Title/Name/Summary
Gallagher and Henry - Doctor East Subdivision - Landscape Plan
History
This is a request for approval of a landscape plan for the Doctor East Subdivision located on the West side of Wolf Road, approximately 15300 South. The Village Board approved the site plan and elevations for Doctor East in June of 2005 with the following landscape related conditions:
That all Final Engineering and Landscape Review related items are met;
That a long term management plan for the Natural Areas is submitted for review;
That the petitioner provide improvements to the natural areas, including an overlook at the west end of Prescot Lane, benches, and educational signage for the natural areas.
That wrought iron-looking fences are provided along the landscaped easements along Wolf Road and 155th Street; and
That a tree preservation and mitigation plan is submitted for review.
Per Code requirements, the petitioner submitted a landscape plan that has been reviewed and approved by the Village’s Landscape Architect consulting firm. A copy of the approval memo is attached for review.
This is now before the Village Board for consideration
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the Landscape Plan titled, ‘Native Landscape Plan Doctor East,’ prepared by EnCAP, Inc, project number 716-040, dated 04/24/08, sheets 1 through 6, subject to the following conditions:
1. Signage is to be permanently mounted and durable.
2. Performance criteria for woody plantings installed within the natural area: All (100 percent) of woody plantings area shall be alive, healthy, and representative of the species.
3. A long-term Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan shall be submitted for Village review and approval comment as a condition of native landscape acceptance. Information appropriate for inclusion in an O&M plan was described in the previous review.