VILLAGE OF LONG GROVE
Long Grove Plan Commission

August 3, 2004 Meeting Minutes

                                                                                                                                             

 

Commissioners Present: Ed Acuna, Michael Dvorak, Nicholas Fasano, Camy Gould, Robert Jenkins, Karen Schultheis.

 

Chairman Present:  Fred Phillips.

 

Commissioners Absent:  Joe Di Iorio and Lisa Phillips.

 

Also Present: Village Planner Edmond Cage and Village Attorney Tappendorf.

 

1.                  Call to Order

 

Chairman Fred Phillips called the meeting to order at 8:00 pm.

 

2.         Approval of July 6, 2004 Minutes

 

Commissioner Acuna motioned to approve the July 6, 2004 meeting minutes without any changes, seconded by Commissioner Schultheis.  Ayes all, no nays.  Motion carried.

 

3.         Public Hearing to Consider a Request for a Special Use Permit and/or Any Zoning Relief Necessary that is Appropriate Under the Zoning Code That Would Permit the Construction of an Addition and Any Associated Remodeling of an Existing Nursing Home, located at 1666 Checker Road,

Submitted by The Arlington Rehabilitation & Living Center.

 

Petitioners Jimmy Mann and Sig Lefkovitz were present.

 

Village Planner Cage summarized the changes that had been made to the plans from the previous Plan Commission meeting.

 

Commissioner Gould noted that the Village should be promoting a trail in this area along Checker Road.  Commissioner Gould also had some concerns with lot coverage, emergency exits and any neighbor concerns in this area.          

 

Village Attorney Tappendorf had some concerns with the setback from the Hope Lutheran Church property which requires a 100-foot setback according to the 1978 approval ordinance and that the proposed distance to this property line should be added to the revised site plan. 

 

Commissioner Fasano noted that the metal siding should be eliminated from the plans.  Mr. Lefkovitz agreed to do this.

 

Mr. Lefkovitz noted that the proposed addition would meet the codes for exiting the building.

 

There were some concerns with the prairie area to the south of the proposed addition and the Plan Commission would like this area to remain a prairie area.

 

Village Attorney Tappendorf suggested that a covenant could be added into the PUD amendment that would conserve the prairie area.

 

Commissioner Acuna motioned to recommend approval of the proposed nursing home addition to be located at 1666 Checker Road with the following conditions:

  1. Brick must be used under the proposed windows.
  2. A stop sign and stop line must be installed at the intersection of the Arlington driveway and Checker Road by the petitioner and inspected by the Village.
  3. All metal siding must be eliminated from the proposed plans.
  4. A 5-foot wide trail/pathway must be constructed along Checker Road for the entire length of the Arlington property.
  5. A covenant will be added to the PUD amendment that will preserve the prairie area.

 

Commissioner Gould seconded the motion subject to the listed conditions.  Ayes all, no nays.  Motion carried.

 

4.         Public Hearing on the Consideration of Zoning Text Amendments and/or Additional Relief Necessary and/or Appropriate Under the Zoning Code That Would Permit the Modification to the Sign Regulation Requirements.

 

Commissioner Gould had some concerns with section # 10.0 and section #12.0 and asked if 30 days is an appropriate period of time for business signage.

 

Commissioner Acuna and Fasano felt that 30 days is an appropriate time period for business signage.

 

There was some discussion on section # 10.0 and Commissioner Acuna felt that a trigger for changing signs should be based on reconstruction rather than ownership.

 

Item # 16.0 needed the penalty section added to the draft.

 

Item # 23.0 should be eliminated but item # 23.9 is acceptable.

 

Temporary banners should be permitted and added to section # 24.0.

 

Chairman Fred Phillips felt that item # 25.5 on pole signs should be either clarified or eliminated completely and felt that item # 25.9 should be discussed with the Village Attorney.

 

Commissioner Gould felt that subdivision signs should be added to section # 26.0 and had a question on item # 28.1 regarding Gridleys.

 

Commissioner Schultheis asked whether the Plan Commission should be concerned with the enforcement of such an ordinance.

 

Village Planner Cage answered that the proposed new sign ordinance should include a sign enforcement section that the Plan Commission should review but that the Village Staff is charged with the enforcement of such a section of an ordinance.

 

Commissioner Gould motioned to continue the public hearing to the September 7, 2004 meeting and that authorization is given for the Village Attorney to draft an ordinance amendment, Commissioner Acuna seconded.  Ayes All, No Nays.  Motion carried.

 

5.         Other Business

The Plan Commission discussed the possibility of setting up some sub-committee groups to discuss some potential ordinance changes or clarifications.

 

6.         Adjournment:  Next Regular Meeting, Tuesday, September 7, 2004, 8:00 pm 

Motion to adjourn by Commissioner Acuna, seconded by Commissioner Jenkins.  Ayes, all.  Nays, none, Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted by,

 

 

 

Edmond Cage, Village Planner

Village of Long Grove