City Will Not Move Forward With Charles Farm Concept Plan

ST. CHARLES, IL — City officials in St. Charles has decided to not move forward with a Charles Farm concept plan.

The concept plan, which was submitted by Pulte Home Company, LLC, proposed annexing a large area of unincorporated property west of St. Charles for the development. Pulte representatives presented the concept plan at a Sept. 4 plan commission meeting to gather feedback from commissioners and the public, according to a news release from the city of St. Charles.

After reviewing the initial concept plan and considering all the feedback received, St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek, with input from St. Charles Plan Commission and St. Charles City Council members, advised Pulte that city officials had no interest to continue with further review of the plan.

The concept plan will not be discussed at any future public meetings.

“We are fortunate to have so many developers and businesses choose St. Charles as a place they want to be. I believe encouraging public discussion around ideas presented is healthy for our community and integral to maintaining an open process,” Vitek said. “We heard the feedback from residents and officials in nearby communities and their concerns and opinions were considered carefully. We have several ongoing developments and exciting opportunities in St. Charles we currently are focusing on. Dedicating the extensive amount of resources needed to make this project successful would have been challenging.”

Vitek thanked Pulte for presenting the proposal to the city.

“It has been many years since development has been discussed near La Fox, and this has been a valuable process for the city and our neighbors to reengage and understand the community interest today," she said.