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Hinsdale planning panel approves ambulatory surgical center with landscaping, lighting conditions
Summary
The Hinsdale Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a site plan for a new ambulatory surgical center, adding conditions that the applicant strengthen southern perimeter screening, include native planting in a stormwater area, and set after-hours security lighting; construction is expected to start in March with a roughly 13-month schedule.
The Hinsdale Planning Commission approved a site plan for an ambulatory surgical center on a vote taken at the end of the meeting, adding conditions to address neighbor concerns about screening, stormwater landscaping and overnight lighting.
Commissioner Willoughby moved to approve the plan with conditions and Commissioner Jablonski seconded. The roll-call vote recorded "Aye" from Commissioners Curry, Kirillenberger, Jablonski, Cernovich, Willoughby, Fiosconi, Moore and Chairman Cashman; the motion passed unanimously.
The applicant and project team told the commission that the design includes 58 below-grade parking spaces to keep most headlights out of view and that existing parkway trees will be preserved. "There is not a door planned," an applicant representative said when asked whether a garage entry would use a rapid door that might cause queuing onto Ogden or Monroe.
Neighbors and commissioners pressed for earlier and more robust screening. "This is like the gateway to Hinsdale," a nearby resident said, praising the landscaping palette while urging denser plantings on the southern lot line to shield the adjacent properties. The commission asked that the applicant incorporate small area changes to the landscape plan to address feedback from neighbors to the south.
The commission also asked for native plantings in the stormwater depression along Ogden to be added as a note on the site plan and resolved during final engineering. Staff said the applicant will include sign locations in the future sign permit application and may need to relocate or reconfigure an existing monument sign to meet zoning placement requirements.
On lighting, the applicant said fixtures will be full-cutoff and comply with zoning, with a maximum 15-foot pole height, and that controls will combine a time clock with a photocell override. The applicant agreed to work with the adjacent nursing facility on after-hours security-level lighting to reduce glare into resident rooms while preserving safety.
On operations, an applicant clinical representative said most outpatient surgeries finish by about 5:00 p.m., with a small number of later departures, and that daily schedules typically start early in the morning. For construction, the applicant described plans to begin work in March and estimated a roughly 13-month construction schedule, with completion around April '27. The team said it will follow local noise ordinances and coordinate emergency access during demolition and construction.
Commissioners also discussed exterior materials and noted alternatives to the proposed EIFS finish, such as metal panels, if adjustments are requested during final design. The commission required that the applicant work with neighbors and staff on the agreed conditions as part of final engineering and permitting.
The commission adjourned after the vote; staff will record the approved conditions in the permit documents and the applicant will return with final sign permit details if needed.
