Committee approves special-use permit for small senior group care home in Crete Township
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Summary
The committee approved a special-use permit to convert a single-family residence at 24606 S. Kings Road into a small group care home (maximum four residents) operated by Agape Haven. Staff recommended approval with five conditions including state licensing and fire district requirements.
The Will County Land Use and Development Committee voted unanimously to recommend approval of a special-use permit for Agape Haven, a proposed small group care home at 24606 South Kings Road in Crete Township.
Staff reported the property is an existing single-family residence and the applicants, Lavette Reese and Lisa Bishop, proposed converting three bedrooms to house a maximum of four residents. Staff recommended approval with five conditions, including that the home be licensed by the state and meet fire-district requirements (addressable alarm and sprinkler as required during building-permit review). Planning & Zoning recommended approval 6–0.
The applicants, who said they have 20-plus years of experience in senior care, said they will serve higher-functioning seniors who need assistance with daily activities but are not appropriate for memory-care placements: “We have 3 bedrooms. We’re looking to house a max of 4 seniors...these are high functioning elderly that just need a little bit of extra help,” one applicant said.
No objectors attended the planning & zoning hearing or spoke at the committee meeting. The committee called the roll and approved the special-use permit; the case will next go to the county board for final action.
