Title/Name/Summary
Miroballi Plaza - SP, AR, VAR
History
PROJECT:
Miroballi Plaza - 2011-0540
PETITIONER:
Daniel Miroballi, Manager
REQUESTED ACTION:
Site Plan Review
Elevation Review
Variance Review
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this petition is to construct a 10,000 square foot retail center on a .97 acre piece of property at the northwest corner of La Grange Road and 144th Place.
LOCATION:
14360 S. La Grange Road
P.I.N. NUMBERS:
27-09-215-029
27-09-215-007
ATTACHMENTS:
Site Plan
Elevations
Variance Standards
SIZE:
10,000 Square Feet on a .95 Acre Lot
EXISTING ZONING:
Village Center District
EXISTING LAND USE:
Vacant; Brownfield
SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USE:
North: Village Center District - Retail/ Commercial
South: Village Center District - (across 144th Place) Restaurant
East: Village Center District - (across La Grange Road) Retail/ Commercial
West: Village Center District - Residential/ Multi-Family Apartments
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION:
Community Intensity Commercial/ Office
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING:
Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. has approved preliminary engineering for this project.
PUBLIC UTILITIES:
The site is serviced by all public utilities. Storm, sanitary sewer and water main utilities are accessible for the development in the right-of-ways.
TRANSPORTATION:
The site is bounded by La Grange Road on the east, a major arterial road under IDOT jurisdiction. One driveway will provide access to the site from southbound La Grange Road lanes. The driveway will be right-in/right-out once La Grange Road widening improvements are completed and a raised planted median prevents full access. As a result the site plan proposes a second ingress/egress along 144th Place, which is a local street. A traffic signal is at the intersection of 144th Place and La Grange Road, which will provide the site with “full access” opportunities.
PLANNING OVERVIEW:
The subject site has been a vacant brownfield for the last eight (8) years on the northwes...
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