Council advances 16-unit Lake Cook Road townhome development after final review

The Community and Economic Development Committee reviewed and voted to advance a package of ordinances and a resolution granting final plan development, final plat of subdivision, and a rezoning from R-1 to planned development for a proposed 16-unit townhome development on the south side of Lake Cook Road. Planning staff said the petitioner revised driveway profiles to provide minimum driveway depths of just over 20 feet at the shallowest points and approximately 26 feet at the deepest points, and resubmitted a final landscaping plan after consultation with adjacent single-family homeowners.

Staff noted a roughly 10-foot grade differential on the south side of the property and described a removed fence along the southern property line in favor of landscaping to address residents' concerns; the plan commission had unanimously recommended approval and staff concurred. The committee voted to place the item on the consent agenda for council action.