Title/Name/Summary
St. Francis of Assisi - 15050 Wolf Road - Sidewalk Replacement & Shrine Construction
History
QUICKFACTS
Project: 2025-0367 - St. Francis of Assisi
Petitioner: Cardinal Blasé Joseph Cupich, Catholic Bishop of Chicago
Petitioner Contact: Rev. Arthur Sowa, St. Francis of Assisi
Purpose: Replace the existing sidewalks at the main entrance and install a new statue of Saint Francis with landscaping in the central island of the roundabout.
Requested Actions: Appearance Review
Project Attributes
Address: 15050 Wolf Road.
P.I.N.(s): 27-07-401-023-0000
Size: 10.54 Acres
Comprehensive Plan Planning District: Orland Grove Planning District
Comprehensive Land Designation: Community & Institutional
Existing Zoning: E-1: Estate Residential
Surrounding Land Use:
North: LSPD - Large Scale Planned Development (Undeveloped)
South: R-3 Single Family Residential (Spring Creek)
East: R-3 Single Family Residential (Undeveloped)
West: R-2 Single Family Residential (Silo Ridge)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION & CONTEXT
In 2004, the subject property was re-zoned from LSPD: Large Scale Planned Development to E-1 Estate Residential and granted a Special Use Permit for a school (religious education/ administration building) and designated as a Planned Development to allow two buildings on a single consolidated lot in the E-1 District subject to the conditions in Ordinance No. 3835 (2004-0478). This was to approve the construction of a new 11,823 square foot, 2-story religious education/administration building on a 10-acre parcel adjacent to the existing church. The religious education/administration building was located northwest of the existing church property, east of the Silo Ridge subdivision and was not adjacent to any right-of-way.
The site then remained unchanged for many years until a proposal was received to add an exterior stairwell and sidewalk in 2011. For context, the site was previously granted a Special Use Permit Amendment to increase the permissible ...
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