A 10-acre residential project planned for the village’s commercial and office corridor along 94th Avenue was tentatively approved this week after the developer agreed to lower the density by trimming four housing units from the plan.
Chuck Czekala, of Highland Development, went along with the village’s Community Development Committee’s request this week and reduced the density to 6 units per acre from 6.6 units.
His decision came just after committee members said they would vote against the plan because it didn’t feature the mix of uses that is required under the site’s zoning, which allows for a high density of commercial, office and residential properties. The zoning provides for a residential density range of 4 to 8 units per acre, but the higher density normally is for plans that feature additional landscaping and other project amenities.
“My feeling is that if it is going to be strictly residential, then I would like to see it come down to 6 units” per acre, said trustee Bernard Murphy, the committee’s chairman.
The project, at 15920-50 S. 94th Ave., is to feature 22 townhouses and 33 condominiums.
