Title/Name/Summary
Stellwagen Family Farm IDNR Obligation Transfer
History
QUICKFACTS
Project
Stellwagen Family Farm IDNR Obligation Transfer - 2014-0422
Petitioner
Village of Orland Park
Purpose
The purpose of this project is to transfer the IDNR OLT Grant obligations from the Stellwagen Family Farm to Doctor Marsh and enable continued farming at the Stellwagen Family Farm. This is related to IDNR Project OLT 01-024.
Requested Actions: Informational Item/ Public Comment
Project Attributes
Address: 17701 S. 108th Avenue
P.I.N.(s): 27-32-200-004
Size: 60 acres
Comprehensive Plan Planning District: Grasslands Planning District
Comprehensive Land Designation: Open Space, Parks and Recreation
Existing Zoning: OL Open Lands District
Proposed Zoning: N/A
Existing Land Use: Agricultural/ Historic
Proposed Land Use: Agricultural/ Historic
Surrounding Land Use:
North: R-3 Residential District - Single Family Residential/ Olde Mill Subdivision
South: R-4 Residential District - Multi-Family & Single Family Residential / Eagle Ridge III Subdivision
East: R-3 Residential District - Single Family Residential / Mission Hills and Eagle Ridge III Subdivisions
West: R-4 Residential District - (across 108th Avenue) Multi-Family Residential/ Eagle Ridge II Subdivision
Preliminary Engineering: N/A
OVERVIEW AND BACKGROUND
The Village of Orland Park acquired the Stellwagen Family Farm as an Open Lands purchase in 2002 through a state Open Lands Trust Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and funds from the Orland Park Open Lands Corporation. The total price tag was approximately $6 million. The OLT Grant constituted approximately $2 million. Along with the OLT Grant came a number of stipulations and requirements associated with how the land will be used, namely that the farmland be converted from agricultural use to prairie lands.
The OLT Grant required that by 2006 prairie restoration commence on the farm. Prairie restoration, howeve...
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