Title/Name/Summary
Amendment to a Special Use Residential Planned Development - Estates at Ravinia Meadow
History
Project: 2024-0676 - Estates at Ravinia Meadows
Petitioner: Fabian Fondriest, Pulte Home Company, LLC
Project Representative: Sosin, Arnold & Schoenbeck, Ltd.
Location: 16100 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park
P.I.N.s: 27-21-200-010-0000
Requested Actions: The petitioner seeks approval of an AMENDMENT to a Special Use Permit for a Planned Development with Modifications from the Land Development Code (LDC); and approval of Site Plan, Landscape Plan, Elevations, and Subdivision.
On Feb 3, 2025, the Board of Trustees had granted a Special Use Permit for Disturbance to a Nontidal Wetland. Please see attached Staff Report to the Plan Commission for the full scope of the project.
PLAN COMMISSION DISCUSSION
Present at the Plan Commission were 6 Commissioners, with 1 commissioner joining via phone, the petitioner’s representative, members of staff, and one member of the public. The Commissioners discussed the project scope, and its impact on the surrounding properties.
The project representative and staff informed the Commissioners that Pulte was requesting a amendment to their Special Use Permit to reduce the number of lots from 132 to 129, in order to expand Outlot B to provide volume control for stormwater management for the northern portion of the property. This volume control was previously located on a Costco outlot. Since Pulte and Costco were unable to agree on specific terms of the agreement, Pulte eliminated 3 lots and is providing volume control on its own property, eliminating the need for an agreement with Costco.
Staff clarified that there are no other changes to the planned development.
Commissioner Nugent shared his opinion that the inability for Costco to reach an agreement with Pulte has resulted in the loss of three lots to Pulte and loss of revenue to the Village.
Pulte representative noted that Pulte weighed their options and decided ...
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