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Commission recommends Parksmith Run concept plan with minimum-lot-width condition
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Summary
Developers proposed a revised Parksmith Run concept plan that increases single-family units and reduces townhomes while shrinking the park footprint; after extended discussion and public feedback about park size, buffering and road connectivity the commission voted to recommend approval conditioned on increasing small-lot widths from 65 to at least 70 feet.
The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission on March 12 recommended approval of a revised concept plan for the Parksmith Run subdivision with a condition that the smallest single-family lots be increased from the developer's proposed 65-foot width to a minimum of 70 feet.
Rod from development services opened the presentation by summarizing the 2007 approvals for the site north of Route 34 (154 single-family homes, 88 townhomes, 5.14 acres of commercial, and 7.02 acres of parks). The current petitioner is proposing a revision that responds to market demand: the plan calls for 210 single-family homes (an increase of 44 units from the 2007 plan), 76 townhomes, about 20 acres of stormwater detention, and a reduced park site of approximately 4.9 acres.
Chris Funkhauser of D.R. Horton (land acquisition project manager) presented the concept and said the company is proposing smaller lot widths in part to improve housing attainability and to match current buyer preferences; he said the firm has engaged the school district and a demographer and is projecting about 271 students from the build-out across grades. He also said the team has worked with the Sweetland Park District regarding a path connection and that the developer plans to provide required stormwater detention and internal right-of-way widths that conform to village standards.
Commissioners and several residents pressed on three recurring issues: park size and the number of homes directly abutting the park; lot-widths and overall density relative to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO); and street connectivity to adjacent unincorporated neighborhoods (residents cited concerns that new streets would increase cut-through traffic on narrow county roads). Several commissioners suggested modest increases to lot widths around the park and asked staff and the developer to revisit connections to the neighboring Lynnwood/Grand Reserve areas.
After extended discussion and public comment (neighbors raised concerns about tree loss, buffering, fencing, traffic and school capacity), the commission voted to recommend the concept plan with the specific condition that the developer increase the small single-family lot width to a minimum of 70 feet (up from 65 feet in the concept). Staff noted the park district preferred a park site of 5 acres or larger but that the district had signaled acceptance of the 4.9-acre park provided the path connection and design satisfy the district.
The recommendation is advisory; final approvals (rezoning, PUD, final plat, and associated engineering) will come later as the developer advances entitlement materials and addresses technical engineering, stormwater and park-district conditions.