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Plan commission recommends denial of concept plan for 66-unit 'Jade Estates' on Douglas Road over density and access concerns
Summary
The commission voted to recommend denial of a concept plan for a proposed 66-duplex development (Jade Estates of Oswego) on an 8-acre site at Wolf's Crossing and Douglas Road, citing concerns about density, lack of a second access, private streets and a play area adjacent to detention and a busy road.
The Oswego Plan Commission recommended denial of the concept plan for "Jade Estates of Oswego," a proposal from Projades LLC for 66 duplex units on an approximately 8-acre site at the southwest corner of Wolf's Crossing Road and Douglas Road. Commissioners cited concerns about density, access and site layout.
Staff presented the concept plan and noted the site lies in an area the village comprehensive plan identifies for medium-density housing. The plan proposes private streets in a rectangular loop with a single access point onto Douglas Road aligned with Aventura's Douglas Road entrance. Staff raised concerns about the lack of a second access point and about landscape buffer yards and recommended approval of the concept plan only after those concerns were addressed.
In the commission discussion several members said the proposed density (about 8.25 dwelling units per acre as calculated in the staff presentation) felt too high for the parcel given its location and proximity to a traffic circle and other dense developments. Commissioners also questioned whether the plan's private street cross-sections — in which on-street parking is generally not feasible — would worsen parking and emergency access problems and whether the project should provide a gated emergency-only access rather than a permanent second full access.
One planning commissioner called the layout "too dense" for the site and said the proposed playground beside a detention pond and close to a busy road was inappropriate. Staff also reminded the commission that the village's subdivision regulations require a minimum 66-foot right-of-way for public streets, meaning a public-street alternative would reduce buildable area and likely force a lower unit count.
After the discussion the commission moved, seconded and voted to recommend denial of the concept plan. The motion passed on roll call. The denial is a recommendation to the Village Board; the developer may revise and resubmit with modifications to access, buffering, street design, and open-space layout.
