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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Tracey M. Vacek, Director of Zoning and Planning Division
DATE: August 22, 2025
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Vacating a Water Line Easement and a Stormwater Control Easement on the Property located at 1444 N. Orchard Road, in Kane County, Aurora, Illinois
PURPOSE:
The Petitioner, Continental 834 Fund, LLC, is requesting the Vacation of a Water Line Easement and a Stormwater Control Easement for the property at 1444 N. Orchard Road.
BACKGROUND:
The Subject Property is currently vacant land with PDD Planned Development District zoning which is part of the USAA Planned Development District. The USAA Planned Development District was established in 1989 for approximately 500 acres of land. Over the years, the USAA Planned Development District Plan Description has undergone several amendments to accommodate ongoing development Most recently, on December 17, 2024, Ordinance O24-100 was approved, adding Parcel #20 and introducing a ninth land use designation-Multi-family Residential-for a portion of Lot 1A within the Resubdivision of Lot One in the Orchard Road Subdivision (also known as Lot 1 of Springs of Aurora). A Preliminary Plat and Plan for the multi-family residential development were also approved as part of this amendment by Resolutions R24-424 and R24-425. On August 5, 2025, the Final Plat and Plan for the multi-family residential development were approved by Resolutions PDFNL25-022 and PDFNL25-023.
The Petitioner is requesting a Plat of Vacation for a Water Line Easement and a Stormwater Control Easement as the utilities and stormwater management are being relocated on the property as part of the residential development. The relocated easements will be granted as part of the Plat of Subdivision.
DISCUSSION:
Staff has reviewed the Plat of Vacation petition and has sent comments back to the petitioner on those submittals. The petitioner has made the requested revisions to these documents, and they now meet the appli...
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