North Aurora board sends revised Deer Run plan back to planning commission after resident concerns

North Aurora village trustees agreed on Feb. 2, 2026 to send a revised subdivision plan for the annexed Deer Run site(also referred to by the developer as Silver Veil) back to the planning commission after hearing a developer presentation and multiple resident concerns about traffic, stormwater and minimum house sizes.

Developer Jim, founder and owner of Silverthorn, told trustees he had pared the previous proposal from 115 lots to "down from 115 total to 99 total home sites" and removed the age-targeted courtyard homes. He said most outer lots would be near 14,000 square feet, some inner lots about 9,500 square feet, and that his homes would "start in the 6 hundreds." The developer said a traffic consultant accompanied the project to planning and estimated the revised plan would reduce traffic relative to what was previously approved.

Residents at the meeting pressed the board on several substantive points. Resident Will Pecilacqua asked the village to "please fix the traffic problem first" at the Tanner/Deerpath intersection, which several speakers said is already congested at peak times. Pat Francisi cited a 2023 village study that recommended keeping the property's existing lot zoning and urged trustees to "adhere to your own study from 2023." Other residents raised concerns about stormwater and a nearby half-acre pond that they fear could be affected by development and about preserving the character and minimum house sizes of adjacent E-3 neighborhoods.

Village staff and trustees clarified the site's status under the original annexation agreement and PUD. Staff said the site remains zoned E-3 and the 2008 PUD remains approved, but certain annexation-agreement exhibitsincluding design guidelines and minimum-house-size provisionsare tied to the agreement and would lapse when the annexation agreement expires in roughly 3—2 years. As trustee Steve explained, "when the annexation expires in 3 and a half years, those minimum housing standards go away," meaning design controls in the agreement would no longer bind future development absent other action.

Trustees debated whether to act on the revised plan immediately or to return it to planning commission for another public hearing and additional review. Several trustees said additional input would be valuable; others said the revised submission addressed many earlier concerns. The board ultimately agreed to honor the developer's request and send the revised plan back to the planning commission for further review and comment so that the commission can consider public feedback and the updated materials.

The developer told the board he could deliver revised engineering and lot-line changes "within a week to 10 days," but staff noted timing limitations of planning commission agendas and said March might be the earliest practical date for commission consideration if materials are submitted promptly. The planning commission previously voted a negative recommendation on the earlier 115-lot concept presented Dec. 2, 2025; the developer said he hopes the revised plan will receive a more favorable response.

Next steps: the developer will submit updated engineering and stormwater calculations for staff review and the planning commission schedule. The board did not take a final vote on plat approval or zoning changes at the meeting; instead, trustees directed that the revised plan be returned to the planning commission. The meeting closed after a routine motion to adjourn.