Title/Name/Summary
Orland Township Facility Renovation
History
Project
Orland Township Facility Renovation
Petitioner
Orland Township Supervisor, Paul O’Grady
Purpose
The Township proposes to construct a new parking lot, a new driveway with drop off area and parking spaces, minor building elevation changes, new landscaping, and a new dumpster.
Project Attributes
Address: 14807 Ravinia Avenue, Orland Park
P.I.N.: 27-09-401-031-0000
Size: 2.4 acres; existing building approximately 15,066 square feet
Comprehensive Plan designation: VCD Village Center District
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use:
North: VCD - bank
South: VCD - undeveloped land
East: VCD - Dania commercial center
West: (across Ravinia) Village Hall, Open Space
PROJECT OVERVIEW & CONTEXT
Orland Township covers a 36-square-mile area that includes residents living in Orland Park, Tinley Park, and Orland Hills, as well as the unincorporated areas within these boundaries. The Township facility is currently housed in an existing 15,066 square foot building across from Village Hall that was formerly an office building. The building was a part of the Village Center Subdivision and Special Use Planned Development approved in 1991, and was converted to the Township facility in 2009. Township services include senior and youth programs, health services, and services for the disabled and needy, which generate the need for more parking and easier access than the typical office use the site was designed for. Visitors to the Township facility often find a parking shortage that spills over into the grass. Special events further exacerbate the shortage. The Township proposes to address these issues by expanding parking and improving access.
The proposed parking lot is partially located on Village-owned land that is a vestige of the old Ravinia Avenue right of way, which at one time extended straight rather than curving as the road currently does. Most of the other portions of this old right of way have alrea...
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