R-36-01 Objection for the Record of the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals Regarding a Request for a Zoning Map Ammendment (Docket #7129) and Planned Unit Development Approval (Docket #7130) (south of 131st Street, west of Parker Road)VILLAGE OF LEMONT
RESOLUTION NO. R^ Of
A RESOLUTION OF OBJECTION FOR THE
RECORD OF THE COOK COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (DOCKET #7129)
AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL(DOCKET #7130)
(south of 131st Street, west of Parker Road)
WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont is an incorporated municipality within one and one -
half (1 ' /2) miles of the property which is the subject of a request for Rezoning from R -3 Single -
family Residence District to R -5 Single Family Residence District, R -7 General Residence District
and C -4 General Commercial District, and a Special Use for 339 Single Family Homes, 105
townhome units, and four acres of commercial use, on 132 acres, which is legally described as
follows:
PARCEL 1: SOUTH 1/2 OF SOUTHEAST 1/4 AND EAST 5 ACRES OF
SOUTH 1/4 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH,
R11, EAST OF THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF
SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34 AFORESAID;
PARCEL 3: LOT 1 AND EAST 1/2 OF LOTS 6 AND 7 IN COUNTY CLERK'S
DIVISION OF SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, R11,
EAST OF THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPT 5 ACRES OF LAND;
PARCEL 4: THAT PART OF LOT 6 IN COUNTY CLERKS DIVISION OF
SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, R11, EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN.
WHEREAS, the entire boundary of the subject property is within one and a half (11/2)
miles of the corporate limits of the Village of Lemont; and
WHEREAS, the Village Comprehensive Plan indicates that this area is designated for low
density residential uses, not multiple family uses; and
WHEREAS, the new Cook County Comprehensive Plan indicates that this area is
designated for single family uses, not multiple family and commercial uses; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner has failed to demonstrate compliance with the procedural
requirements and standards for Planned Unit Developments as enumerated in the Cook County
Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the predominant land use pattern in unincorporated Lemont Township
adjacent to and within one mile of the site is low - density single - family development; and
WHEREAS, the rezoning would substantially alter the character of the neighborhood and
may cause harm to the values of property within the vicinity of the proposed rezoning.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Lemont, Counties of Cook, DuPage and Will, State of Illinois, that the Village of
Lemont hereby objects to the requests for rezoning and special use which is the subject of Cook
County Zoning Board of Appeals Docket #7129 and Docket #7130.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DuPAGE,
ILLINOIS, on this 11* day of _ -- , 2001.
John Benik
Debby Blatzer
Peter Coules
Connie Markiewicz
Steve Rosendahl
Jeanette Virgilio
APPROVED by this /i4'
ATTEST:
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
v
day of , 2001.
CHARLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
r
VILLAGE OF LEMONT
RESOLUTION NO
A RESOLUTION OF OBJECTION FOR THE
RECORD OF THE COOK COUNTY ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
REGARDING A REQUEST FOR A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (DOCKET #7129)
AND PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL(DOCKET #7130)
(south of 131st Street, west of Parker Road)
WHEREAS, the Village of Lemont is an incorporated municipality within one and one -
half (1 '/2) miles of the property which is the subject of a request for Rezoning from R -3 Single -
family Residence District to R -5 Single Family Residence District, R -7 General Residence District
and C -4 General Commercial District, and a Special Use for 339 Single Family Homes, 105
townhome units, and four acres of commercial use, on 132 acres, which is legally described as
follows:
PARCEL 1: SOUTH 1/2 OF SOUTHEAST 1/4 AND EAST 5 ACRES OF
SOUTH 1/4 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH,
R11, EAST OF THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF
SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34 AFORESAID;
PARCEL 3: LOT 1 AND EAST '/2 OF LOTS 6 AND 7 IN COUNTY CLERK'S
DIVISION OF SOUTH 1/2 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, R11,
EAST OF THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, EXCEPT 5 ACRES OF LAND;
PARCEL 4: THAT PART OF LOT 6 IN COUNTY CLERKS DIVISION OF
SOUTH '/2 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 37 NORTH, R11, EAST OF THE
THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN.
WHEREAS, the entire boundary of the subject property is within one and a half (1' /2)
miles of the corporate limits of the Village of Lemont; and
WHEREAS, the Village Comprehensive Plan indicates that this area is designated for low
density residential uses, not multiple family uses; and
WHEREAS, the new Cook County Comprehensive Plan indicates that this area is
designated for single family uses, not multiple family and commercial uses; and
WHEREAS, the petitioner has failed to demonstrate compliance with the procedural
requirements and standards for Planned Unit Developments as enumerated in the Cook County
Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the predominant land use pattern in unincorporated Lemont Township
adjacent to and within one mile of the site is low- density single - family development; and
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WHEREAS, the rezoning would substantially alter the character of the neighborhood and
may cause harm to the values of property within the vicinity of the proposed rezoning.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of
the Village of Lemont, Counties of Cook, DuPage and Will, State of Illinois, that the Village of
Lemont hereby objects to the requests for rezoning and special use which is the subject of Cook
County Zoning Board of Appeals Docket #7129 and Docket #7130.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF LEMONT, COUNTIES OF COOK, WILL AND DuPAGE,
ILLINOIS, on this i t IA^ day of _ 9w -- , 2001.
John Benik
Debby Blatzer
Peter Coules
Connie Markiewicz
Steve Rosendahl
Jeanette Virgilio
APPROVED by this
ATTEST:
C
AYES NAYS PASSED ABSENT
i/
day of
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RLENE M. SMOLLEN, Village Clerk
, 2001.
F. PIAZZA, ii 1�_� ' resident