Title
Lake Sedgewick Shoreline Zoning Map Amendment #2
History
Please see attached staff report due to formatting issues
Project: 2025-0160 Lake Sedgewick Shoreline Zoning Map Amendment #2- 10350 159th Street
Petitioner: Jim Culotta, Interim Village Manager
Location: 10350 159th Street
P.I.N.s: 27-16-300-014-0000
Parcel Size: 5.65 acres
Requested Actions: The Petitioner, the Village of Orland Park, seeks approval of a zoning map amendment (“rezoning”) of a Lake Sedgewick parcel site located along 159th Street just east of 104th Avenue. The petitioner seeks to rezone the subject site from E-1 Estate Residential to OS Open Space.
The Lake Sedgewick Shoreline (#2) parcel is a Village-owned property purchased using Open Lands funds in 2011. It is adjacent to Centennial Park on the north and west sides. Access to the parcel is difficult due to the presence of a retaining wall on 159th Street and its location along the Lake Sedgewick shoreline.
The Open Space District is intended to protect parks, natural areas, retention ponds, detention basins, civic and fraternal non-profit organizations, and open space corridor connections. It also ensures permanent access to outdoor recreation and natural areas, enhancing neighborhood value and providing recreational opportunities for residents.
The existing property is zoned E-1 Estate Residential, which does not align with its current use. Rezoning this Lake Sedgewick parcel as Open Space will promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by preventing private development and maintaining open space uses.
Overall, the proposed zoning map amendment conforms to the Village’s Land Development Code and policies for this area.
The subject property is currently zoned E-1 Estate Residential, the default zoning district assigned to properties upon annexation into the Village. When reviewing an application for rezoning property, the decision-making body shall review the following factors for consideration. Staff has responded to the factors on the attached document and recommends approval of the zoning map amendment from E-1 Estate Residential to OS Open Space. The factors below come principally from the 1957 case LaSalle v. County of Cook:
1. The existing uses and zoning of nearby property;
2. The extent to which property values are diminished by a particular zoning classification or restriction;
3. The extent to which the destruction of property value of a petitioning property owner promotes the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the public;
4. The relative gain to the public as opposed to the hardship imposed on a petitioning property owner;
5. The suitability of the subject property for its zoned purposes;
6. The length of time the property has been vacant as zoned, considered in the context of land development in the area;
7. The Comprehensive Plan designation and the current applicability of that designation;
8. The evidence or lack of evidence, of community need for the use proposed.
PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDED ACTION
Regarding Case Number 2025-0160, also known as Lake Sedgewick Shoreline Zoning Map Amendment #2, Staff recommends to accept and make findings of fact as discussed at this Plan Commission meeting and within the Staff Report dated March 26, 2025.
And
Staff recommends the Plan Commission approve a zoning map amendment for 10350 159th Street from E-1 Estate Residential to OS Open Space.
Recommended Action/Motion
Regarding Case Number 2025-0160, also known as Lake Sedgewick Shoreline Zoning Map Amendment #2, I move to approve the Staff Recommended Action as presented in the Staff Report to the Plan Commission for this case.