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Plan commission backs amendment to Weston Marketplace GDP to add two parcels and carve corner parcel for future commercial use
Summary
Commission recommended rezoning two parcels into the Weston Marketplace planned development and an amendment to the site’s General Development Plan so developers can create a separate corner parcel for future retail (Duncan/Baskin-Robbins franchisee); staff also recommended B2 uses for the PD and asked for maintenance improvements on the site.
The Plan Commission recommended that the Village Board approve amendments to the Weston Marketplace General Development Plan (GDP) to add two parcels — one on Schofield Avenue and another with Camp Phillips Road access — and to allow the developer to divide off a corner parcel for future commercial use.
Staff provided a historical summary of the site: the original plan development dated to 2006 and evolved through several changes in 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2021. Developers have purchased adjacent parcels in recent years and now ask to fold them into the planned development district to permit additional retail and a potential public space/farmers‑market site. Staff recommended carrying forward B2 (Highway Business) uses for the added parcels in the amended PD so future uses align with nearby Schofield Avenue properties.
Developer representatives in the room and online — including Victor Anderson (Dairyland Operations LLC) and Shannon Eldridge (Lachry) — said the acquisitions will allow expansion and additional retail. An architect representing the franchisee for the corner site, Mario Valentini of MRV Architects, said the corner parcel would be sold to the Duncan and Baskin‑Robbins franchisee; that party will return with a specific implementation plan in the coming months.
Several public commenters raised concerns about existing maintenance problems at the marketplace, including deteriorated dumpster enclosures, litter, and dead trees on site. One commenter, Jim Penzelt, asked how the village will ensure long‑term compliance with zoning and site‑maintenance standards if the GDP is amended. The developer said they have been working with the village to upgrade enclosures and will produce a plan for improvements.
Staff recommended approval of the GDP amendment with uses consistent with B2 zoning, and the commission voted 5–0 to forward the recommendation to the Village Board with that language included. Commissioners asked staff and the developer to follow through on maintenance and landscaping upgrades — including replacement of dead trees and improvements to dumpster areas — as the amendment advances to the board.
