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The former lamp factory building in St. Charles moved a step closer to final approval as an apartment building after a Planning and Development Committee recommendation April 8.
Committee members recommended final plat approval of a subdivision on the lot of the former lamp factory building that is under redevelopment on the east side of downtown. Petitioner Bob Rasmussen, representing property owner Triple R-214, LLC, is seeking final plat approval for the redevelopment of the vacant property at the northeast corner of 13th and Indiana avenues.
The 33,080-square-foot property at 1416 Indiana Ave. contains a two-story brick industrial building formerly known as the lamp factory. Permits were issued last year and work has commenced to convert the existing building into a 15-unit apartment building to be known as Indiana Place.
The building was constructed in 1904 for the Heinz Brothers Cut Glass Company. It later was used as a lamp factory and has been vacant for several years.
As approved, the Indiana Place development will remodel the building into 12 one-bedroom units and three two-bedroom units. The exterior dimensions of the building will not be altered.
In lieu of providing affordable units per a city ordinance, the developer has paid a fee of $29,749. Developers also have made contributions of $5,584 to St. Charles School District 303 and $64,545 to the St. Charles Park District in lieu of land donations required by city code.
According to a condition of the development’s already approved permitting, petitioners need plat of subdivision approval for city-required easements before occupancy can commence.
As proposed, developers will add parking and an access drive on the north side of the building that will connect 13th and Indiana avenues.
The St. Charles Plan Commission reviewed the proposed plat April 2 and unanimously recommended approval. Planning and Development Committee members recommended plat approval in an unanimous vote at their April 8 meeting. The proposal is expected to go before the City Council for final approval at their meeting April 15.