CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the staff report for the Polo Club development located at 23450 and 23700 W 119th Street - PZC 18-1-022 (Item 1 of 3)
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered PZC 18-1-022 on December 18, 2019. The Commission voted 6-1 to recommend approval of the rezoning request to R3A and voted 6-1 to recommend approval of the Preliminary PUD. Staff concurs with these recommendations.
BACKGROUND:
The subject 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; 119th Street, Riverview Farmstead Preserve, a residential neighborhood, and agricultural property to the south; and a lawncare business to the west.
Planning and Zoning Commission
The Polo Club development has been presented at 4 PZC meetings since 2018 and was most recently heard at the December 18, 2019 PZC meeting. At the December meeting, 20 members of the public spoke raising concerns with the overall density and the potential traffic impact with multiple requests to extend the left turn lane on 119th Street. Following public comment, the PZC moved to close the public hearing and made a motion to approve the request to rezone the property to R3A (approved 6,1) and a motion to approve the request for a conditional use to establish the preliminary PUD (approved 6,1). The dissenting vote was cast by Commissioner Bansal who raised concern for the proposed density and traffic incre...
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