Title/Name/Summary
New Entrance for Park Station Boulevard Commuter Parking Lot - 15608 Park Station Blvd
History
Project: New Entrance for Park Station Boulevard Commuter Parking Lot
Petitioner: Public Works Department, Village of Orland Park
Project Representative: Jack Neven, Street Operations Manager, Village of Orland Park
Purpose: The applicant seeks approval of a new driveway access point to the 153rd Street West Parking Lot.
Address: 15608 Park Station Boulevard, Orland Park, IL 60462
P.I.N.: 27-17-201-017-0000, 27-17-401-008-0000
Parcel Size: 6.7-acre parcel
BACKGROUND
Centennial Park West currently serves as the home of the Village’s annual summer concert series that draws thousands of visitors from surrounding communities in the Chicagoland area. The current construction of a permanent outdoor amphitheater will not only accommodate the increasing popularity of large-scale concerts and cultural events such as the Taste of Orland Park, but it will also increase the venue capacity to up to 4,000 people. The site will include 20 food vendor pads with supply paths to support an all-day type of event. When not scheduled for Village use, Centennial Park West will provide passive open space and trails for residents, as well as be available for rental.
Site Plan
The proposed project involves establishing a secondary entrance to the parking lot along Jillian Road. This initiative is prompted by the anticipated surge in events and vehicular traffic accompanying the development of Centennial Park West. The proposal is in accordance with the original 2005 approval for the Metra parking lot, which outlined plans for the gradual introduction of a second driveway entrance and increase in total parking spaces. This phased implementation strategy is designed to synchronize with potential expansions of the parking lot to accommodate heightened demand over time.
The original parking lot expansion project proposed extending the center drive aisle east of the water towe...
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