An artist’s rendering shows the proposed River 504 Townhomes development at the corner of South First and Prairie streets in downtown St. Charles. Courtesy of City of St. Charles

A proposed housing development in downtown St. Charles moved closer to approval this month after a positive recommendation from the city’s plan commission.

St. Charles developer J&B Builders Inc. plans to build River 504 Townhomes, an eight-unit duplex development, at the northeast corner of South First and Prairie streets.

Three residents spoke during the public hearing, mainly voicing concerns over architectural and landscaping aspects of the development plans, but each was supportive of the overall concept.

St. Charles resident Tim Judge advocated for additional landscaping and increasing the setback from

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