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2018-05-21 - Ordinance 2018-030 - APPROVING SPECIAL USE FOR DANCE SCHOOL AT 1388 BUSCH PKWYORDINANCE NO. 2018 - 030 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE FOR A DANCE SCHOOL AT 1388 BUSCH PARKWAY VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS Movement & Sound Dance, LLC WHEREAS, the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit by virtue of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and, WHEREAS, the property located at the 1388 Busch Parkway ("Property") is zoned in the I Industrial; and, WHEREAS, Movement & Sound Dance, LLC ("Petitioner"), has petitioned the Village for approval of a special use for a dance school at the Property; and, WHEREAS, the Village Planning & Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on May 2, 2018 concerning the petition for the special use; and, WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission made a finding and determined that the petition meets the criteria of a special use as set forth in the Buffalo Grove Zoning Ordinance, as described in the minutes attached as Exhibit C; and, WHEREAS, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted 7 to 0 to recommend approval of the special use; and, WHEREAS, the President and Village Board of Trustees after due and careful consideration have concluded that the proposed dance school is a reasonable use of the Property and will serve the best interests of the Village. WHEREAS, the proposed special use shall be operated in accordance with and pursuant to the following exhibits: EXHIBIT A Acceptance and Agreement concerning special use EXHIBIT B Project Narrative, Site Plan & Floor Plan EXHIBIT C Minutes from the May 2, 2018 Planning & Zoning Commission NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS: Section 1. This Ordinance is made pursuant to and in accordance with the Village's Zoning Ordinance and the Village's Home Rule powers. The preceding whereas clauses are hereby made a part of this Ordinance. 2 SectionIT2. The Corporate Authorities hereby grant a special use for a dance school subject to the following conditions: 1. The project shall conform to the plans attached as part of the petition. 2. The Petitioner shall have a maximum of 33 students/guests and 3 employees for a total of 36 people in their facility at any one time. 3. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the Petitioner shall provide a drop-off/pick-up plan in a manner acceptable to the Village. 4. The special use is granted to Movement & Sound Dance, LLC and said special use does not run with the land. The special use granted to Movement & Sound Dance, LLC may be assignable to subsequent petitioners seeking assignment of this special use as follows: i. Upon application of a petition seeking assignment of this special use, the Village of Buffalo Grove, in their sole discretion, may approve the assignment administratively, or may refer it to the Planning & Zoning Commission and/or the Village Board for a public hearing. ii. Such assignment shall be valid only upon the written approval of the Village of Buffalo Grove granting said assignment, which may be granted or denied for any reason. Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon the submittal of a signed Exhibit A (Acceptance and Agreement) hereto. This Ordinance shall not be codified. AYES: Sm-mBerman, Ottenheimer, Weidenfeld Johnson. Smith NAYS: 0 - None ABSENT: 1 - Stein PASSED: May, 21, 2018. APPROVED: May 21, 2018. Beverly Sussrion, Village President ATTEST: Janet ) . Sirabian, Village Clerk EXHIBIT A Acceptance and Agreement Concerning Special Use Movement & Sound Dance, LLC Movement &c Sound Dance, LLC acknowledges that it has read and understands all of the terms and provisions of Buffalo Grove Ordinance No. 2018 - 030 pertaining to the special use, and does hereby accept and agree to abide by and be bound by each of the terms, conditions and limitations of said Ordinance. Movement & Sound Dance, LLC By: %&�✓`r Name (print): C—At�J �Z 1 Title: W ' M The undersigned Owner acknowledges that it has read and understands all of the terms and provisions of said Buffalo Grove Ordinance No. 2018 — 030. Owner: C. Inve ttn o., LLC By: nn Name (print): /l// e-MA[,�s tD . PAAJAAEQS� Title: &/tom' jQ59 /� 7 vA4%4 91XJ,WftV Aevb c.D EXHIBIT B Project Narrative, Site Plan & Floor Plan Movement & Sound Dance, LLC EXHIBIT C Minutes from the Mff 2 2018 Planning & Zoning Commission Movement & Sound Dance, LLC Brief Narrative of Project — Movement & Sound Dance LLC Site Address: 1388 Busch Parkway, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Purpose of Application: to obtain a special use permit for the use of the space Movement & Sound Dance LLC is a dance studio that was established in June of 2015, meeting the needs of dance students (children and adults) in Buffalo Grove, and other surrounding cities, such as Arlington Heights, Lincolnshire, Deerfield, Vernon Hills and more. Movement & Sound Dance LLC currently sublets space from Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center, at 1362 Barclay Blvd in Buffalo Grove. Our current location is less than one minute away from the new site address, at 1388 Busch Parkway. Movement & Sound Dance LLC needs to expand to a larger space in order to be able grow its clientele and to flourish as a business, as well as help its dancers to continue to excel in their training. With the new location, Movement & Sound Dance LLC would have its own lobby area, two larger dance room spaces, as well as office space and storage. Their current location has a shared lobby and bathrooms with the gymnastics facility and only one medium-sized dance room space, with no storage space. Movement & Sound Dance began in 2015 with approximately 80 students, and has now grown to 200+ students, with hopes to grow more each year. We offer classes for dancers ages 18 months old (with a parent) through 18 years old. We also currently offer a small number of adult dance fitness classes. Our hours of operation vary each day but are generally as follows: morning classes from 10-11:30am; afternoon classes from 1:30-3pm; after school classes from 4:30-9pm. Monday through Friday, we always have classes during the after school and evening hours; our morning and afternoon classes are about three to four times a week. We have classes on Saturdays from 9-1pm. Our classes are limited to 12-14 dancers per class. Our daytime classes are often 8 students or less. For our preschool age classes (30-60 minutes), which are usually in the mornings and early afternoons, the parents stay in the lobby while their child is in class. For our after -school classes, many families carpool or drop off their dancers. For our evening classes, our older elementary through high school students are either dropped off or are able to drive themselves and carpool with friends. Only about 10 parking spots at a time would be needed, as far as we can estimate. The employees are currently my business partner and myself (Corey Lozier and Allie Buchweitz). When we expand, we will take on an additional teacher as well as an administrative employee. Only two teachers and one front desk staff person would be at the studio at the same time. The project at 1388 Busch Parkway will improve and change the space by creating a more open floor plan, combining 3 offices into one larger dance room space. The project will also include updating the floors, painting the walls, etc. The business park that includes 1388 Busch Parkway is the site for many child -friendly businesses, just as Movement & Sound Dance LLC is a child -friendly and child -oriented business. Rockin' Jump, Jump Zone, My Gym, Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center, and Stella Tutoring are all businesses within minutes of 1388 Busch Parkway. You can find more information about Movement & Sound Dance LLC at www.movementandsounddance.com. \ LLI m co o m c @ o o rD N o N N to w d%k$$t/(Nq$0)gk/7bE 55 aolCew&e_gre#C\ic F- o o m o 0 o m o c o g o o= o= o�-q�$7$$%%mommo Znmm�n oldVA�oeAIOeVa \ $ § § e ] Draft Minutes 05/2/2018 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 50 RAUPP BOULEVARD, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018 Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM by Chairman Frank Cesario Public Hearings/items For Consideration Consider a Special Use for a Dance School at 1388 Busch Parkway (Trustee Ottenheimer) (Staff Contact: Chris Stilling) Corey Lozier, Movement and Sound Dance, LLC, 1362 Barclay Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, IL and Nick Panarese, Van Vlissigen, One Overtook Point, Lincolnshire, iL, were present and swom in. Ms. Lozier explained that currently they are subletting space from the Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center. They have grown to have over 200 students and space is tight. They would like to continue to expand and provide instruction for children from all over the area. The proposed location will fit their space needs and will include both large and small dance rooms and also provide some storage. The location of the new space also has many facilities with activities for children in the area. Com. Goldspiel clarified the address of the proposed location to be 1388 Busch Parkway, not Barclay Boulevard. Com. Goldspiel asked if there is sufficient lighting in the parking lot. Mr. Panarese advised that there is sufficient lighting with both the parking lot poles as well as bollards along the sidewalk. He has never had any complaints from other tenants as far as any lack of lighting. Com. Weinstein asked the Petitioner to review the proposed allotted parking. Ms. Lozier explained that they will have 11 assigned parking spaces. Most of their classes are held after normal business hours, although they do have some day classes. Some students will be dropped off. No student will be allowed to cross the parking lot without a parent or adult. Com. Weinstein asked if there are any other heavy recreational or special uses in the building. Ms. Lozier responded no. Ch. Cesario asked staff to display the site plan and asked about Prairie Kraft Brewing and Stella Academy. Mr. Panarese advised that both of those tenants are located on the other side of the building and will not affect this use. Ch. Cesario asked Mr. Panarese how many parking spaces will be allotted to this tenant. Mr. Panarese advised that 11 spaces would be assigned to this tenant. There are 119 parking spaces total for this building. Most tenants are not there after normal business hours, with a few exceptions. Ms. Lozier explained her hours of operation and explained that they are the busiest after school. Their high school student classes are even later. They do have some Saturday moming classes as well. 05/2/2018 Com. Moodhe asked about additional available parking spaces on the south end of the parking lot. Mr. Panarese explained that any open spaces are on a first come, first serve basis. Most tenants currently under utilize their allotted parking. Com. Moodhe asked if there would be any dance recitals. Ms. Lozier advised that there will be recitals but not at this location. Com. Moodhe asked about music sound being generated from the space. Ms. Lozier advised that they do play music and they will be installing sound -absorbing panels. There were no additional questions or comments from the Commissioners. There were no questions from the audience. Ch. Cesario entered the Staff Report dated May 2, 2018 as Exhibit 1. Com. Weinstein asked if any calls were received regarding this petition and if any of the tenants in the building were notified. Mr. Stilling advised that the required public hearing sign was posted at the property and the Village does not notify tenants, just the property owners as required. Ch. Cesario asked how complaints would be handled. Mr. Stilling responded that any complaints would be addressed on a case by case basis. The public hearing was closed at 7.50 PM. Moved by Com. Weinstein, seconded by Com. Khan, to make a positive recommendation to the Village Board to approve the Special Use at 1388 Busch Parkway, subject to the following conditions: 1. The project shall conform to the plans attached as part of the petition. 2. The petitioner shall have a maximum of 33 students/guests and 3 employees for a total of 36 people in their facility at any one time. 3. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, the petitioner shall provide a drop- off/pick-up plan in a manner acceptable to the Village. 4. The special use is granted to Movement and Sound Dance, LLC d/b/a/ Movement and Sound Dance and said special use does not run with the land. 5. The special use granted to Movement and Sound Dance, LLC d/b/a/ Movement and Sound Dance may be assignable to subsequent petitioners seeking assignment of this special use as follows: i. Upon application of a petition seeking assignment of this special use, the Village of Buffalo Grove, in their sole discretion, may approve the assignment administratively, or may refer it to the Planning & Zoning Commission and/or the Village Board for a public hearing. ii. Such assignment shall be valid only upon the written approval of the Village of Buffalo Grove granting said assignment, which may be granted or denied for any reason. Ch. Cesario advised that this area has had success with a variety of uses and this would be a continuation of that. 05/2/2o 18 Com. Moodhe asked Mr. Panarese if these types of uses are becoming a trend. Mr. Panarese explained that he has seen a movement toward kid -friendly activities. He feels as a landlord that these uses work. Com. Moodhe asked staff if this type of use is something that staff wants to address on a general level. Mrs. Woods advised that staff has considered creating a new "light industrial/office/flex district" which seems to attract these types of uses and then reviewing these types of uses on an administrative level. However, she explained that it would be best to wait until the Comprehensive Plan process, which is slated to kick-off later this year to explore that more fully. . Mr. Stilling added that until that analysis occurs, staff wants maintain the special use process. Com. Cohn added that the Planning & Zoning Commission has always reviewed these types of petitions on a case -by -case basis. However, staff should explore ways to simplify the process. RESULT: RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE [UNANIMOUS] Next: 5/21/2018 7:30 PM MOVER: Mitchell Weinstein, Commissioner SECONDER: Zill Khan, Commissioner AYES: Moodhe, Cesario, Cohn, Goldspiel, Khan, Weinstein, Au ABSENT: Scott Lesser Regular Meeting Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 PM Chris Stilling APPROVED BY ME THIS 2nd DAY OF May , 2018