Orland Park’s Committee of the Whole recommended approval of the Bridlewood Residential Planned Development (case number 2025-0171) and related plat and zoning map amendment after staff described revisions to the project and engineering outlined traffic mitigations.

Staff presentations said the developer shortened a proposed south-side walking path, shifted two houses north, and significantly increased landscaping along the eastern and southern edges with a dense row of evergreens and flowering understory trees to screen neighboring properties. Staff also presented revised graphics showing actual building footprints rather than envelope lines to clarify perceived bulk and spacing. Engineering reported a site traffic review and said several mitigation steps would be considered through the Parking and Traffic Advisory Committee (PTAC), including lowering the roadway speed limit from 30 to 25 mph at the site, adding speed signage and an “intersection ahead” warning at Doyle, tree trimming to improve sight lines and potential additional roadside signs.

Trustee Katsenas raised safety concerns that overflow parking could spill onto 148th Avenue (stated as a hill with poor sight lines) and asked whether no‑parking restrictions could be pursued in the township- or county-controlled portions of the roadway. Staff replied that the village controls some northern segments and that PTAC can evaluate a no-parking restriction and other traffic-control measures before construction begins.

After discussion, the committee voted to recommend approval of the planned development (majority aye; Trustee Katsenas opposed). The committee separately recommended approval of the plat of subdivision conditioned on providing a final mylar-ready copy for recording at the Cook County Recorder of Deeds (motion carried; Trustee Katsenas opposed). The committee also voted to recommend the zoning map amendment (case 2025-0881) consistent with the plan commission recommendation; Trustee Katsenas again voted no.

The committee’s recommendation advances the matters to the full Village Board for final action. PTAC review and final engineering approvals remain as pre-construction steps.