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Lockport council advances Sadie Ridge plan for 260-home neighborhood
Summary
Council accepted a revised concept plan from MI Homes for a 78.4-acre development called Sadie Ridge that reduces the original layout to 260 homes and schedules the zoning ordinance for July 2 action.
MI Homes’ revised Sadie Ridge neighborhood — a plan for 260 single‑family and townhome units north of Bruce Road and east of I‑355 — advanced with city staff’s recommendation that the council place Ordinance 25,006 on the July 2 agenda for action.
The proposal covers roughly 78.4 acres at the former Steeplechase site and would include 132 traditional single‑family lots and 128 front‑loaded townhome units, a 3.2‑acre park and an 8‑foot multi‑use trail. Planning staff said the current concept reduces the project from earlier versions of 318 and 285 units to 260 after community review.
The developer, MI Homes of Chicago, told the council the plan responds to public feedback: it removes a previously proposed small‑lot single‑family series, increases the park area and relocates denser townhome buildings to the southwest corner closest to the interchange. MI Homes attorney Caitlin Chuck said the proposed density is 3.33 units per acre and that primary access will be from Bruce Road with a secondary connection to Sprucewood Drive.
Planning staff (Lance) explained zoning and dimensional variances the plan requires: R1, R2 and R3 districts are involved and some lots will be narrower than the standard 75‑foot width (60 feet requested for about 83 of 132 lots). Staff described how townhome lot geometry inflates per‑lot impervious‑surface percentages even though aggregate open space meets city standards. Staff recommended placing Ordinance 25,006 on the July 2 agenda for formal consideration.
Traffic and stormwater were central issues in discussion. MI Homes’ traffic engineer said Bruce Road carries about 3,850 vehicles per day and that the development would generate roughly 157 morning and 200 evening peak trips, or about 4–5% of Bruce Road’s daily volume; planners said Will County DOT will approve the Bruce Road connection and set intersection geometry. On stormwater, MI Homes cited work with Will County rules and said new detention and routing would shrink the southeast drainage area substantially (projected 88% reduction in flow directed to the southeast corner compared with current conditions).
Councilors asked about sidewalks, trail connections and street cross sections. Staff said sidewalks will be provided on both sides of neighborhood streets, an internal stop‑controlled intersection is planned near the park to protect trail crossings and that narrower interior street cross sections are being used to calm speeds. Staff also said a formal amended annexation agreement will be prepared if the project moves to final plan and zoning stages.
Next steps: staff requested, and the council agreed, to list Ordinance 25,006 on the July 2 meeting agenda for action or consent. The item remains at concept/final‑plan stage until the developer submits final engineering, annexation language and a public hearing is held.
