Board authorizes engineering review for Area N, advances Allstate text amendment

The South Barrington Board of Trustees on June 11 approved steps to advance two separate land-use files: it authorized a professional-services agreement with Haeger Engineering, LLC for review of property at Bartlett Road and Route 59 (called Area N), and it granted authority to present and file a text amendment for 51 West Higgins Road tied to the Allstate development.

Trustee Joseph Abbate moved to authorize the Haeger Engineering agreement for engineering review of Area N; the motion carried on a roll-call vote (Ayes 4, Absent 2). The item advances review of a proposed church-and-school development in Area N by initiating the technical review work expected to support Plan Commission consideration. As recorded, the board referred the Area N proposal to the Plan Commission for formal review and set a follow-up task for staff to report back when the engineering review is complete.

Separately, the board authorized village staff to present and file a text amendment application for the property at 51 West Higgins Road (the Allstate development) and referred that application to the Plan Commission. The motion to grant authority to file and present the amendment passed on roll call (Ayes 4, Absent 2). The minutes show the Allstate item was considered on the agenda and then later approved for filing; the board additionally referred the broader Allstate concept to the Plan Commission.

Both matters were recorded as referrals; the Plan Commission will undertake the substantive review and public hearings required under local zoning procedures. The board did not take final land-use approval on either item at this meeting. Next steps recorded in the minutes include execution of the Haeger Engineering agreement by village administration/engineering and preparation and filing of the Allstate text amendment by Community Development staff ahead of Plan Commission review.