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Planning commission recommends zoning change to add parkland buffer at 1326 West Central Road
Summary
The Mount Prospect Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended that the Village Board approve a zoning map amendment to change 1326 West Central Road from single‑family residential (RA) to conservation/recreation (CR) at the request of the Mount Prospect Park District; approval is conditioned on transfer of title to the petitioner.
The Mount Prospect Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously April 23 to recommend that the Village Board rezone 1326 West Central Road from RA (single‑family residential) to CR (conservation/recreation) at the request of the Mount Prospect Park District.
Village staff told the commission the property, annexed in 1958 and currently vacant without driveway access to Central Road, sits adjacent to Melas Park and other recreational uses. Staff said the district has a purchase agreement for the parcel contingent on the requested zoning map amendment and that the proposal meets the applicable standards in the Mount Prospect zoning ordinance. Staff recommended conditioning approval on transfer of title to the petitioner so the rezoning takes effect only if the park district completes the purchase.
"I don't have an answer for that because we don't have any plans at this point, really," James Jerag, representing the Mount Prospect Park District, told the commission when asked about future uses. He said the immediate intent is to maintain the site as open space and that any consolidation with adjacent lots or future improvements would be addressed later with the village.
Commissioners asked whether the parcel could be consolidated with neighboring lots or redeveloped differently in the future; staff said any improvements requiring zoning relief would have to return to the village for review and that, if the rezoning did not occur, the lot would remain marketable as single‑family residential. Commissioners also noted a 1996 precedent in which nearby lots were rezoned to CR for park‑related uses.
The commission adopted staff findings and moved to recommend approval, with the motion passing on a unanimous roll call. Village staff said the item will go to the Village Board on May 5.
The commission’s recommendation does not itself change zoning; the Village Board has final authority and must act to make the amendment effective. The staff report and the commission’s recommendation condition the rezoning on successful transfer of title to the Mount Prospect Park District.
