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Orland Township, Illinois
Spring Creek Master Plan/PUD Standards 
Practices in suburban development have turned the uncoordinated
subdivision of single-family lots into a costly pattern
of sprawl with no sense of "place" or "community." Camiros
encourages developers and communities to adopt new ways
of thinking about suburban development. The southwestern
suburbs of Chicago were poised to undergo substantial growth
and required innovative planning to prevent the same patterns
of development.
The master plan Camiros prepared for the Spring Creek
Planned Development was based on creating a community orientation
in large scale development. The Spring Creek site contained
nearly 1,500 acres of land in western Orland Township that
was planned to be developed as a fully integrated village
of residences with a town center, parks, schools and places
of worship. The predominant land use was single family detached
housing and, at full build-out, was to contain 5,755 housing
units, along with a planned town center and 40 acres of
retail use.
Camiros' scope of work began with a full analysis of existing
conditions including physical site conditions, existing
community framework, public service needs, transportation
facilities and existing development control standards. Next,
the site master plan was prepared to organize the distribution
of the development program and fulfill project objectives
for community development. Finally, development/design standards
were prepared as part of the PUD petition to ensure the
implementation of development goals and objectives.
Spring Creek Subarea Plan/PUD
The Spring Creek Planned Unit Development contained nearly
1,500 acres of land in western Orland Township that was
planned to be developed as a fully integrated village of
residences with a town center, parks, schools and places
of worship. The predominant land use was single family detached
housing, and, at full build-out, was to contain 5,755 housing
units, a planned town center and 40 acres of commercial
property.
The magnitude of Spring Creek and the reality of a market
moving toward smaller, denser housing challenged neighboring
Orland Park's self-image. Camiros' plan focused on trying
to fit the new development into the existing community.
Large, mostly contiguous areas would contain higher density
uses such as small-lot housing and the town center. Smaller,
isolated parcels would retain more of the character of surrounding
development. This strategy allowed such issues as the creation
of community and the provision of public services to be
properly managed.
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