Title/Name/Summary
Park Corners II Office Building - Revised Plan
History
PETITIONER:
Rick Raspante, McNaughton Development
REQUESTED ACTION:
Approval of minor changes to the site plan and landscape plan.
LOCATION:
13510 Circle Drive (SEC LaGrange Road and 135th Street)
ATTACHMENTS:
Board Approved Landscape Plan
Revised Landscape and Site Plan (two sheets)
DISCUSSION:
The Village Board approved the Park Corners II project in June of 2007 and approved the landscape plan in November of 2007. The petitioner has since made minor revisions to the site and landscape plan per final engineering comments and site conditions. A summary of the changes is provided below:
Sidewalk Extension to Intersection
The approved landscape plan and site plan shows the LaGrange Road sidewalk terminating at the intersection. However, current site grading conditions and IDOT requirements resulted in the sidewalk terminating at the end of the parking lot. Because the intersection is currently not improved with crosswalks or a sidewalk to connect to, IDOT considers it unsafe to extend the sidewalk to the intersection. The sidewalk connection will be completed in the future, either through surrounding development or the LaGrange Road widening project.
Fire Lane/Trash Enclosure/Parking Stalls
The approved landscape plan included a fire lane on the south side of the building. It was later determined that the fire lane could not be constructed due to stormwater management issues. The fire lane has been replaced with landscaping in the most current plan. The removal of the fire lane also provided the opportunity to relocate the trash enclosure. The Board approved plan shows the enclosure at the northeast corner of the site, directly across the street from an existing single family home. The new plan shows the enclosure on the southwest side of the site at the end of the parking lot. This location is much better screened and less visible. Two parking stalls have been added ...
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