Roosevelt Road Corridor Meeting Planned For Aug. 8 In Wheaton

WHEATON, IL — Wheaton residents are invited to attend an Aug. 8 public hearing to discuss the final draft of plans to redevelop the Roosevelt Road corridor.

In 2018, a team of consultants from Camiros, Ltd. and Valerie Kretchmer and Associates was chosen to develop a comprehensive plan for the Roosevelt Road corridor, which had been identified as an area of special focus in 1999. The resulting draft plan focused on the area along Roosevelt Road from Carlton Avenue to Wheaton's border of Glen Ellyn.

The Roosevelt Road Corridor Comprehensive Plan Amendment was drafted and unanimously approved for recommendation by the city's planning and zoning board in March 2019. Wheaton's city council started considering the amendment in May 2019.

The start of the coronavirus pandemic delayed discussions about the corridor. Two meetings were held in March 2022 to collect public input on the proposed project.

The Roosevelt Road Corridor Final Draft Plan reviewed market trends, studied current zoning along the corridor and identified its vision as such:

"Moving into the future, the Roosevelt Road Corridor will be an aesthetically pleasing, vibrant corridor. The corridor will accommodate a number of new uses and development
forms, creating commercial and residential opportunities where they do not currently exist, while respecting the established character of the City, and acknowledging the existing residential
character both along and abutting the corridor to the north and south. Development along the
corridor will bring vitality and new opportunity for residents and businesses to come to the
City, while maintaining the high quality-of-life that current residents enjoy. The Roosevelt Road Corridor will grow into a resource that is supportive of, and supported by its community."

The Wheaton City Council will meet after the Aug. 8 hearing to weigh whether to adopt an ordinance that would incorporate the Roosevelt Road corridor plans in its Comprehensive Plan.

What: Public Hearing on Roosevelt Road Corridor Final Draft Plan

When: Aug. 8 at 7 p.m.

Where: Wheaton City Hall, 303 W. Wesley St., in person. The meeting is also available to view virtually. Click the link for information on how to join the public hearing via Zoom.