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Board approves multiple land-use items: restaurant special-use permits, school expansion, plat and development security
Summary
Orland Park trustees approved several consent-agenda land-use items including special-use permits for two restaurants within 300 feet of residences, a special-use permit and plat matters for Fernway Park Elementary School, and a bond-based development security for Waterfall Plaza.
The Village of Orland Park Board of Trustees approved multiple land-use and development items on the consent agenda, including special-use permits for restaurants, an elementary-school expansion and related plat and intergovernmental-agreement items; the board also authorized use of a bond as development security for Waterfall Plaza.
The board approved an ordinance granting a special-use permit for Peace Marketplace for a restaurant within 300 feet of residential property (case no. 2025-0373). Trustees discussed that the special use was required because of proximity to residential zoning. Trustee Malani moved to adopt the plan-commission recommended action; the motion passed on roll call.
Separately, trustees approved a special-use permit and site actions for Fernway Park Elementary School expansion (case no. 2024-0807), including a plat of dedication for 80 Eighth Avenue and an intergovernmental agreement with Kirby School District 140 regarding the monument sign and right-of-way dedication. Staff explained the expansion is a south-side building addition that brings the site into zoning compliance.
The board also adopted an ordinance granting a special-use permit for Kansaman Cafe LLC doing business as Lale Coffee Shop (case no. 2025-0172), an adaptive reuse of an existing storefront. All consent-agenda items passed on roll-call votes.
On development security, the board approved the use of a bond from Network Property Management LLC for the Waterfall Plaza project in accordance with village code, after trustees discussed the property’s prior code violations and the choice of a bond rather than a letter of credit. Staff said the bond amount is set at 25% of the total projected cost per village code practices and that fines from earlier violations had been satisfied.
Board members noted the Waterfall Plaza matter raises a broader policy question about security mechanisms and capital requirements for developers: allowing bonds can reduce the capital developers must post but increases the village’s exposure; trustees said this is a conversation for a future policy review.
