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Developer referral for 620 N. Oak advances; residents urge village to consider parkland acquisition
Summary
Trustees referred a developer’s petition to subdivide 620 North Oak Street into six or seven conforming single-family lots to the planning commission; a resident urged the village to consider using park-in-lieu funds or creating a land-acquisition fund to secure parkland in the northeast village area.
The board voted to refer a map amendment and related applications for 620 North Oak Street (the former Hinsdale Baptist Church site) to the planning commission for exterior appearance and site plan review, tentative and final plat of subdivision, and a map amendment.
The developer proposes purchasing the 1.7-acre parcel and subdividing it into six or seven code-compliant single-family lots. Village staff noted that about 1.1 acres of the parcel is zoned IB (institutional) and roughly 0.6 acres is zoned R4; because the parcel exceeds 30,000 square feet the subdivision requires exterior appearance and site plan review for subdivision purposes. Staff said the developer’s plan would result in single-family homes that conform to R4 standards.
Village President Matt said the zoning change and subdivision would likely be seen as compatible with surrounding R4 lots, and staff calculated a cash payment in lieu of parkland under village code equal to approximately $109,771.20 based on an appraisal and the code formula for a 0.06-acre park requirement.
In public comment, resident C.J. Bach urged trustees to consider a village land-acquisition fund for parks, noting the northeast portion of Hinsdale is relatively deficient in park acreage. Bach argued that if the village had a dedicated fund it could take advantage of acquisition opportunities instead of allowing rezoning-driven price inflation to reduce prospects for public acquisition; trustees responded that a land-acquisition program would require long-term planning and earmarked funds.
Trustees approved the referral to the planning commission; the developer presented conceptual renderings at the meeting and attendees were told planning commission review is where architecture and detailed conditions would be examined further.
Next steps: the planning commission will review the tentative and final plat submissions and exterior appearance/site plan materials; staff will pursue appraisal and park-in-lieu calculations as part of the processing for any approval.
