Morton Grove board unanimously denies preliminary plat and PUD for 6037 Lincoln

The Morton Grove Village Board voted unanimously on May 12 to deny plan commission case PC2511, a proposal for a subdivision and planned unit development at 6037 Lincoln.

Zoe Hydor, who presented the plan commission cases, described PC2511 as a request to develop four attached single-family dwellings and five detached single-family dwellings on the site. She told the board that although the Traffic Safety Commission and Appearance Commission had recommended approval in October 2025, the Plan Commission considered an updated application on April 21, 2026 and a motion to recommend approval failed unanimously; the Plan Commission forwarded a recommendation to deny.

Hydor said staff met twice with the owner and developer since April to discuss next steps and advised the applicant to ‘‘reassess and address critical design deficiencies in the project, update all plan materials, including elevations, and present a new project under a new application.’’ She said staff expects a resubmission could be ready as early as August but emphasized the need for clearer elevations and a construction schedule.

Trustee Phil voiced a neighborhood concern about uncertainty over build-out timing, noting that the five rear lots ‘‘will only be developed as the lots are sold’’ and that construction could stretch for years. The trustee said neighbors deserve predictability about noise and timing.

Trustee Minkx moved that the board concur with the Plan Commission recommendation to deny PC2511; Trustee White seconded. After clarifying that denial ‘‘as presented’’ means the applicant may return with a revised plan or must wait a year to resubmit the same plan, the board approved the motion 6–0.

The denial is procedural and does not bar the applicant from preparing a new application. Staff said it is working with the owner and developer to address the commission’s concerns before any resubmission.