council discussion clarified that a vote in favor of the resolution results in denial of the rezoning request; rejecting the resolution and approving an ordinance would have required a supermajority because of the petition threshold.
Vote and procedure: Clerk recorded ayes for Dango/Danko, Gary/Geary, Reid, Shire and Mary Bieda; the resolution denying the rezoning passed on the recorded ayes. No ordinance changing zoning was adopted.
Next steps: The property remains in the R-1B single-family residential district unless a future petition is filed and the council takes different action.
