Title/Name/Summary
Fernway Park Elementary School Expansion - Special Use Permit for a School
History
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Project: 2024-0807 Fernway Park Elementary School Expansion
Petitioner: Dr. Daniel Callaghan, Superintendent, Kirby School District 140
Project Representative: Thomas Szurgot, TRIA Architecture
Location: 16600 88th Avenue, Orland Park
P.I.N.s: 27-22-403-011-0000, 27-22-403-012-0000
Parcel Size: 10 acres (9.47 after right-of-way dedication)
Requested Action: The petitioner is seeking approval of a Special Use Permit to continue operating an elementary school at 16600 S 88th Avenue. The request also includes approval of the revised Site Plan, Landscape Plan, and Building Elevations, along with a modification to reduce the required plantings within the southern landscape corridor of the site.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION
Regarding Case Number 2024-0807, also known as Fernway Park Elementary School Expansion Special Use Permit, staff recommends to accept and make findings of fact as discussed at this Plan Commission meeting and within the Staff Report dated April 29, 2025.
Staff recommends the Plan Commission approve a Site Plan and Building Elevations titled “Kirby School District 2025 Additions at Fernway Park Elementary School,” dated March 18, 2025.
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Staff Recommends the Plan Commission Approve a Landscape Plan titled “Final Landscape Plan for Fernway School Renovations,” dated March 12, 2025.
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Staff recommends the Plan Commission approve a Special Use Permit for a school at 16600 88th Avenue, subject to the following conditions:
1. The development shall be in substantial conformance with the preliminary site plan and building elevations titled “Kirby School District 2025 Additions at Fernway Park Elementary School,” dated March 18, 2025; the landscape plan titled “Final Landscape Plan for Fernway School Renovations,” dated March 12, 2025; and the preliminar...
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