New neighbors for Oswego’s Southbury subdivision? Concept plans for 134 acre project up for review

Homeowners in Oswego’s Southbury Estate’s subdivision may be getting some new neighbors.

The village’s planning and zoning commission will consider concept plans for the proposed Piper Glen subdivision during the commission’s next meeting set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 at Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill.

The commission will review and render an advisory recommendation on the concept plans to the village board. The board will, in turn, cast a final vote on the plans.

As proposed by M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC, Piper Glen would be developed on a currently unincorporated 134 acre farm that borders Southbury Estates to the east. Wolf’s Crossing Road extends through the far northern portion of the property.

In a village staff report, Rod Zenner, the village’s development services director, said the concept plans call for the majority of the project site to be developed with single family residential homes with three types of lot sizes.

In the northwest portion of the site, the concept plans call for the construction of 73 single family ranch homes on lots that are approximately 6,500 square feet in size. A total of 157 single family homes would be constructed on lots of approximate 7,320 square feet and 74 single family homes would be built on lots of approximately 8,875 square feet.

Zenner noted that the overall density of the single family housing unit portion of the subdivision is 2.5 units per acre, which is consistent with the 2-3 units per acre identified in the village’s comprehensive land use plan.

The concept plans also propose the construction of 16 townhome units on a portion of the site located on the north side of Wolf’s Crossing Road.

However, Zenner noted that access to the site north of Wolf’s Crossing Road will not be permitted once the road is expanded and, as a result, it is unlikely that the townhomes can be developed on the site.

Concluding his report, Zenner said village staff believes the proposed subdivision will provide “additional housing options to the village and appears to be in substantial compliance with the village’s comprehensive plan and zoning and subdivision regulations. Staff believes that the proposed townhomes located north of Wolf’s Crossing Road will not be possible due to the future access issues with the proposed expansion of Wolf’s Crossing Road.”