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of Planning & Development La Grange Place Overview Site Plan Introduction Executive Summary Narrative Summary
of Proposal

• Introduction
• Major Goals of the Project
• Assembling the Property
• Intergovernmental Agreement - Land Exchange - Traffic Improvements
• Requested Zoning Changes
• Discussion of standards
  to support text amendment to zoning
• BNSF Subarea Compliance
• Economic Case for the Project
• Discussion of Planned Development Standards
• Standards for All Planned Developments
• Additional Standards for Excellence in Design that justify modifications to allow increases in the density of Planned Developments
• Environmental Stewardship

Site Survey & Illustrations

Requested Zoning Changes

Neither the current zoning nor a multiple family planned development (a form of special use) contemplate the "new urban" and transit-supportive style of development that has been proposed by Atlantic Realty. The open space district, which characterizes the LGPD Parcel and part of the YMCA Parcel is obviously limiting for any re-development. The C-3 district, which already includes part of the Property, does not contemplate the higher residential densities that modern land use strategies emphasize to promote transit-supportive development and provide a "critical mass" to enliven pedestrian streets and furnish support for retail establishments. In the Village, the R-8 district, if applied to the Property, would support somewhat higher density residential development, but that district does not allow commercial uses.

We therefore have requested that a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance amending some provisions of the C-3 district be adopted, in order that the improvements as detailed in our submittal would be allowable, if the standards for excellence were satisfied. Our rezoning request encompasses the number of buildings per zoning lot and number of units we have proposed, the floor area ratio, lot coverage and height of our buildings, the projected dwelling unit/per square foot densities, the building setbacks and all other relevant use, bulk, density and setback requirements.

Conditioned on adoption of this text amendment, we request that all of the Property be re-classified to the C-3 district (unless another suitable district is recommended by Village staff for inclusion in a text amendment).

Finally, under the standards for the C-3 district, as amended in the manner we have proposed, we request approval of the Project as a mixed-use or multiple family planned development within such district. We answer the standards for granting a planned unit development below assuming such standards are applicable to the Project under our proposal.

We have supplied a zoning matrix as an exhibit to this Narrative Summary that provides a comparison of the relevant standards in the C-3 District, R-8 District and the proposed Project.