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Consideration of a Referral to the Zoning Commission of a Proposed Zoning Code Amendment to Adopt a Planned Development Ordinance
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Staff Contact: Taylor Baxter, Development Services Director, Choose an item.
Purpose and Actions Requested: Staff requests Village Board consideration of a referral to the Zoning Commission of a proposed Zoning Code amendment to adopt a Planned Development (PD) ordinance
Budget Impact: Not Applicable
Strategic Priority Addressed: Reliable Infrastructure, Economic Vitality, Community Resilience, Choose an item.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Glencoe's 2024 "All In, Glencoe" Comprehensive Plan is organized around five "Big Ideas", the first of which is to "build upon Glencoe's Character". This character is defined by "quality housing and architecture, good schools, community institutions, places of worship, local businesses, local cultural resources, the Lakefront parks and golf courses, tree-lined streets, and the connection that Metra rail station provides to the Chicago Metropolitan Region." The Comprehensive Plan also notes that, "Embedded in the notion of "building upon Glencoe's character" is a concern that was consistently raised during public engagement about being known as a place with large single-family homes, and limited alternatives for existing residents who raised their families in the community and wish to remain here through retirement. Without changing its existing character and quaint, small-town feel, this Big Idea also discusses expanding the variety of housing options so that people of all life stages can live and remain in Glencoe."
With this concern in mind, the Comprehensive Plan includes a Goal of providing "a variety of housing types to serve the full spectrum of life stages, lifestyles, and economic circumstances, and to accommodate multiple generations of Glencoe residents." Within the Plan's recommendations for achieving this goal is a directive to "Develop a Planned Unit De...
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