Title/Name/Summary
Spring Creek Annexation Agreement Summary
History
In the early 1990’s, the Orchard Hill Building Company (Gallagher and Henry) owned approximately 1,510 acres of land in unincorporated Cook County. The general location of these properties includes 1,308 acres between Will-Cook Road and 108th Avenue from 143rd Street to 17300 South. An additional 202 acres is included in the subject property generally located north of 143rd Street to approximately 13700 South, and from Will-Cook to Wolf Road. Fourteen (14) total parcels are included in the subject property, referred to as the Spring Creek Development.
During that time, Gallagher and Henry filed various petitions for rezoning of certain portions of the subject property, with the Zoning Board of Appeals of Cook County. The Village at the time filed a formal legal objection to the proposed rezoning. While the zoning petitions were still awaiting final action by Cook County, Gallagher and Henry filed lawsuits against the Village and the County relative to the proposed rezoning.
The Village and Gallagher and Henry adopted the Spring Creek Annexation Agreement to settle all litigation then pending and resolved all disputes related to the proposed zoning and development of the subject property. The Village agreed to rezone the subject property to allow 4,241 residential units and certain commercial uses on the subject property. Specifically, the agreement calls for 4,195 units for the Spring Creek Development and 46 units for the Doctor East Parcel.
The annexation agreement established zoning, residential densities, land uses and development standards for each of the 14 parcels. The agreement required that the Village amend the Land Development Code, to establish a zoning classification for planned development under unified control where the total land area shall not be less than 1,000 acres. In addition, the text amendment was required to permit 8,000 square foot lots for single-family resid...
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