PADDOCK LAKE — A developer hopes to build a 47-acre senior living complex in Paddock Lake, everything from single family homes to an assisted living center to a rehabilitation facility.

The complex, northwest of 248th Avenue and 67th Street, would also include a residential facility for children with autism and other special needs.

Developer Bharat Kothari of Lincolnwood, Ill.-based Urban Green LLC said he has been working for about four months on the conceptual plan for the project, the Sanctuary of Paddock Lake.

He met Tuesday with the Paddock Lake Plan Commission, presenting his conceptual plan and asking for feedback from the board and residents. He plans to return to the plan commission in January to formally present his project.

It would include homes for seniors ranging from completely independent living to skilled nursing care. The conceptual plan calls for a 70,000-square-foot main senior facility including three separate buildings linked by a central common area, the facility housing up to 120 people.

In addition, the plan calls for 56 single-family homes or possibly duplexes that would be marketed to seniors, along with a 64-unit apartment building and a retail building described as a “town square” with apartments on the second floor.

On the southwest corner of the property plans call for medical offices and a rehabilitation facility.

The areas of the property designed for seniors would be linked with walking paths, with a large heavily wooded parcel on the northwest quarter of the property remaining undeveloped under the current plan.

“This is actually a village within the village,” said President Marlene Goodson.

The planned residential facility for people with autism is on the northwest corner of the property separated from the rest of the facility by woods. Kothari said that facility would house up to 80 people aged 13 and up, and would include a vocational center.

Kothari said it has not been determined whether the center would include a school program for residents.

According to Patrick Gasper, spokesman for the Wisconsin Department of Instruction, if the facility is the residence for the children and does not include comprehensive school programs, the local school districts — Central High School District and Salem School District — would be responsible for providing educational programs.

Kothari estimated a total of about 350 people would live on the site overall, and that about 75 people would be employed there full time. He said the project would be built in phases, the central senior facility first. He estimated the various structures would be built over five years.

Plan commission members had some concerns with the project, from the placement of parking lots adjacent to neighboring residential areas, to the inclusion of the 64-unit apartment building. Village attorney Jeff Davison was also concerned about how ownership of the single family homes would be structured, asking whether they would be owned by individuals or by the central development.

The developer said those details have yet to be determined.

Plan commission members indicated they would not look favorably on an apartment building that was open to all ages rather than restricted to seniors. Two residents of adjacent neighborhoods said they were concerned about stormwater run-off from the development.

Trustee Joe Riesselmann said he was impressed with the presentation, which included information on the developer’s market studies and area demographics.

“The fact is that, No. 1, you’re willing to listen,” he said. “I don’t think we’ll have any problem working with you as you move along.”