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6 | June 20, 2019 | the new lenox patriot news
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New Lenox Village Board
2 large building developments get approval
Jessie Molloy
Freelance Reporter
The New Lenox Village
Board gave approval for
two large developments
coming to the city following
weeks of negotiations
and several changes to the
construction plans.
The Four Seasons development,
a 612-lot, agerestricted
community, will
be built on 223 acres of
land east of Cedar Road
and to the north of Route
6, property currently used
as the Teerling Nursery.
In order to receive final
approval for construction,
the developer, K. Hovnanian
Homes and the village
reached an agreement
to build the development
in a series of sub-phases
because of the large scope
of the project.
“Normally, we require
all the public improvements
to be completed
on a construction phase
before we issue building
permits,” said Director
of Community Development
Robin Ellis. “Since
this project is so large
and each phase includes
over 200 units, we are instead
going to allow them
to divide each phase into
three sub-phases. When
they complete the public
improvements on the first
sub-phase of phase one we
will issue the building permits
for that section while
they continue the public
improvements for the second
sub-phase and so on.”
In addition to the staggered
construction phases,
the village also included
a provision which would
require the developer to
pay for any repairs which
may be needed to Chicago-Bloomington
Trail and
Bladgett-Meader Road after
they had been used by
construction equipment.
Finally, the developer
agreed to include extra
landscaping along development
homes which
back on major village
roads and the village
agreed to reduce or eliminate
certain impact fees.
The Park District and tap
on fees will be reduced
for each household, as the
community’s age restrictions
are likely to mean
the homes will have fewer
residents than other single-family
homes in the
village, while the school
and transportation fees
have been waived.
The board voted unanimously
to approve the
annexation agreement,
annexation, and special
use preliminary plat for
the development. Trustee
Annette Bowden was not
present to vote.
“I hope this development
works out and kick
starts things in that area,”
Trustee David Butterfield
said, “I’m very excited
about this project.”
The board also voted
to approve an annexation
agreement, rezoning ordinance,
and special use
preliminary plat for the
proposed Prairie Glen subdivision.
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The development, which
will be marketed to older
residents but not officially
age-restricted, will occupy
17 acres of property North
of Route 30 and West of
Marley Road. While the
plan originally called for
47 homes to be built on the
property, the agreement
was amended to include
44 homes and a small parcel
for commercial development
along Route 30 to
reduce residential density.
The entire parcel was
originally zoned to be
commercial and was rezoned
as part of the approval
to be mostly residential.
Construction for
the development will be
completed in three phases
by ALPS Development.
While the development
was given approval,
Trustee David Smith voted
against the plan on all
three motions.
Other business
The board thanked the
police department and village
staff for helping the
first of the Triple Play concerts
go smoothly June, 8.
Five thousand people attended
the event and dry
weather allowed it to proceed
as planned. The second
summer concert will
be held on July 20.
The board reminded residents
to be careful driving
now that school is out.
“Everybody be safe,”
Mayor Tim Baldermann
said. “There are kids running
around everywhere.”
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