Artz v. Commercial Nat. Bank of Peoria

On November 26, 1968, a petition was presented to the City Planning and Zoning Commission of Peoria, requesting the issuance to the Peoria Association for Retarded Children, Inc. of a special permit for the establishment of a “Shelter-Care Facility” for retarded children on certain premises, the location being immediately adjacent to a restricted residential territory, recently developed. 137 residents of the immediate neighborhood filed written objections with the City Planning and Zoning Commission.

After hearing, the Commission recommended that the petition be denied. On April 1, 1969,…