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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Planning and Zoning Commission
DATE: May 21, 2026
SUBJECT:
A Resolution Approving a Preliminary Plan and Plat for Kingsley Row Subdivision, on vacant land located east of the intersection of Ogden Avenue and 75th Street (M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC - 26-0335 / NA28/1-25.228 - RZ/CUPD/Psd/Ppn - JM - Ward 8)
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plan and Plat for Kingsley Row Subdivision, located east of the intersection of Ogden Avenue and 75th Street for a ROW Dwelling (Party Wall) (1130) Use which includes the development of 185 townhomes and associated stormwater facility.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently R-5(C) Multiple-Family Dwelling District, R-5A(C) Midrise Multiple-Family Dwelling District, B-2(C) General Retail District, and OS-1(C) Conservation, Open Space, and Drainage District all with a Conditional Use zoning, which is part of the Melody Town Center Conditional Use Planned Development.
The Petitioner is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plan and Plat for Kingsley Row Subdivision for a ROW Dwelling (Party Wall) (1130) Use. The details of the request include a plan to develop the property with 39 buildings containing 185 townhomes consisting of three-story, rear-loaded home with some buildings featuring a two-story, side-loaded end cap. The units are approximately 2,200 square feet. Each unit has a two-car garage and two-car driveway with additional 37 off-street parking spaces scattered throughout the subdivision. The 66' right-of-way with rear-loaded products allows street parking along much of the roadway.
Commons Drive will be extended through the site as a three-lane roadway that expands at each end to allow turn lanes. The intersection at Ogden Avenue will feature dedicated right and left turn lanes while the intersection at 75th Street has two duel left turn lanes. A 10-foot path runs along the east side, and a 5-foot sidewalk runs...
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