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Council to consider rezoning, land‑use cleanup for 59‑acre site near 50th Street
Summary
A landowner has asked the village to remove site‑specific conditions tied to a never‑built showground and to rezone a 59‑acre parcel to equestrian commercial recreation so zoning aligns with current land use; staff said deleting the site condition would not give the owner new entitlements beyond existing land‑use permissions.
Village planning staff previewed companion public hearings for a 59‑acre property at the northeast corner of Owsley Farms Road and 50th Street South, asking council to approve a comprehensive plan amendment and a matching rezoning that would align zoning with the parcel's equestrian commercial recreation land use.
Mr. Stilens told the council the comprehensive plan amendment would remove site‑specific conditions tied to a proposed Littlewood Showgrounds that never moved to the parcel. The rezoning would align the zoning with the existing land use the Village adopted in 2007, effectively clarifying permitted equestrian‑oriented uses. “Neither of these, other than taking off the site‑specific conditions for a showground, provide the landowner with any additional rights or entitlements that they don't already have presently,” Stilens said.
Council members sought clarity on what deletion of the site‑specific conditions would mean in practical terms. Staff said deleting the conditions simply places the property into the general permitted uses under equestrian commercial recreation; historically the Village sometimes attached conditions to comprehensive‑plan approvals that are now handled through master plans, conditional uses or compatibility determinations.
Stilens and other staff noted the conversation is intended to avoid misperceptions among residents, emphasizing that permitted agricultural or equestrian uses would still be controlled by land‑use rules. The public hearing and interested parties (applicant and opponents) are expected at the full council meeting, where the council will decide whether to combine the companion hearings or consider them separately to avoid applying the wrong standard to either application.
