A proposal for a 25-home development on one of the last areas of open land north of Centennial Park is on its way to Orland Park trustees.
The plan commission has approved a plan by Palos Park-based Tempo Development to transform a wooded site southwest of 151st Street and West Avenue into Parkside Square, which would consist of 25 houses on lots ranging from 8,500 square feet to 12,600 square feet.
Tempo Development President Mike Ford said he hopes to have infrastructure in place by October, assuming that village trustees have no significant issues with the project.
In considering the subdivision, plan commissioners last week focused on infrastructure improvements, including water and sewer lines, as well as extending existing streets such as Franchesca Court.
Nectarios “Tari” Pittos, Orland Park’s senior planner, told commissioners that Tempo Development has agreed to extend a sidewalk along the east edge of Parkside Square on West Avenue, providing continued pedestrian access to and from Centennial Park, the village’s main park.
An ornamental fence at the development’s southern edge would separate it from Orland Memorial Park Cemetery, once known as Cooper Cemetery.
Commissioner John Paul said the developer’s new presentation clearly responded to issues that were raised at the Feb. 10 plan commission meeting when Parkside Square was first discussed.
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The Feb. 10 meeting also drew neighboring homeowners Brad Bray and Michael Tronnes, who questioned the amount of open space in the subdivision, the location of a detention pond arrangement, how many trees would remain on the property and the likelihood of increased traffic congestion. No one from the public spoke at last week’s meeting.
“A lot of concessions were made and a lot of adjustments were made, so I think this is a good plan,” Paul said prior to the commission’s unanimous endorsement of the subdivision.
Other Tempo Development projects in the immediate area include Cypress Pointe, a 15-acre Homer Glen subdivision of 22 single-family homes, and Orland Hills Condos, a 96-unit development in Orland Hills.
Dennis Sullivan is a freelance reporter.