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Palos Park planning commissioners unanimously recommend berm restoration, plantings and 6-foot fence for McCord Trace homeowners
Summary
Homeowners at 38 McCord Trace presented noise measurements and a phased plan to restore a berm, add plantings and install a 6-foot wooden fence to reduce traffic noise and headlight glare from LaGrange Road; the Planning Commission recommended approval to the Village Council with arborist-reviewed plans and standard permitting conditions.
Palos Park planning commissioners unanimously recommended that the Village Council approve an amendment to the planned unit development for 38 McCord Trace that would restore berming, add plantings and allow a 6-foot privacy fence along LaGrange Road to reduce traffic noise and headlight glare.
Howard Kopari, community development director, opened the public hearing and described the application as an amendment to the existing PUD to permit major landscaping changes and a 6-foot privacy fence. Roger Jensen, a member of the homeowners association, told the commission the townhouse community includes 35 homes and that the original berm along LaGrange Road has eroded in its central portion, exposing nearby units to higher traffic noise and nighttime…
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