CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Direct staff to prepare ordinances and agreements for the Polo Club development located at 23450 and 23700 W 119th Street - PZC 18-1-022 (Item 2 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
Not required.
BACKGROUND:
Staff is requesting direction from City Council on the preparation of ordinances and agreements for the proposed Polo Club development to be considered at a future Council meeting.
While public notice is not required for the conceptual review pending before the City Council, DR Horton provided written notification to surrounding property owners within 300' of the subject property and sent letters and/or emails to Plan for Us, surrounding HOA's, and interested parties who attended neighborhood meetings held by DR Horton.
DISCUSSION:
While staff typically prepares all required ordinances and agreements for review by City Council in conjunction with a development request, staff is seeking City Council input in advance of attempting to prepare those items for the Polo Club project. Unlike most development cases, the proposed Polo Club development will require agreements with other public entities, including a new boundary agreement with the Village of Plainfield and an intergovernmental agreement with the Forest Preserve District of Will County. In addition, the Polo Club annexation agreement, which requires 6 positive votes from City Council to approve, will require a significant amount of time to finalize.
In advance of coordinating with the jurisdictions noted above, and spending the staff and developer time necessary to finalize the annexation and other agreements which will be necessary to proceed with the development, staff seeks City Council direction that it desires that the necessary ordinances and agreements be prepared for City Council's future consideration.
Further, should the Ci...
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