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Board approves rezoning for 26‑unit Germanturch Road development after drainage and parking questions
Summary
Trustees approved an ordinance rezoning 11300 Germanturch Road to allow a planned development of up to 26 attached units. The zoning board had passed the plan unanimously; trustees and the applicant discussed water retention, grading, parking layout and estimated sale prices during the hearing.
The Village of Willow Springs board on Dec. 12 approved an ordinance rezoning the property at 11300 Germanturch Road from B‑1 Community Shopping to R‑3 single‑family attached planned development to allow up to a 26‑unit townhome and rowhome project.
The zoning board had passed the project unanimously, and the applicant presented design and market details to trustees. A board member asked about walk‑out basements and steep grades down toward Salt Creek, and the developer representative said some units will be walk‑outs and others not, with grade adjustments and a dry‑bottom retention area intended to improve drainage.
"The public's biggest concern was relating to water retention...but with the improved grading on the property as well as the dry bottom retention area, it's actually expected to improve the drainage," said the village representative who addressed the zoning board and trustees.
Trustees also pressed the applicant about parking and emergency access. The development plans call for driveways that will generally accommodate two cars and provide six visitor parking spaces; the applicant said setbacks to the rear exceed village code, offering buffers of about 50 feet to the property line adjacent to existing homes.
Market figures presented at the zoning hearing showed row homes starting between $700,000 and $750,000 and townhomes in the $750,000–$800,000 range. The project will return to the board with final details and any required signage and engineering as it advances through the permitting and construction process.
The board moved and approved Ordinance 2024‑o‑21 by roll call.
What it means: the rezoning clears a key land‑use hurdle for a private housing development in TIF 2; the village will monitor drainage and traffic as the project proceeds and will review final engineering and signage when the applicant returns with detailed plans.
