PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Open and resume the public hearing for Polo Club (PZC 18-1-022) located at 23450 and 23700 W 119th Street (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kasey Evans, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Official notice for the public hearing for PZC 18-1-022 was published in the Naperville Sun on June 3, 2017.
BACKGROUND:
The property is located at the northwest corner of 119th Street and Book Road, with common street addresses of 23450 and 23700 W 119th Street, located in unincorporated Will County. The property is approximately 110 acres and is generally used as sporting fields with a handful of auxiliary structures. The subject property is surrounded by a residential neighborhood and Riverview Farmstead Preserve to the north; Book Road and Riverview Farmstead Preserve, including the DuPage River, to the east; 119st Street, Riverview Farmstead Preserve, a residential neighborhood, and agricultural property to the south; and a lawncare business to the west.
While the subject property is not located within the City's current planning boundary, it is adjacent to property located within the City and to the Southwest Community Area Plan boundary. Staff has identified the following goals from the Southwest Community Area Plan which the proposed development furthers:
1. A range of housing opportunities meeting a variety of lifestyles (p.9):
a. Identify various residential product types and establish ways in which they can be integrated in a compatible manner
2. Balance development with ample open space and recreational areas, while protecting natural and environmentally sensitive resources (p.9):
a. Plan and develop links ... between recreation and open space uses
b. Link environmental features for use as recreational ... amenities within the Southwest Community Area
3. Safe and convenient roadways which seek to minimize traffic impacts as land is further d...
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