Houses proposed for site near Glen Ellyn
Developers will seek feedback Monday from Glen Ellyn trustees on expanding a proposed subdivision that has triggered concerns from some neighbors about the scope of the project.
If the village board isn't receptive to the new version of the Enclaves of Glen Oak subdivision, developers have indicated they will proceed with an earlier, scaled-back plan calling for eight houses north of the Glen Oak County Club.
Village planners, however, endorse the latest proposal to build 12 homes on unincorporated land that would be annexed into Glen Ellyn. The houses would average about 3,000 square feet and prices would range from the mid-$800,000s to more than $1 million, developers told the plan commission in late January.
"There are a lot more benefits to the area with this newer proposal," Planning and Development Director Staci Hulseberg said.
Neighbors have complained about excess stormwater flowing over the site - containing two vacant homes and some accessory structures - and heading to Country Club Lane and Whittier Avenue.
The Country Club Estates subdivision borders the property to the south. To the east, are single-family homes in an unincorporated area. To the north, is the Prairie Path. And to the west, are more homes incorporated in the village.
"Either subdivision is good because there's a requirement to install a detention basin that will capture that water and hold it and release it at a much more reasonable rate," Hulseberg said.
But the 12-lot plan would capture more of the existing runoff, village planners wrote in a memo to the village board. That's because developers would build a storm sewer and catch basin near Cumnor Avenue and Fairview Street that would collect and divert water to the detention pond.
The village granted preliminary approval of the original, 8-lot subdivision in November 2014. Since then, developers have signed a contract to buy additional lots on Cumnor Avenue and reconfigured access to the subdivision.
They are now seeking several new variances from village code. One would allow a smaller lot width on three of the subdivision's lots than what's spelled out in village requirements.
If the board expresses support Monday, then the preliminary plans would be up for a formal vote March 14. The annexation agreement alone requires a two-thirds vote, or four trustees, for approval. Trustee Tim Elliot will recuse himself, officials say. The project's attorney works at a law firm where Elliott is a partner, according to meeting minutes.
Developers still would have to prepare final plans, come before the plan commission and secure approval from the village board before obtaining construction permits. That review, officials say, could last until spring or summer.