Anthem Memory Care
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Shortage of Off-Street Visitor Parking
Unfortunately, those that did decide to attend the grand opening ceremony discovered that the facility lacks sufficient off-street visitor parking. There are less than forty spaces in the facility's parking lot and this shortage is intentional. The plan submitted by Anthem Memory Care and eventually approved by the Village of Oak Lawn officials showed the property being purchased was not large enough to accommodate the number of parking spaces required by the municipal code therefore this facility was granted a parking variation.
Overflow parking concerns were repeatedly raised by area residents during the various public hearings held as part of the process of granting the special use permit. These residents were told that the parking lots at the Southwest Chicago Christian School would be utilized to handle any overflow parking and that on-street visitor parking would not take place.
Below are a few pictures of the parking situation during the grand opening ceremony. These residential side streets have historically been car-free for the most part, meaning on-street parking is not the norm for the area. This is the impact of placing a COMMERCIAL facility with inadequate visitor parking in what was otherwise a single-family residential neighborhood.
Overflow parking concerns were repeatedly raised by area residents during the various public hearings held as part of the process of granting the special use permit. These residents were told that the parking lots at the Southwest Chicago Christian School would be utilized to handle any overflow parking and that on-street visitor parking would not take place.
Below are a few pictures of the parking situation during the grand opening ceremony. These residential side streets have historically been car-free for the most part, meaning on-street parking is not the norm for the area. This is the impact of placing a COMMERCIAL facility with inadequate visitor parking in what was otherwise a single-family residential neighborhood.
Please also note the school buses being parked on the school grounds overnight rather than elsewhere offsite as stated during the public hearings.
People visiting Grace Point Place simply chose to park on-street close to the facility rather than hike a block from the school parking lot already occupied by the school buses that were allegedly going to be parked elsewhere.
This act is simple human nature, a concept ignored by our elected village officials who instead told area residents to have faith in the overflow parking plan offered by Anthem Memory Care representatives.
People visiting Grace Point Place simply chose to park on-street close to the facility rather than hike a block from the school parking lot already occupied by the school buses that were allegedly going to be parked elsewhere.
This act is simple human nature, a concept ignored by our elected village officials who instead told area residents to have faith in the overflow parking plan offered by Anthem Memory Care representatives.
