Lake County Master Plan Development Conditions

After more than a year of negotiating, village trustees on Tuesday unanimously approved Lake County’s master plan for the 172-acre land west of Milwaukee Avenue and north of Winchester Road.

Here's a list of development conditions the village gave to the county:

1. Final construction documents submitted for building permits for any future development zone, phase or stage of development for the master plan should comply with the Staff-ARC-Village Board review and approval process as outlined in the zoning code.
2. That any residential component in the Optional Development Zone along Milwaukee Avenue be incorporated in a mixed-use building design in this area, such as above first-floor retail or office use. This use criterion shall be amended in the development standards of the master plan prior to adoption of ordinance.
3. The buildings do not exceed three stories or 45 feet in height within the Optional Development Zone 1. This criterion shall be amended in the development standards of the master plan prior to adoption of ordinance.
4. That any parking lot as defined by the village of Libertyville Zoning Code shall have a minimum of 10 percent interior parking lot landscaping. This criterion shall be amended in the development standards of the master plan prior to adoption of ordinance.
5. That the village assume ownership and maintenance responsibility for all of water distribution and sanitary sewer within the Lake County Campus which the village deems necessary to be public.
6. That all the warranted improvements be constructed at the appropriate development stage.
7. That the village work with the county to secure a traffic signal at the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Walnut Street. The cost of the traffic signal will be borne by the developer of the Optional Development Zone.
8. That Figure 3.6-Circulation Plan (vehicular and pedestrian) dated January 2011, be approved as part of the master plan. All roadways and sidewalks shall be owned and maintained by Lake County.
9. Exterior lighting levels for the building exit discharge path from each exit door to the public right of way shall be a minimum of 1-foot candles in accordance with building codes.
10. That the list of permitted and specially permitted uses for the site be governed by the attached Land Use List Appendix.
11. To ensure a unified development, the Optional Development Zone be made part of a campus to Milwaukee Avenue opposite Walnut Street be installed with full traffic signalization of the intersection, the cost of which to be borne by the developer.
12. That the county notify all property owners within 250 feet of the borders of the property of any proposed overnight accommodations either in a secure or semi-secure setting at any location on the campus.

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