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Council approves preliminary PUD for 175‑home Pulte development with design conditions
Summary
After extended presentation and debate, council approved Pulte Homes’ preliminary plan for a 175‑home subdivision (comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning to R‑2 PUD) at 275 South Main with conditions to refine side/rear elevations, explore permeable paving for ranch homes, and change the project name; one member voted no citing concerns about paver durability and density.
Crystal Lake city council voted to approve the Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation to amend the comprehensive land‑use plan and rezone 275 South Main to an R‑2 planned unit development, granting preliminary PUD approval and preliminary plat for a proposed 175‑home single‑family neighborhood by Pulte Homes, subject to three council‑added conditions.
Fabian Fondriest, Pulte’s land acquisition manager, and Matt Brawley, director of entitlement, presented revisions made after an earlier council workshop: fewer 50‑foot lots, front porches on models, the addition of a ranch product, revised front setbacks (some reduced to…
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