VILLAGE OF LONG GROVE
Plan Commission
Chairman
present: Fred Phillips.
Commissioners present: Joseph Di Iorio, Michael
Dvorak, Nicholas Fasano, Camy
Gould, and Lisa Phillips.
Commissioners Absent: Ed Acuna
and Robert Jenkins.
Also Present: Village Planner
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Fred Phillips called
the meeting to order at
2.
MINUTES OF
There were some changes made
to the draft meeting minutes from
3. Approval of the Findings
and Recommendations of the
Village Attorney Tappendorf had documented
the findings and recommendations from the
Commissioner Gould made a motion to approve the findings and
recommendations for the December 2, 2003 Plan Commission meeting regarding the
T-Mobile petition, Commissioner Fasano seconded. Ayes, all. Nays, none, motion carried.
4. Continued Public Hearing For a Text Amendment and Special
Use Permit to Operate a Day Care Center for Approximately 22 Children Within
the Existing Residence Located at 7155 RFD (Lot #29 Towner Subdivision),
Submitted by Dmitriy Makhovik.
Elliott Hartstein was present with the petitioner Dmitriy Makhovik.
Mr. Hartstein gave an overview of the petition and updated the Plan Commission on the parking study produced by Metro and the new landscape plan, both of these documents had been provided to the Plan Commission for their review.
Commissioner Gould asked why the traffic engineer, who produced the parking study, was not present at the meeting?
Mr. Hartstein stated that the study covered all the areas that the Plan Commission had requested and that he was available to answer questions on the parking study.
Commissioner Gould asked where the
Commissioner Lisa Phillips had spoken to the traffic engineer on the telephone about the study that was produced for this meeting. The traffic engineer had stated on the telephone that the basis for the study was that all the cars do not come at the same time.
Commissioner Gould advised she had surveyed several day care facilities within the local area to get some comparisons of how drop-off and pick-up worked, what peak periods were, if any, and whether parking was an issue. She advised these conversations seemed to support the petitioner’s position that, unlike preschools which had set start and end times, day care facility drop-offs and pick-ups were generally more staggered from 6:00-8:00am and 3:15-6:00pm, with peak periods between 7:15-7:30am and 5:15-5:30pm and that in general parking was not an issue, although some of the centers were near strip mall parking lots.
Commissioner Fasano noted that the traffic generated from the day care facility, according to the traffic engineer, will not adversely affect traffic on Route 83.
Commissioner Gould questioned whether the proposed 9-foot by 19-foot parking spaces were sufficient for this use considering that many families drive the wider SUV’s and would need additional space to open the doors to get children out of car seats.
Commissioner Fasano suggested that maybe these spaces could be reconfigured.
Village Planner Cage suggested using the parking space furthest to the west for compact car parking and the parking space furthest to the east for Sports Utility Vehicle parking.
Village Attorney Tappendorf suggested that this could be specified in any approval ordinance.
Commissioner Gould asked if there was a mountable median on this section of Route 83?
Village Planner Cage stated that there was a mountable median.
Commissioner Lisa Phillips asked the petitioner if a fire truck could gain access to this property?
Mr. Hartstein answered yes and that this had been addressed with the Fire District.
Commissioner Fasano asked if there was documentation of this.
Village Planner Cage stated that the Village had received a letter from the Fire District and he would check to see if this letter had covered access.
Commissioner Fasano asked if the traffic engineer reviewed the driveway and parking lot widths and design and whether it would function in an acceptable manner?
Mr. Hartstein stated that the traffic engineer had reviewed this and it would work. He also commented that the landscape/site plan would be modified to include the changes recommended by Village Planner Cage.
Commissioner Gould asked if the landscape plan meets the code requirements?
Village Planner Cage answered that the plan does meet the landscape requirements.
Commissioner Gould stated that her traffic concerns had been alleviated somewhat from her initial response due to the informal survey that she had conducted.
Commissioner Lisa Phillips still had concerns with traffic and safety at this location.
Commissioner Gould motioned that the Plan Commission recommend approval of a
Special Use to permit a Day Care Facility to operate at 7155 Route 83 with the
following conditions:
1. That the Special Use is nontransferable and
any proposed deviation or expansion of the facility or hours of operation or
approved maximum capacity of 22 children will require an amendment to the
Special Use.
2. That "Drop Off
Only" signage will be placed on the 5 parking spaces in front of the
building and "No Parking" signage will be placed in the central driveway
area and these parking limitations will be enforced.
3. That a sign permit must be applied for and
obtained prior to installation of any signage at this location.
4. That the petitioner fully complies with all
the required applicable regulations, including Countryside Fire Protection
District requirement
5. The petitioner must trim the hedges and
landscape growth at the intersection of the driveway and Route 83 as minimally
necessary to retain a landscaped barrier screening, but improve entrance and
exit sight lines for safety and maintain these sight lines.
6. That no additional trees will be removed from
the site other than those (3) depicted on the plan without prior Village
approval.
7. That the site plan must be modified to
include a reversible area to the west of the 5 parking spaces in front of the
building so that vehicles can turn around with the aid of this area as opposed
to reversing into the main driveway.
8. The landscape plan must be revised to include
6 additional evergreen shrubs in between the 5 parking spaces and the front of
the building and one additional canopy tree on the parking island to the south
east of the parking lot area.
Commissioner Di
Iorio seconded the motion. Ayes: Dvorak, Di Iorio, Fasano, Gould and Fred
Phillips. Nays: Lisa Phillips. Not Present:
Acuna and Jenkins.
5.
Public Hearing for the Consideration of Text Amendments that would
Modify the Requirements for Driveways, Impervious Lot Coverage Requirements and
Create an Institutional Zoning District.
The public hearing
was commenced by Chairman Fred Phillips at
The
public hearing centered on the driveway regulations and possibly modifying the
regulations so that they are clearer and are concentrated in one area of the
code. As Superintendent Block deals
with the driveway regulations on a daily basis it would be appropriate for him
to be present at the next meeting to aid the discussion.
Commissioner Fasano had some concerns that the new proposed regulations
do not inconvenience or place a hardship on existing properties.
Commissioner Fasano made a motion to continue the public hearing to the
next available Plan Commission meeting, Commissioner Dvorak seconded. Ayes, all. Nayes, none, motion
carried.
6. Plan Commission Scheduled Meeting
Dates for 2004.
There was some discussion of the meeting
dates for 2004.
Commissioner Lisa Phillips made a motion to approve the Plan Commission
scheduled meeting dates for 2004, Commissioner Gould seconded. Ayes, all. Nays, none, motion carried.
7. Plan Commission Scheduled Dates for
Village Board Meeting Attendance.
A schedule had been drawn up for Plan
Commission members to regularly attend the Village Board meetings. The schedule was acceptable to everyone
present, and if for some reason a Plan Commission member could not attend then
Chairman Phillips requested that the Plan Commissioner call him and he would
schedule to go in their place.
8. Other Business.
Barbara Turner was present at the meeting and had some concerns about the
Reilly property on Old McHenry Road developing and that the section of that
property that will be conservancy should be preserved and that this should not
be allowed to be counted as part of the subdivision/PUD overall acreage.
There was some Plan Commission discussion on whether to process
residential developments as straight subdivisions or planned unit developments.
9. Adjournment:
Next
Regular Meeting,
Motion to
adjourn by Commissioner Gould, seconded by Commissioner Lisa Phillips. Ayes, all. Nays, none, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at
Respectfully submitted by,
Village Planner
Village of Long Grove