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Peoria County approves rezoning and special-use request to allow Golden Landscaping to expand
Summary
Peoria County approved a rezoning from A-1 to A-2 and a special-use permit to allow Golden Landscaping Services to expand operations on about 14.76 acres, with a staff-imposed restriction prohibiting outdoor storage of business materials.
The Peoria County board voted to advance two related zoning actions that clear the way for Golden Landscaping Services to operate and expand on roughly 14.76 acres in a rural part of the county.
Andrew, a planning and zoning staff member, told the board the petitioner has filed a rezoning request “from the A-1 agricultural preservation zoning district to the A-2 agriculture zoning district” so the owner can construct a building to store supplies and vehicles and continue landscaping operations. He said the business has operated at the location for about seven years and typically has three employees.
Under the special-use approval the board considered, staff cited section 20-5.2.2.e of the Unified Development Ordinance, which permits landscape contractors in the A-2 district provided the lot is at least 2 acres, no retail sales occur on-site and the business is not in a recorded subdivision. Andrew said the planning staff and the Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approval and noted a restriction that “no outdoor storage of goods or materials related to the business” be allowed.
Board members asked how permits for the new building would be classified; staff confirmed that permits will reflect the non-agricultural business use for the structure even though some agricultural storage will continue on the property. Staff also reported the health department had recommended, and that the petitioner completed, relocating a septic line so it would not be damaged by heavier truck traffic.
A motion to place the rezoning and the special-use request on the floor was made and the board approved both items by voice vote. The record does not include a roll-call tally in the transcript segment; the meeting transcript records the motions as carried.
The special-use approval includes the no-outdoor-storage restriction and the county will monitor compliance through its permitting and code-enforcement processes. The board did not discuss retail activity or a change to hours of operation at length during the hearing.
What happens next: With county approvals in place, the petitioner may proceed with required building permits and inspections; the county staff will oversee any permit reviews and enforce the indoor-storage restriction.
