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Commission recommends approval of Hummel Trails Neighborhoods 12 and 13 preliminary PUD; Lennar to convey ponds and HOA responsibilities
Summary
The commission recommended approval of rezoning and a preliminary plan for Hummel Trails Neighborhoods 12 and 13: 167 homes (67 single‑family, 100 age‑targeted duplexes), approximately 32 acres of open space and naturalized stormwater basins that will be monitored for three years and then maintained by the HOA with village easement and dormant SSA backup.
The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of rezoning and a preliminary plan and subdivision plat for Hummel Trails Neighborhoods 12 and 13, advancing a proposal from Lennar Corporation for an approximately 80‑acre development at Woolley Road and Douglas Road.
John McFarland of Lennar told the commission the revised plan reduces previously proposed unit counts and now proposes 167 total homes: 67 single‑family lots in Neighborhood 13 and 100 age‑targeted ranch duplexes in Neighborhood 12. McFarland said the plan increases open space to roughly 32 acres, preserves naturalized stormwater basins and includes buffers and a continuation of local bike‑path connections.
Consultants described the basins as wetland‑style and naturalized. Luke Cennoni of Mackie Consultants said larger basins will include deep water zones while the new Neighborhood 12 basins will be shallower, with planted shelves (typically 6–9 inches below normal water line) and deeper channels where water will remain 3–4 feet deep in places to preserve wetland habitat and keep plantings viable. Zach Lukes of Gary R. Weber Associates said his firm will monitor plantings during a three‑year establishment period; after turnover the basins and open space will be HOA property and responsibility. Staff said easements will allow the village to enter for maintenance if necessary and said a dormant special service area (SSA) would be available to fund maintenance if an HOA dissolved.
Commission discussion included questions about long‑term upkeep, HOA onboarding and whether the village would have enforcement authority. Commissioners pressed consultants on basin longevity and on whether the HOA would have adequate arrangements for future maintenance; staff and the petitioner said they would set up management contracts and easements and that an SSA would be dormant but available as a backstop.
The commission voted to accept the findings of fact, recommend rezoning adjustments for the two neighborhoods and recommend approval of the special use permit for the preliminary PUD and subdivision plat. Both motions carried by roll call.
