Submitted By
Ahmad M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager / Interim Director of Development Customer Services
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
An Ordinance Granting an Extension of the Waiver and Suspension of the Right of Way Obstruction Permit Fee and Parking Obstruction Fee for the Planned Development at 7 Van Buren Street through May 31, 2024
End
Overview
Overview
Demolition and construction activities related to the Oak Park Residence Corporation's 7 Van Buren Planned Development require the obstruction of Village Parking Lot 25V to allow for material staging and construction administration. The applicant was granted a waiver of the Right of Way Obstruction Permit Fee and Parking Meter Obstruction Fee by the Village Board from August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, and is now requesting an extension of this waiver through May 31, 2024.
End
Recommendation
Recommendation
Adopt the Ordinance.
Background
The Oak Park Residence Corporation's (OPRC) 7 Van Buren Street development, currently under construction, is comprised of a six (6) story mixed-income apartment building with 45 dwelling units and seventeen (17) on-site parking spaces located at the southwest corner of Van Buren Street and Austin Boulevard. This development will replace an existing mixed-income, two-story building, also owned by OPRC.
Village Parking Lot 25V, comprised of sixteen (16) 24-hour permitted parking spaces, is located immediately north of the development site, within the Van Buren Street right-of-way. On January 18, 2022, the Village Board, in conjunction with approving the special use permit for the planned development, authorized a vacation of a portion of Van Buren Street. This vacation, in turn, permanently reduced the number of parking spaces in Lot 25V from sixteen (16) to eleven (11).
As outlined in the applicant's site logistics plan, the use of Lot 25V is necessary to allow for construction material staging and construction administration in the area within ...
Click here for full text