Commission forwards rezoning of 802 Darwin and tentative three‑lot Vanderway plat to committee

The Planning & Zoning Commission on March 23 forwarded a positive recommendation for a zoning map amendment (Ordinance 10‑26) to rezone 802 Darwin from agricultural (AG) to single‑family residential (R1) and separately forwarded the tentative Vanderway subdivision plat for committee review.

Staff reported the parcel is approximately 1.61 acres and currently nonconforming under AG standards; AG parcels would need to be a minimum of five acres to be conforming. Rezoning to R1 would bring the parcel into conformance and allow it to be subdivided into three single‑family lots — one retaining the existing house and two new vacant lots. Staff noted public sewer and water mains are available on Darwin Drive.

The village engineer had suggested treating an unimproved Edison Road along the property as a potential future street, which would typically require improvements; staff recommended not requiring full public improvements for this three‑lot subdivision because the lots already front a public road and utilities are available. Staff also pointed out a minor typo in the owner certificate on the tentative plat that will need correction before final plat approval.

Applicant Josiah Vander Hayden said he had no additional details beyond staff’s presentation. After a brief discussion, commissioners agreed the zoning change and tentative plat should be forwarded to the planning and economic development committee; the items are scheduled for review on April 6.

If approved by the committee and the village board, the owner may be required to obtain roadway permits when later connecting sewer and water laterals; those permits could carry conditions if public pavement is disturbed.