Plan Commission backs River 504 row-home PUD amendment, asks to replace two street parking spaces with tree islands

The St. Charles Plan Commission recommended approval on Aug. 19 of a planned-unit development amendment and preliminary plan for the River 504 Row Homes, a proposal by J and B Builders to build eight residential units on the vacant lot at the northeast corner of First and Prairie streets. The commission’s recommendation includes removing two diagonal parking spaces on South First Street to permit planted islands with trees and asks staff to resolve all outstanding technical comments before the item advances to the Planning and Development Committee of the City Council.

The developer, Julie Salyers, introduced the proposal as four freestanding, four-story masonry buildings with two units per building, rear garages, and an extended streetscape along South First Street that would include on-street parking and a sidewalk connection to the Fox River Trail. Salyers said the design eliminates front pergolas and pulls front elevations closer to the sidewalk to create a consistent urban street wall, and that the site will be fully landscaped and include a sidewalk extension to the Riverwalk.

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