Title/Name/Summary
Laurels of Spring Creek (formerly Doctor East) - Subdivision
History
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Project
Laurels of Spring Creek (formerly Doctor East) - 2016-0678
Petitioner
John D. Gallagher
Gallagher & Henry
Purpose
To construct 46 single family homes on a 39.10 acre parcel
Requested Actions: Extension of Prior Approval
Project Attributes
Address: Approx. 15300 S. Wolf Road (west side)
Size: 39.10 acres
Comprehensive Plan Planning District: Centennial Planning District
Comprehensive Land Designation: Single Family Residential
Existing Zoning: R-3 Residential District
Existing Land Use: Single Family / Vacant
Proposed Land Use: Single Family Residential
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
On June 6, 2005, the Village Board of Trustees approved a 46 unit single family detached subdivision at about 15300 S. Wolf Road (2005-0080).
On August 4, 2008, the Village Board of Trustees approved the landscape plan for this project (2008-0494).
On October 20, 2008, the Village Board of Trustees approved the Plat of Subdivision for recording (2008-0501). Following this approval, the subdivision was recorded with Cook County, Illinois.
As a result of these prior approvals and the existing recorded plat of subdivision, the petitioner is requesting an extension to their prior approvals via this petition. The attached site plan reflects what was authorized and approved by the Board of Trustees in 2005.
Since the 2005 approval, minor engineering adjustments have been made to the site plan, mostly impacting the detention and the multi-use paths (bike paths). However, these small changes remain true to the intent of the Board approved plan and are outlined in the conditions (Site Plan condition 8, Landscape Plan condition 4) in the recommended motion below.
The changes are mostly related to the shape of the southern detention pond, which extends like a finger toward the wetlands to the west (see attached plat of subdivision for the updated shape of the pa...
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