Title
Hoffman Woods Zoning Map Amendment
History
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Project: 2025-0161 Hoffman Woods Zoning Map Amendment - 17601 116th Avenue
Petitioner: Jim Culotta, Interim Village Manager
Location: 17601 116th Avenue
P.I.N.: 27-31-100-009-0000
Parcel Size: 6.8 acres
Requested Actions: The Petitioner, the Village of Orland Park, seeks approval of a zoning map amendment (“rezoning”) of Hoffman Woods located at 17601 116th Avenue. The petitioner seeks to rezone the subject site from E-1 Estate Residential to OS Open Space.
BACKGROUND
Hoffman Woods is a wooded property located along Southwest Highway (US Route 6) between Brook Hill Drive and Orland Woods Lane. On June 21, 2004, the Village Board approved Ordinance No. 3895, annexing the Hoffman Woods parcel into the Village after it was acquired by the Open Lands Commission. The Ordinance annexing the property did not include a plat of annexation, preventing the Ordinance from being recorded. A plat of annexation was recently prepared and recorded with the county in January 2025.
Parcels are automatically zoned E-1 Estate Residential upon annexation, so this proposed zoning map amendment is required to officially rezone Hoffman Woods as Open Space, ensuring consistency with the Village’s zoning and land use framework and correcting the map inconsistency.
The purpose of the Open Space District is to protect the Village’s parks, natural areas, retention ponds, detention basins, civic and fraternal non-profit organizations, and open space corridor connections. It is also to ensure permanent access to outdoor recreation, natural areas, and other recreational opportunities for residents in all neighborhoods, and to enhance the value of nearby properties. The proposed zoning amendment will promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by ensuring the land is preserved with open space uses and not for private development. Overall, the proposed zoning map amendmen...
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