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Plan commission presents Parkview Elementary expansion and Ponto Collection fencing amendment; both read as ordinances
Summary
Plan commission staff presented two cases: PC25-01 requests a special use permit to expand Parkview Elementary School; PC25-02 seeks a PUD amendment to allow 6-foot rear-yard fencing in Ponto Collection. Both returned to the board as first reads with unanimous prior commission approvals.
Plan commission staff presented two plan commission cases to the Morton Grove Board of Trustees on Feb. 11: a special use permit application to expand Parkview Elementary School and an amendment to a planned unit development to permit rear-yard fencing in a new subdivision.
The board heard that in PC25-01 SDR Partners, on behalf of Morton Grove School District 70, seeks a special use permit to expand Parkview Elementary, commonly known as 6200 Lake Street. The proposed work would add a new wing to the northwest of the school with a partial second floor, a playground and associated landscaping. Site staff said sight lines from adjacent residential properties will be limited by distance and the location of the existing gym; the western parking lot would be reconfigured to increase spaces and the southern access drive would be straightened slightly. The property is in an R-1 residential zone north of Harrah Park and adjacent to the Cook County forest preserve.
In PC25-02, A Plus C Architects, on behalf of Our Own Company LLC, requested an amendment to Planned Unit Development Ordinance 23-02 for the Ponto Collection Subdivision to allow installation of six-foot black aluminum fencing surrounding rear yards of residential lots. Staff said the amendment responds to buyer feedback that fences would improve marketability and that no other aspects of the previously approved PUD would change. Presenters reported unanimous approval from the appearance commission, traffic safety commission and the plan commission.
Both items were introduced to the board as first reads (Ordinance 25.06 for Parkview and Ordinance 25.07 for the PUD amendment). Because these were first readings, no final board action was taken; trustees noted the commissions' unanimous recommendations. The plan commission representative, Brandon Nolan, offered to answer questions and none were raised during the board discussion.
Why it matters: the Parkview expansion will change the footprint and parking access of an existing neighborhood school; the PUD amendment will permit fencing across newly constructed yards, affecting neighborhood appearance and privacy.
What comes next: both ordinances will return for further consideration at a future board meeting when trustees may vote to adopt or modify them.
