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Conner Commercial project at 55–75 S. Milwaukee advances toward ordinance after Planning & Zoning recommendation
Summary
The Committee of the Whole agreed to have staff prepare ordinances for the Conner multifamily redevelopment (55–75 S. Milwaukee Ave.) after Planning & Zoning recommended rezoning and a PUD with conditions. Trustees raised questions about access, parking, possible isolated wetlands and fire-lane slope.
The Committee of the Whole reviewed Conner Commercial Real Estate's multifamily redevelopment proposal for 55–75 S. Milwaukee Ave. and signaled consensus to have staff prepare ordinances consistent with Planning & Zoning recommendations.
Director of Community Development Andrew Jennings recapped the application history and technical review: Planning & Zoning recommended rezoning (7–0), the PUD carried 6–1 with one commissioner opposed on density grounds, and the plat passed 7–0. Jennings said technical issues remain to be addressed before final permits, including: documentation that fire district vehicles can safely operate on the proposed fire-lane slope; a Lake County review to determine whether isolated…
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