Oswego trustees recently approved a 113-unit townhome development that was delayed after the 2008 housing crash.
Sierra Tango Pine Ridge, LLC was granted approval to amend a major planned unit development and preliminary planned unit development and plat for Pine Ridge Club B which reflects a reduction in housing units.
The 22.53-acre site is at the northeast and northwest corners of Mill Road and Heatherwood Drive in the village.
In 2005, a final planned unit development and plat was approved for Pine Ridge Club, village planners said. The plans permitted 16 condo buildings with 16 units each for a total of 256 units. There were two sites identified for future multi-family apartment buildings with a potential 144 apartments which were not built.
Four condo buildings with 16 units each and four garage structures plus a clubhouse were built. The underground utilities were installed for the site, however, construction did not proceed on the rest of the development after 2008. village officials said.
Representing Naperville-based Silverthorne Homes, the contract purchaser, at the Oswego Village Board meeting was Carrie Hansen, director of Planning and Government Services for Oswego-based Schoppe Design Associates, Inc.
The new proposed project includes 31 single-story attached ranch villas targeting customers who want to live on one floor, a housing need identified in the village’s latest housing study, she said. The proposal also includes 82 conventional two-story townhomes.
“That’s a reduction of a minimum of 79 units,” Hansen said over the original plan for the development. “That’s a density reduction from 8.5 dwelling units per acre to 5.0 dwellings per acre for this section of the project. The redesign has also resulted in the reduction of about 4.37 acres of impervious surface – quite a bit less pavement from the previous plan.”
The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the new project at its April 10 meeting.
As a result of the group’s discussion and input from residents, 10 parking spaces were added for a total of 25 guest spots, Hansen said.
“This was done to address concerns raised by neighbors who presently have parking issues in the existing condominium development,” she said.
The Village Board vote in favor of the project was unanimous.
“I for one am very happy to see a reduction in density,” Oswego Village Board member Karin McCarthy-Lange said. “I also am excited to see the ranch-style townhomes. I think that’s a nice addition.”
The proposed 31 single-story attached ranch villas will be constructed in the first phase, while the 82 townhomes will be built in the second phase of the project, officials said.
Linda Girardi is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.