Title/Name/Summary
STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS Village of Orland Park Comprehensive Plan Update 2009
History
Questionnaire
Name______________________________
The Village is in the process of updating the current (1997) Comprehensive Plan. The Plan is intended to serve as a guiding document for planning decisions, village regulations, and public investment. The purpose of the interview is to establish a dialogue between stakeholders and staff concerning the vision for Orland Park’s future.
VISION
1. What do you see as the Village’s:
a. Strengths: If you wanted to convince a friend to move here or open a business here what would you say? What are our best qualities?
b. Weaknesses: What challenges must we overcome?
c. Opportunities: What existing resources should we capitalize on?
d. Threats: Identify threats to our community.
2. Identify places outside of Orland Park you have been and admired.
a. Why did these places impress you? Include big ideas as well as details.
b. Places can be local or international
c. What ideas or items could be adapted to Orland Park?
3. How should Orland Park change in the next decade or two? How should it remain the same?
4. Please share your top three improvement ideas for quality of life in Orland Park.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SECTIONS
Housing-
1. What types of housing would you like to see more or less of?
2. Orland Park is primarily single family housing. Should we allow accessory dwelling units such as granny flats or in law suites or over the garage apartments?
3. Should we allow more multi-family rental units?
4. What about temporary rental units such as Homewood Suites?
5. Should tear-downs be more regulated to fit in the neighborhood?
6. Orland Park doesn’t have as much available land for residential development as our neighbors. Would you support taller mixed use buildings near train stations and in pedestrian friendly areas in order to provide more housing? How tall? 5-8 stories? 10-15?
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