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Riverwoods lowers planned-development minimum from 25 to 8 acres; debate centers on flexibility vs. scale
Summary
Trustees amended and approved a new Planned Development overlay district ordinance and reduced the minimum site size from 25 acres to 8 acres after debate between planners and trustees about preserving large-site character versus flexibility for future developments.
The Village of Riverwoods Board of Trustees voted to approve an ordinance establishing a Planned Development (PD) overlay district and amended the ordinance to reduce the minimum PD site area from 25 acres to 8 acres.
Trustee Clayton moved the amendment to change the minimum site requirement to eight acres; trustees approved the change after discussion about limiting PDs to larger parcels versus creating a flexible tool for future redevelopment. Planning Commission members who advised the board said they favored the higher 25-acre threshold to ensure PDs would be…
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