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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Planning and Zoning Commission
DATE: January 7, 2022
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Approving a Final Plan for Chelsea Manor Subdivision, Located at the Southeast Corner of South Commons Drive and Irving Road, for a ROW Dwelling (Party Wall) (1130) Use (M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC - 21-0969 / NA33/2-21.345-Fsd/Fpn - SB - WARD 8)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC, is requesting approval of a Final Plan for Chelsea Manor Subdivision, being vacant land near the southeast corner of South Commons Drive and Irving Road, for a ROW Dwelling (Party Wall) (1130) use, which includes the development of two hundred-fifty (250) attached residential townhomes, stormwater detention, and open space.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently zoned R-4A(C), Two-Family Dwelling District with a Conditional Use Planned Development and OS-1(C), Conservation, Open Space, and Drainage District with a Conditional Use Planned Development. The lot is approximately thirty-six (36) acres and is presently vacant. The Conditional Use Planned Development was approved by the City Council as O21-048 on September 28, 2021. The Preliminary Plat & Plan was approved by the City Council as R21-262 on September 28, 2021. Additional information on the legislative history of the property can be found in the attached Property Research Sheet.
The Petitioner is requesting approval of a Final Plan for Chelsea Manor subdivision. The details of the request include a townhome development of forty-eight (48) buildings with a total of two hundred-fifty (250) units, an approximately five (5) acre detention pond in the southern portion of the development, and a gated private drive that provides access to the Cavalry Temple Church's property to the east. The Final Plan also indicates two access points from South Commons Drive, both of which include a single lane for vehicles entering the subdivision, as well as a left turn and right lane for vehicles exiting...
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