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Planning board backs rezoning and density variation for 40‑unit Liberty Pointe workforce housing in Woodlake
Summary
The board voted Aug. 20 to recommend approval of a zoning map amendment and a density variation so Northpointe Development can build 40 workforce housing units at South Riverside Drive and Woodlake Boulevard; developers said the project received tax credits and will serve households at 30–80% of area median income.
The Village of Gurnee Planning and Zoning Board on Wednesday voted to recommend that the village board rezone about 2.2 acres at South Riverside Drive and Woodlake Boulevard from an O‑1 restricted office district to an R‑6 multifamily residential district and to approve a density variation to accommodate Liberty Pointe Residences, a proposed 40‑unit workforce housing project.
Developers Jake Victor and Lane Manning, of Northpointe Development, told the board the project has received tax credits and is intended to provide 1‑, 2‑ and 3‑bedroom units affordable to households earning roughly 30 through 80 percent of Lake County median income. Victor said the site is the last undeveloped parcel within the Woodlake subdivision and that the village’s amended 2020 comprehensive…
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