Plan commission recommends approval of revised Pinnacle at Myers plan, reduces lots from 22 to 11

The Lombard Plan Commission on Monday recommended approval of a revised plan for the Pinnacle at Meijer planned development along Myers Road that reduces the previously approved 22 detached single-family lots to 11 larger detached single-family homes.

Attorney Mark Daniel, representing the petitioner, told the commission the change responds to market demand and earlier staff feedback about consolidating lots. "We believe that 11 lots, essentially consolidating lots 1 and 2 to lot 1 in the new plat... we would better meet the lot width," Daniel said. Ahmed Khan, representing the ownership team, described the revised units as larger single-family homes with expanded living space, optional rooftop features and increased indoor parking. He said the development will still provide ‘‘6 cars indoor parking per unit’’ in attached garages plus surface parking as shown in the plans.

The revised petition amends the previously approved approvals granted under Ordinance No. 8292. The changes the petitioner seeks (listed in the public notice) include allowing development of 11 detached single-family residences rather than 22; reduced need for several prior deviations (for example, the revised plan eliminates the prior need for some interior side-yard and lot-width deviations) but preserves other previously approved relief, including a plan development allowance for building heights up to 38 feet (a conditional use in the R-2 district) and an open-space calculation that remains at 45% for the development as shown in the preliminary plat and plans.

Staff entered the interdepartmental review committee report into the record and said the revised plan reduces density (from about 5.6 units per acre to about 2.62 units per acre), increases separation between houses, retains the previously approved internal street and utility layout and reduces the degree of zoning relief required compared with the 2024 approval. KLOA, the village’s traffic consultant, reviewed circulation and concluded the 11-unit plan would generate less traffic than the previously approved 22-unit plan.

Neighbors who testified raised concerns about stormwater, parking demand and cut-through and safety impacts on School Street and surrounding neighborhood roads. Resident Doris Dornberger said the new homes could be as large as 12,000 square feet and questioned whether the parking plan would be sufficient for the home sizes and anticipated gatherings. Kristen Dominguez, who lives across the street, said she appreciated some changes but remained worried about overflow parking and safety during school drop-off and pickup times.

The developer and project engineer said stormwater infrastructure (underground detention and post-construction best management practices) is already mostly in place and complies with DuPage County stormwater management requirements; the engineer said the design will reduce runoff to neighbors compared with existing conditions. The petitioner also described a gated private internal roadway with vehicle-detection-controlled gates on the Myers Road and Fourteenth Street driveways; the county permitted the proposed intersection configuration and reserved the right to require the gate to remain open at particular times if operational issues arise.

Commissioner Verson moved to accept the IDRC findings and recommend approval of PC 25-10 subject to the staff report conditions; Commissioner Springberg seconded. The commission voted unanimously to recommend approval and will forward the recommendation to the Village Board for final action on Aug. 21, 2025.