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Lake Bluff begins R‑5 zoning modeling; residents warn three‑story concepts could alter downtown character
Summary
Tesco Associates presented conceptual R‑5 models to the PCZBA showing how zoning could allow taller and denser development in parts of downtown; residents raised affordability, parking and character concerns and asked staff to develop more detailed visuals and a separate analysis for Block 2.
Tesco Associates presented conceptual zoning models at the Village of Lake Bluff’s Dec. 17 PCZBA meeting to illustrate what the village’s R‑5 zoning district could look like if the village aligned its regulations with recommendations in the recently updated comprehensive land use plan.
Jody Mariano, a landscape architect with Tesco Associates, emphasized that the study is hypothetical and not a development proposal: it is intended to visualize what current or amended zoning would allow so staff and the commission can have an informed public conversation about setbacks, height, bulk and transitions to surrounding neighborhoods.
The conceptual work tested several ideas across three study areas (Blocks…
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