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Orland Park board approves Waterfall Plaza redevelopment and Mirage Coffee drive-through amid traffic and neighborhood concerns
Summary
The Orland Park Village Board on Nov. 3 approved site and special‑use changes for Waterfall Plaza that will allow façade and parking improvements and a drive‑through coffee tenant despite resident objections and trustee concerns about traffic and sight lines.
The Orland Park Village Board on Nov. 3 approved a package of approvals for Waterfall Plaza that will allow site improvements, façade and landscaping upgrades and a restaurant with a drive‑through window. The approvals included: plan‑commission action on case 2025‑0072 (special use permit amendment), a special‑use for Mirage Coffee House (2025‑0071) and a special‑use/site modification for Waterfall Plaza (2025‑0883). The three motions each passed by a 5‑2 vote.
The approvals follow public comment and extended board discussion about parking, drive‑through queuing, sight lines and traffic flow along 150th Street and Orland Brook Drive. “I'm opposed to all three variances,” said John Nugent, a resident who testified during public comment, citing prior agreements, a proposed shortfall in required parking (95 spaces proposed vs. 105 indicated by code) and concerns about traffic impacts on nearby condominium driveways. Nugent urged…
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