Grayslake Zoning Board meeting on the 120 and Neville senior housing project continued to April 25th

The Grayslake Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on the evening of Monday, April 11th 2007 on the revision to the Zoning Special Use Permit for the proposed senior center project at Route 120 and Neville road was continued to the next Grayslake Zoning Board of Appeals meeting on Monday April 25th at 7PM at Grayslake Village Hall, 10 South Seymour.

Mr. Karl Molek, the chair of the Grayslake Zoning Board of Appeals, extended the public comment portion of the board agenda to the April 25th board meeting so the public still has the opportunity to file written comments and to file the request to provide testimony and be cross-examined and to cross examine witnesses.   Mr. Molek was accepting comment from all who attended the meeting, so it was not necessary to file the form to speak. Those who wish to be cross examined and who wish to cross-examine witnesses should complete the Public Hearing Appearance form here on the Village of Grayslake web site.

The plan by Mercy Housing Lakefront is to build a 50 foot tall 4 story 70 apartment elevator building on a raised lot bordering Route 120 barely 100 feet from the shore of Gray's Lake.

25% of the apartments will be subsidized for low income residents. The plan is that the residents must be 55 years or older. Some of the apartments will have 2 bedrooms.  It was announced on April 15th that 15 apartments will be reserved for special needs residents.

The lots on the site are zoned for commercial and residential use. The Grayslake Zoning Board of Appeals will make a recommendation to the Grayslake Village Board on requested modifications to a 2007 Zoning Special Use Permit. That 2007 permit with a special ordinance was approved by the Grayslake Village Board in 2007 for a senior center project by a different developer. The Village Board must vote to approve this 2011 application.  

Among the changes in the Zoning Special Use Permit being requested for the 70 apartment building and before the Grayslake Zoning Board of Appeals are:

• Minimum age of occupants being age rather 55 than 62 as on the 2007 proposal
• Building a 4 story elevator building rather than 3 stories as on the 2007 proposal
• A 50 foot setback from Belle Court properties rather than a 55 foot setback as the 2007 proposal
• An exterior of Stone & Hardiplank rather than Stucco & Hardiplank as on the 2007 proposal

Public response in writing on the Zoning Special Use Permit should be delivered or mailed by Noon on Monday April 25th to:

Kirk Smith
Grayslake Village Zoning Officer
10 South Seymour
Grayslake, IL 60030

Mr. Smith's email address is ksmith@villageofgrayslake.com  See http://villageofgrayslake.com/index.aspx?NID=291