Title/Name/Summary
Three Bridges of Orland
History
PROJECT:
Three Bridges
PETITIONER:
David B. Sosin
PURPOSE:
To establish a 406-unit, residential subdivision with a mix of multi-family and single-family homes on a 161.58-acre parcel.
LOCATION:
Southeast corner of 179th Street and 104th Avenue
ATTACHMENTS:
Overall Site Aerial
Existing Conditions Aerial
Preliminary Site Plan
Preliminary Wetland Detention Planting Plan
Petitioners Response to Special Use Standards
Petitioners Response to Rezoning Factors (to be given to Plan Commissioners at the meeting)
SIZE:
161.58 Acres
EXISTING ZONING:
Unincorporated, County Zoned Residential
EXISTING LAND USE:
Farm and Farmhouse
SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USE:
North: (across 179th Street) Forest Preserve
South: Vacant E-1 Estate Residential District
East: LSPD Large Scale Planned Development, White Mountain Golf Course
West: (across 104th Avenue) R3 Residential District, Eagle Ridge Subdivision
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION:
Open Land
FLOODPLAIN:
There is a large portion of floodplain (approximately 30 acres) bisecting the southeast corner of the site that includes a channelized swale.
EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS:
The site consists of significant topography, floodplain, existing wetlands, and an existing creek. The topography is the primary natural feature on this site. In some areas, the slope reaches 15 % and some hills have over 20 feet of elevation change. There are a few ridges on the site that direct drainage to existing low points. The existing wetlands are located within the floodplain. The floodplain is approximately 30.7 acres around an existing creek, which currently functions more like a channelized swale, and bisects the southeast corner of the site. The creek is currently unnamed and is a tributary to the East Branch of Marley Creek.
It has been discovered that the existing barn and home predate the Civil War and were constructed before 1854. Although currently unprotected by any la...
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