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Developer seeks rezoning to build seven single‑family homes at former Hinsdale Baptist site
Summary
An Oakley Home Builders proposal to rezone 620 North Oak Street from institutional to R‑4 single‑family to allow seven new homes was presented at first reading July 15. Plan commission recommended approval; the developer expects sales prices of $2.5 million to $3.5 million and plans phased construction. The project includes stormwater vaults on
HINSDALE, Ill. — Oakley Home Builders on Tuesday presented plans to rezone 620 North Oak Street and develop seven single‑family lots where the Hinsdale Baptist Church previously sat, a proposal that the plan commission unanimously recommended to the Village Board at its June hearing.
At the July 15 meeting the village planner summarized the applicant’s request to rezone about 1.1 acres from IB (institutional building) to R‑4 single‑family residential and to subdivide the property into seven code‑compliant lots. The site also includes roughly 0.6 acres of three existing lots already zoned R‑4; the developer plans to raise existing structures and construct new single‑family homes.
Plan commission minutes and the applicant’s presentation indicate Oakley Home Builders expects the sales price for the new houses to be in the $2.5 million to $3.5 million range. The applicant told trustees it plans to phase construction — starting demo and utilities immediately upon final approvals, then building homes roughly two to three months apart as each is finished.
Because the required parkland dedication is very small (about 2,600 square feet), village code calls for a fee in lieu of land rather than accepting the parcel; staff estimated a cash‑in‑lieu amount of approximately $109,000. The developer will install a water main along Fuller Road and construct a sidewalk there; the existing Oak Street sidewalk will be repaired or replaced where new driveways are installed. The developer will provide a fee in lieu for sidewalk installation along Franklin Street, where constructing a sidewalk would require removal of several large parkway trees.
Drainage and stormwater were a focused topic at the plan commission hearing. The current site has no stormwater detention; the applicant proposes underground stormwater chambers on each lot (similar to the vault system used at Kensington School) and will submit maintenance information for those chambers. Village engineering staff will review individual stormwater designs before permits are issued.
Trustees emphasized safety during construction near nearby Lane School and asked the developer to avoid heavy deliveries during student arrival and dismissal times.
This item was presented as a first reading; trustees did not take final action. The matter will return for a second reading and final vote in August unless staff requests otherwise.
