Glen Ellyn trustees unanimously approved the annexation and development of a proposed 10-home subdivision called Brookhaven that will feature homes starting at $1 million.
Following a public hearing Monday night, the trustees gave the nod to developer Jerome McKeown to build his second subdivision in the village on about 5.7 acres located in unincorporated DuPage County on the west side of Sunnybrook Road between Bemis Road and Jenna Court. The 10 houses, ranging from 3,800 to 8,000 square feet, will be built on a single cul-de-sac of plots between 14,000 and 25,000 square feet, McKeown said.
The land is contiguous to village boundaries following recent annexations in the area. McKeown previously developed the Brookshire neighborhood on Jenna Court, which included homes between $1 and $2.8 million, and all are sold, according to his website.
It was residents of Jenna Court who, during early meetings with the village planning commission, raised a few concerns about how the proposed subdivision would affect stormwater runoff in heavy storms.The plan commission unanimously supported the proposed development.
Before the village board approved the subdivision, Trustee Tim Elliott asked McKeown to address the stormwater issue. McKeown said normal rainfall should easily be handled due to the engineering on each plot, as well as in the road itself which will have a special depression in the pavement to divert runoff to the detention pond.
“In regular rainfall patterns, everything should be fine in Brookhaven,” McKeown said.
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Each of the houses would be designed so water from sump pumps and gutters would be collected and transported to the detention pond via underground piping. Rain that falls on the road and driveways is designed to flow into gutters and on to the detention pond and then to the DuPage River, McKeown said.
Elliott asked who would be responsible for clearing the gutters of leaves and other debris, and McKeown answered the village. But maintenance of the area around the detention pond would fall to the homeowner’s association, he said, which he would serve as president until 70 percent of the homes are sold. After that, the homeowners would have to elect an officer and assume responsibilities.
Village Attorney Greg Matthews said if the homeowner’s association failed to meet its obligations to maintain the area around the detention pond, the village would be authorized to address any issues, then bill the homeowner’s association for the work, or create a special service area to ensure reimbursement.
McKeown said development would begin on the property over the next few months and likely be completed within three years. In December, three old homes and out buildings were removed.
The village will extend water and sewer lines to the properties.
Alex Keown is a freelancer.