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Trustees discuss shifting density calculations from net buildable acres to simpler methods
Summary
Planning staff told trustees the village’s current net buildable–acre density method is out of date and asked for direction on whether to adopt a gross-area approach or revise the existing system of deductions and bonuses.
Planning staff led a technical discussion July 7 on how the village calculates dwelling units per acre and whether to change from the current ‘‘net buildable acre’’ method. Planner Steve (staff) told trustees the village’s base densities are low — for example, the village’s primary residential zone (R-3) allows roughly 2.5 dwelling units per acre — and that the current net-buildable methodology subtracts parks, ponds, rights-of-way and other deductions in a way that can penalize developers for providing public…
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