TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Approving a Re-Approval of a Preliminary Plat of Cadence Crossings Subdivision for an Additional Three Years (P-11-23)
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BACKGROUND:
All In Campus, the property owners of the subject site, seek re-approval of the preliminary plat of Cadence Crossing Subdivision. The City annexed and zoned the subject site to I-1 (Light Industrial) and approved a Special Use Permit for truck and trailer parking, freight cartage, truck repair facilities, and the sale of new and used trucks and trailers at the December 21, 2021 City Council meeting. One month later, at the January 18th, 2022 City Council meeting, the City approved the Preliminary Plat of Cadence Crossing Subdivision and vacations of right-of-way.
The City's subdivision regulations set an effective period of two years for an approval of a preliminary plat at which time approval of a recording plat of all or a section of the subdivision must have been obtained from the City Council or the owner can request an extension for up to an additional three (3) year period. The purpose of the extension request is to allow Cadence Premier Logistics, a trucking and logistics company who operates a multi-use development along the northeast and southeast corners of Illinois 53 and Emerald Drive, to continue to move forward with their expansion plans to the west side of Illinois 53 and Emerald Drive.
The Cadence Crossing development project has stalled largely due to the construction delay of the Emerald Drive and Illinois Route 53 intersection, which has required review and approval from multiple utility companies and IDOT. The Joliet Department of Public Works expects the intersection improvements and Emerald Drive extension to be completed in 2024. At the November 7, 2023 meeting of the City Council, All In Campus received approval to construct a temporary truck and trailer parking lot for approximately 350 trailers or tractor / trai...
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