DuPage County has been seeking the ability to do whatever it wants to when it comes to developing real estate, under the cover of “affordable workforce housing” and “by right” use.
Despite opposition from every community that is aware of it, the county continues to push this potential program towards their goal.
Entries Tagged as 'Zoning'
Pushback on county housing plan
June 6th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Affordable housing, Development, Residential Redevelopment, Stormwater, Zoning
Tags: Affordable housing·Development·DuPage County·redevelopment·residential development·unincorporated·workforce housing·Zoning
Process and purpose
October 29th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Neighbohoods, Plan Commission, Residential Redevelopment, Village Council, Zoning
The village council grappled with the stickiest of wickets Tuesday night, entertaining nearly two and a half hours of comments for and against Fairview Village’s petition to re-zone Lynn Gremer Court on the west side of Fairview Avenue from R-3 single-family to R-5a townhouse use.
A respected corporate neighbor, Fairview Village proposes building four eight-unit senior [...]
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More on the Fairview Village plan
August 11th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Plan Commission, Residential Redevelopment, Zoning
I spoke with Fairview Village executive vice president Steve Stewart late last week to better understand why the senior adult community postponed the presentation of its petition to the plan commission last week.
Stewart’s demeanor was professional and thoughtful, but it was also clear he is frustrated by the controversy surrounding plans to build four eight-family [...]
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