Lake County, IL
File #: 13-1059    Version: 1 Name: Committee action to approve a variance from Article 10 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to amend an agreement extending the completion date for Final Plat approval for the Wanish Park Planned Unit Development (PUD).
Type: committee action item Status: Passed
File created: 9/25/2013 In control: Planning, Building and Zoning Committee
On agenda: Final action: 9/26/2013
Title: Committee action approving a variance from Article 10 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to amend an agreement extending the completion date for Final Plat approval for the Wanish Park Planned Unit Development (PUD).
Attachments: 1. Wanish Report for Agreement_10-01-13.pdf, 2. Wanish Amendment Request Ltr.pdf, 3. Second Amendment_Final_10-01-13.pdf
Related files: 10-0483, 10-0588, 12-0656
Title
Committee action approving a variance from Article 10 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to amend an agreement extending the completion date for Final Plat approval for the Wanish Park Planned Unit Development (PUD).
 
Staff Summary
·      On July 13, 2010, the Committee granted a variance to temporarily suspend the County's approval of the Final Plat for Wanish Park PUD, and the County entered an agreement with Wanish, LLC. to allow the subdivision to be developed  under the ordinance standards in place at the time of its initial approval.
·      On June 5, 2013, the Committee granted a request to extend the agreement date until December 31, 2013, in light of current economic realities.  
·      Wanish, LLC is requesting a variance to extend the agreement until December 31, 2015 to retain the viability of the subdivision.  
·      The conditions of the agreement require compliance with mandatory State and Federal floodplain, floodway and wetland standards at the time of development, which were exempt under the previous agreement.
·      Staff recommends approval of the modified agreement and the requested extension.