Village
of Long Grove
Plan
Commission Meeting Minutes
July
9, 2001
Present:
Chairman Young, Commissioners Lisa
Phillips, Gould, Jenkins, Fred Phillips and Coffin, Village Manager Doughty and
Mac Birch and Scott Brendel of Lane Kendig, Inc.
Absent:
Commissioners Borawski, Walter and Di
Iorio and Planner Kendig
Note:
In the absence of a new Plan
Commission Secretary having been appointed, Commissioner Gould was appointed
Acting Secretary.
I. MEETING GAVELED TO ORDER.
Meeting
called to order by Chairman Young at 8:03 p.m.
II. MINUTES OF JUNE 5, 2001.
Motion
to accept the minutes of June 5,2001, as presented, made by Commissioner Fred
Phillips, seconded by Commissioner Coffin. Ayes all. Motion carried.
IV. OLD BUSINESS.
A.
Good Shepherd Church Annexation and Special Use.
Village
Manager Doughty advised that the Village had received a letter from Kenneth
Shepro, attorney representing Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, stating
they were electing to stand on its application as presently submitted and
requesting an up or down vote at this meeting.
Following
a brief discussion about the late notice of the request, motion to table
discussion of the Good Shepherd Church Annexation and Special Use application
to the August 7, 2001 meeting made by Commissioner Coffin, seconded by
Commissioner Fred Phillips. Ayes all. Motion carried.
Messrs. Joseph E. Valenti, Jr. of Valenti Builders, Inc., Frank Salathe of JenLand Design, Inc., landscape architecture and Jim Manhard of Manhard Consulting were present with a revised plan, which included: 62 lots of various sizes using sanitary sewer, with 25 lots to the north of around 26,000 square feet and the southern 37 lots of around 40,000 square feet; a setback of at least 350 feet off N. Krueger Road; a centrally located community area that could include a gazebo or BBQ pit; more open space; and no lots backing directly to one another.
In
response to questions from Commissioners, renderings of the alternate plans
outlined in Planner Kendig's memo of July 3,2001 were displayed, including one
using septic and well for each lot, but the petitioners stated that they
believed their variable size lot plan was the best plan; stated they would not
be in favor of charting to ensure that smaller homes would be built on the
smaller lots; outlined two options for a pathway system; noted the possibility
of an emergency access through Pamela Court in White Oak Estates; advised they
could find no evidence of Village R.O.W. to the south of the property; and
stated they believed a community well dug to the middle aquifer was
appropriate.
Motion
to hold a public hearing on August 7, 2001 for the purpose of considering the
annexation, R-2 zoning and PUD petition by Joe Valenti, Jr. for Valenti Long
Grove Woods Phase II made by Commissioner Fred Phillips, seconded by
Commissioner Jenkins. Ayes all. Motion carried.
C. Brookstone/Remington PUD.
Mr.
Brian Forneck, attorney with Schain, Burney, Ross & Citron, and Jim Crane
of Manhard Consulting were present on behalf of Remington Homes to request
final approval of the Brookstone (aka Remington Homes) PUD consisting of 15
lots on approximately 30 acres southeast of Checker and S. Schaeffer Roads.
The
Commissioners reviewed Planner Kendig's memo of June 4, 2001 and Engineer
Bleck's letter dated July 3,2001. Questions from the Commissioners were
answered satisfactorily by Messrs. Forneck and Crane.
Motion
to recommend final approval to the Village Board for the Brookstone PUD,
subject to the satisfactory resolution of the minor outstanding issues set
forth in Engineer Bleck's letter dated July 3,2001 made by Commissioner
Jenkins, seconded by Commissioner Gould. Chairman Young and Commissioners
Gould, Jenkins, Fred Phillips and Coffin voted aye. Commissioner Lisa Phillips
abstained. Motion carried.
IV.
NEW BUSINESS.
A. Subdivision
Landscape Regulations.
In
response to the Commission's direction at the last meeting, Planner Kendig had
prepared draft language revisions to Section 6-5-5 Improvements Required under
Title 6 of the Village Code. The Commissioners reviewed the proposed language
with Mac Birch, Senior Associate of Lane Kendig, Inc. who was present in
Planner Kendig's absence, and suggested rewording paragraphs (E) 4 and 5 and
other minor changes. The Commission requested that a revised draft
incorporating their comments be resubmitted for further review.
B. Housing Design Standards.
Also
in response to the Commission's request at the last meeting, Planner Kendig had
submitted a number of housing standards criteria for consideration. Mr. Birch
noted that the intent behind these standards was to avoid monotony, upgrade the
aesthetic treatment standards for developer housing and give the Village prior
approval of floor plans and elevations for production builders and that similar
standards were used around the country.
The
Commission reviewed and discussed each of the items and indicated general
agreement with the concepts presented. Commissioner Coffin expressed the opinion
that use of these standards would result in much better developments. The
Commission requested that the criteria be resubmitted in the appropriate legal
language for further review.
There
was also discussion of reviewing bulk standards and height allowances in light
of the smaller lot sizes being proposed within the Village and the possibility
of including Site Volume Ratio as a criteria.
************MISCELLANEOUS
MATTERS***********
As
part of a general discussion on the trend of development, it was the opinion of
some Commissioners that the septic plan presented at the meeting for the
Valenti petition was not what they considered a "best" plan in that
it used only Wisconsin Mound systems and was driven by having wide scenic
corridor. It was noted that at the previous meeting, the Commission was divided
on whether a scenic corridor like the Fields or septic should drive the
development planning. Following discussion, the Commission asked that Village
Manager Doughty request from Mr. Valenti a "best" septic plan based
solely on use of septic as the driving factor for comparison at the public
hearing.
There
was also discussion on the status of the legal opinion related to the Good
Shepherd Church petition and the fact that it was unclear exactly what it meant
that the Church's petition stood "...as presently submitted, incorporating
the statements made on its behalf at the April 3rd meeting..." as stated
in Mr. Shepro's July 6, 2001 letter. The Commission requested that Village
Manager Doughty ask the petitioners to clarify their petition as it now stood
in advance of the August meeting.
C. Undeveloped Land Map.
The
Commission reviewed the memo of May 8, 2001 and map indicating parcels of land
in and around Long Grove that could come before the Village for development in
the future. It was agreed that each parcel should be personally inspected by
Commissioners to determine whether it was desirable that it be developed as
currently zoned or if another use would be more appropriate. Staff was asked to
divide the parcels among the Commissioners and create a list of considerations
so that everyone would utilize the same criteria when making their
recommendations.
V. COMITTEE REPORTS - none.
VII.
PLANNER'S REPORT - none.
VIII.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT.
IX. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING.
Motion
to adjourn made by Commissioner Coffin, seconded by Commissioner Fred Phillips.
Ayes all. Meeting adjourned at 10:55 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Camy
Gould
Acting
Secretary