Planning Commission Meeting

 Here is the agenda for next Wednesday's Planning Commission meeting

The main things of interest are the plans to shrink Wall Street from Main Street south to East Park, reducing the street from 4 lanes to 3, plus bike lanes. This plan was announced last year for implementation in 2024 but now  looks like 2025.

There is also a new business going into the old Yellow Cab location, which closed about 15 years ago. Going to be a combination motorcycle sales and gym/training facility. Certainly nice to see a new business opening in downtown.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes: August 7th

, 2024 minutes

3. Citizen Comments and Questions

4. Report of Officers, Committees, Communications

Announcement from Staff: Public Input Meeting

There will be a public input meeting, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 17th

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2024, at Carbondale Fire Station 1, 600 East College Street, in Carbondale, Illinois, to

present and receive comments on the following project:

The City of Carbondale plans on rehabilitating Wall Street from Main Street to East Park

Street. The project will be a ‘Road Diet’ (four traffic lanes reduced to three lanes with the

addition of bike lanes), resurfacing and ADA improvements.

5. Public Hearings/Plan Review

PC 25-04: Daniel Presley, owner of Southern Illinois Syndicate, LLC, is requesting a

Special Use Permit for Motorcycle Sales, in the BPR, Primary Business District, for

property located at 215 South Illinois Avenue.

PC 25-05: Applicant ECA Solar has submitted an application requesting a Special Use

Permit to develop a 5MW solar project on parcels 15-33-251-030 and 15-33-251-031,

south of Arnold Lane, which are zoned General Agriculture (AG).

6. Old Business

a. Update on City Council Business

b. Comprehensive Plan Update – staff