A city commission board has approved a zoning change for a 63-acre site of a nearly 200 single-family home subdivision proposed on land that was previously set to be an Amazon warehouse in Crystal Lake.
Atlanta-based Pulte Homes proposed to build 179 single-family homes at 275 S. Main Street, featuring lot sizes ranging from 1,600 to 3,800 square feet, depending on the specific model and location of each home within the subdivision.
The site would also feature sidewalks, plenty of green space and community parks for people to enjoy, developers said.
The site is where Amazon originally planned to build a 180,000-square-foot distribution center on the 63-acre parcel.
Amazon received approval from the city to build the center, officials said.
The property never sold after the company walked away from the plan in 2021, officials said.
The proposal for the Lakeland Farms subdivision is continuing to make its way through the Crystal Lake Planning and Zoning Commission after the commission, in a 3-1 vote, granted rezoning last week.
Representatives from developer Pulte Homes needed the zoning change to build on the property, changing it from manufacturing to a planned unit development.
Crystal Lake’s comprehensive plan also had to be amended from industry to urban residential to allow for the subdivision to be built on the property, officials said.
Pulte Homes officials said during a previous planning meeting that the property is enticing as single-family homes because of its nearby access to downtown Crystal Lake and Metra train stations.
There would be three access points from the subdivision to nearby South Main Road and Exchange Drive.
The location is a half mile from downtown and near schools, parks, business centers, and churches.
The subdivision would feature three-bedroom, single-story ranch-style homes in some models, and up to five-bedroom, two-story homes on other parcels.
The planning and zoning board reacted with mostly positive feedback but requested that the developer modify the plans to increase the minimum lot area size.
Pulte Homes complied with the request and also moved three lots to another area in the subdivision to create a larger park.
The board will now vote on final approval of the Lakeland Farms subdivision when it meets again on January 7.