Trustees approve rezoning and subdivision to create seven single-family lots at former Hinsdale Baptist Church site

Trustees approved a rezoning, subdivision and site plan to convert the former Hinsdale Baptist Church property at 620 North Oak Street into seven single-family lots. Staff presented the item as a map amendment to rezone approximately 1.1 acres that sat in the Institutional Building (IB) district into the R-4 single-family district; the overall project covers about 1.7 acres. The developer, Oak Hinsdale LLC / Oakley Home Builders, will create seven code-compliant lots with public improvements that include installing a new water main on Fuller Road, constructing a sidewalk on Fuller Road and repairing existing sidewalk on Oak Street. Because a proposed sidewalk on Franklin Street would require removal of large parkway trees, the developer will pay a fee in lieu of that sidewalk to preserve trees. The village code required a parks and open-space contribution equal to 2,600 square feet; staff said the applicant will pay $109,000 in lieu of building a small pocket park. The developer also presented on stormwater management: each home will have an on-site tank to temporarily hold runoff and discharge it slowly to the infrastructure during extreme downpours. At the Plan Commission public hearing and at board discussion, planners said surrounding land uses are consistent with single-family zoning and there was no significant public opposition; the Plan Commission recommended approval unanimously. Staff noted Oakley Home Builders indicated expected sales prices in the $2.5 million to $3.5 million range. Trustees approved the rezoning, site plan and plat and the item passed on roll call without further amendment.