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Carol Stream trustees remove playground requirement, approve 32‑unit Enclave subdivision
Summary
After residents raised traffic, light and privacy concerns, the board approved a special‑use ordinance and final plat for the Enclave at 575 West Lies Road, removing a plan‑commission condition that would have required a playground; developer and engineer described buffering measures and increased guest parking.
Carol Stream trustees voted to approve a 32‑unit townhouse development (the Enclave at 575 West Lies Road), removing a plan‑commission condition that would have required the developer to install a playground.
Trustee Fruzzaloni recommended deleting the playground condition, saying it was premature to require amenity installation before the likely resident mix is known and noting the maintenance and insurance burden on a homeowners association. “I think it's a little too premature to have to establish with the developer that you have to put in a playground,” he said during discussion.
Developer representatives and the project engineer presented revisions made after neighborhood input. Jennifer Mitchell of VLA Inc., the project civil engineer, told the board the traffic study considered both this site and a nearby subdivision and concluded the project would add “1 to 2% of the total traffic” and would not warrant new left or right turn lanes. The developer’s attorney and representative, Robert McNees, said the design was changed to add a six‑foot opaque fence, additional landscaping and 28 guest parking spaces for the 32 units to address neighbor concerns.
After discussion, a trustee moved to remove the plan‑commission’s playground condition (section 3, number 3). The board then voted to approve the special‑use ordinance for the planned development and adopted the final plat of subdivision; the clerk announced Ordinance No. 2026‑05‑23 and Resolution No. 3474.
Residents asked the board to consider additional buffering and reduced construction hours; the developer said construction scheduling and contractor coordination would be considered and staff noted construction hours in the village code are Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–8 p.m., and Saturdays with specific limits.
Next steps: Developer and village staff said they will continue to coordinate with neighbors during construction and final inspection and bonding steps will follow the plat approval.
