Title
Mill Creek Zoning Map Amendment
History
Please see attached staff report due to formatting issues
Project: 2025-0158 Mill Creek Open Lands Zoning Map Amendment
Petitioner: Jim Culotta, Interim Village Manager
Location: 13600, 13610, 13612, 13614, 13618, 13620, 13622, 13624 Southwest Highway and 13701 LaGrange Road
P.I.N.s: 27-03-101-031-0000, 27-03-101-032-0000, 27-03-101-033-0000; 27-03-101-034-0000, 27-03-101-035-0000, 27-03-101-036-0000, 27-03-101-037-0000 27-03-101-038-0000, 27-03-100-033
Parcel Size: 5.03 acres
Requested Actions: The Petitioner, the Village of Orland Park, seeks approval of a zoning map amendment (“rezoning”) of Mill Creek Open Lands site located southwest of 135th Street and Southwest Highway. The petitioner seeks to rezone the subject site from E-1 Estate Residential to OS Open Space.
BACKGROUND
These 9 subject lots, platted in 1952, were never developed due to difficult access and wetland and floodplain constraints. They are located south of and contiguous to the existing 135th Street Wetlands parcel. The lots were purchased using Open Lands funds in 2011.
The purpose of the Open Space District is to protect the Village’s parks, natural areas, retention ponds, detention basins, civic and fraternal non-profit organizations, and open space corridor connections. It is also to ensure permanent access to outdoor recreation, natural areas, and other recreational opportunities for residents in all neighborhoods, and to enhance the value of nearby properties. The proposed zoning amendment will promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by ensuring the land is preserved with open space uses and not for private development.
Overall, the proposed zoning map amendment conforms to the Village’s Land Development Code and policies for this area.
LASALLE FACTORS
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...
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