Rezoning Request Could Signal Future Commercial Development Along Broadway in Quincy
Nine properties near 16th and Broadway are proposed for C2 General Commercial zoning as city officials consider aligning the parcels with existing commercial property farther east.
QUINCY, Ill. A collection of properties along one of Quincy’s busiest corridors could be positioned for future commercial development as the Quincy City Council considers a significant rezoning request Tuesday evening.
The proposal involves nine properties along Broadway between 16th and 17th streets, including parcels that are currently divided among professional commercial, retail commercial and residential zoning classifications.
The Quincy Plan Commission has recommended approval of the rezoning request, which appears on Tuesday’s City Council agenda.
Under the proposal, the following properties would be rezoned to C2 General Commercial:
- 1600 Broadway
- 1610 Broadway
- 1612 Broadway
- 1622 Broadway
- 1624 Broadway
- 1626 Broadway
- 1630 Broadway
- 1632 Broadway
- 1700 Broadway
The properties at 1600, 1610, 1612, 1622 and 1624 Broadway are currently zoned C1A Professional Commercial, while 1626 and 1630 Broadway are currently classified R2 Two-Family Residential. The properties at 1632 and 1700 Broadway are currently zoned C1B Retail Commercial.
The requested changes would place all nine properties into the same C2 General Commercial zoning classification already in place at 1704, 1708, 1710 and 1738 Broadway.
According to the City Council agenda, the purpose is to align the zoning of the properties and allow for future commercial development.
What Could Be Coming?
For motorists traveling Broadway, the rezoning request raises an obvious question: Is a larger redevelopment project being considered for the area?
At this point, Quincy Current has not confirmed that a specific commercial development has been proposed for the properties.
Rezoning can be an early step in preparing land for future development, but approval of a zoning change by itself does not mean that construction is imminent or that a particular business has committed to the site.
The Quincy Plan Commission reviews development and zoning matters as part of the city’s long-term planning process before recommendations are forwarded for further municipal consideration.
The grouping of multiple neighboring parcels under a single C2 classification could make the area more consistent for commercial use if redevelopment is pursued in the future.
Quincy Current has reached out to the Quincy Plan Commission seeking additional information about the properties, including whether any site plans, redevelopment proposals or other development applications have been submitted in connection with the rezoning request.
No specific development plans have been confirmed by Quincy Current as of publication.
The properties sit near 16th and Broadway, placing them along one of Quincy’s primary east-west commercial routes and only a short distance from downtown.
That request does not necessarily indicate that all of the properties would be developed together. It does, however, create a more uniform zoning environment across the area should commercial redevelopment eventually move forward.
The Plan Commission’s recommendation will now go before the Quincy City Council for consideration Tuesday.
Quincy Current will continue following the proposal and will update this story if city officials provide additional information about potential plans for the Broadway properties.
