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Commission rejects recommendation for 56‑unit Jade Estates rezoning amid traffic, density and water concerns
Summary
The commission failed to recommend rezoning of approximately 9.6 acres for the Jade Estates development (56 duplex units), citing commissioner and resident concerns about density, proximity to a planned roundabout, school capacity, and water/infrastructure timing. Public comment included requests for clearer notice and a desire to see road and water infrastructure in place first.
The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission voted against recommending rezoning of roughly 9.6 acres at the southwest corner of Wolf’s Crossing Road and Douglas Road to R-4 General Residence after heated discussion about density, infrastructure and neighborhood impacts.
Staff presented the applicant’s request from ProJades LLC to rezone the parcel upon annexation; an attached concept plan showed 56 duplex units, all public streets and two access points. Applicants David Dorgan and Ram Prashanta described proposed duplex townhomes with first-floor master options and two-to-four bedrooms.
Multiple commissioners and residents raised concerns. One commissioner criticized the proposal as ‘‘spot zoning’’ for trying to place many units on a farm parcel without considering connectivity to adjacent undeveloped tracts and the planned roundabout, and raised the proximity of a right‑in/right‑out access to the future roundabout. Residents cited privacy, school-capacity questions and the timing of water and road projects. Hori Alvarez, a resident on Julep Avenue, requested a 6-foot privacy fence for safety and privacy and said tree removal along Douglas Road has already altered neighborhood aesthetics.
A resident, Linda Copas, said she had not received notice of the hearing and urged the village to include drawings with notices in the future; staff replied notice is sent to property owners within 250 feet and that a rezoning hearing does not require detailed site plans. Staff also said the school district reports student population declines and that water-service timing depends on grant and funding work for a planned connection.
After public comment and discussion, commissioners moved to recommend approval; the motion failed in a roll-call vote. Commissioners noted that if the property is annexed and rezoned in the future, detailed PUD site plans and additional hearings will be required and that infrastructure questions will be revisited during that process.
