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File #: ORD 20-049    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 8/3/2020 Final action: 8/3/2020
Title: Concur with the Plan Commission's Recommendation and Adopt An Ordinance Denying a Special Use Permit for a Major Planned Development Containing a Five Story Multiple-Family Residential Building with 48 Dwelling Units at the Property Located at 435-451 Madison Street
Attachments: 1. Ordinance to Concur with PC Denial, 2. Findings of Fact, 3. Alternate Ordinance to Approve Special Use Permit, 4. Applicant's Presentation, 5. REVISED PLANS FOR Approval Ordinance, 6. APPLICATION, 7. APPLICATION (revised sections), 8. PC Minutes January 9, 2020, 9. Public Comment for March 5, 2020, 10. PC Minutes March 5, 2020, 11. Village Impact Letters, 12. Wight's Design Review, 13. Staff Report, 14. Public Comment for January 9, 2020
Submitted By
David Mann, Plan Commission Chair through Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director

Reviewed By
LKS

Agenda Item Title
Title
Concur with the Plan Commission's Recommendation and Adopt An Ordinance Denying a Special Use Permit for a Major Planned Development Containing a Five Story Multiple-Family Residential Building with 48 Dwelling Units at the Property Located at 435-451 Madison Street

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Overview
Overview
The Applicant, GLPE,LLC -Michigan Avenue Real Estate Group LLC, has requested the approval of a Special Use Permit for a Major Planned Development for a five (5) story multiple-family residential development with 48 rental units and ground floor ancellary parking spaces with five (5) allowances from zoning district regulations. If approved, a monetary donation for affordable housing opportunities will be provided (see Background for more detail).

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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Plan Commission voted to recommend to deny the application by a vote of seven (7) votes to 0, with one (1) abstention.

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Staff Recommendation
Staff supports the Plan Commission, however, the Applicant has recently submitted a revised architectural rendering for Village consideration which addresses staff's initial concerns regarding impacts to the residential property adjacely south. The Applicant is requesting that the Village Board consider a proposed design in place of what was submitted in their revised application to the Plan Commission. This new rendering is included with this agenda item under attachments. The full application and revisions can be found on the Village's website here: https://www.oak-park.us/your-government/citizen-commissions/plan-commission Click on "Applications for Public Hearing". The application and revised application are also attached to this agenda item.

Fiscal Impact
N/A.

Background
The subject property is within the MS - Madison Street Zoning District located on the south side of Madison Street...

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