The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night will review a concept plan for a proposed residential and commercial development on a site annexed to the village nearly two decades ago.
D.R. Horton, Inc. Midwest is proposing to build Parksmith Run, consisting of 210 single-family homes and 76 townhome units on a 107-acre property north of Route 34 and west of the Orchard Woods development along Orchard Road.
The village originally approved the annexation agreement for the Parksmith Run development in 2007. That proposal featured 154 single-family homes and 88 townhomes, plus a 5-acre commercial area and a 7-acre park site.
However, the original developer did not start construction of the project, village officials said.
“The current petitioner wishes to revise the 20-year-old plan to be more consistent with the demands of the current market trends,” Oswego Development Services Director Rod Zenner said in a report to the commission.
The revised concept plan provides for single-family, townhome and commercial uses similar to what was provided for in the approved preliminary plat, he said.
The majority of the single-family lots would have a total square footage of about 8,100 square feet, while about 44 lots would have a square footage of 10,000 square feet, according to the new proposal.
The revised concept plan does increase the number of single-family lots by 56 units, Zenner said.
The new concept plan also proposes 76 two-story townhomes located towards the southern portion of the development behind proposed commercial properties along Route 34. The revised concept plan decreases the number of townhomes by 12 units, Zenner said.
The revised plan increases future commercial space from 5.14 acres to 7.5 acres along Route 34. The developer proposes a decrease in the park site from 7 acres to 4.9 acres, he said.
Village staff members recommend the park site be increased to a minimum of 5 acres, which is in keeping with what the park district requires, he said. Staff further recommends the developer consider the visual impact of the proposed park site.
“Staff would also recommend that the site be increased by eliminating some of the single-family homes that back directly onto the park. This would not only increase the size of the park but open the park up visually to the surrounding road network,” Zenner said.
Linda Girardi is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.
