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2014-01-15 - Plan Commission - Minutes Board or Commission: ❑ Plan commission Document Type: ❑A e g nda 0 Minutes Meeting ate: 01/15/2014 Type of Meeting: PUBLIC HEARING BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION January 15, 2014 Child day care home, 1211 Lockwood Drive -Special Use in the R-5 District Chairman Smith called the hearing to order at 7:30 pm in the Village Council Chambers, Buffalo Grove Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Chairman Smith read the Notice of Public Hearing as published in the Buffalo Grove Daily Herald, explained the procedure to be followed for the public hearing, and swore in all persons who wished to give testimony. Commissioners present: Chairman Smith Mr. Stark Mr. Cohn Mr. Weinstein Ms. Johnson Mr. Goldspiel Commissioners present: Mr. Khan Mr. Matthews Also present: Ms. Assieh Nassir Ms. Beverly Sussman, Village Trustee Mr. William Raysa, Village Attorney Mr. Robert Pfeil, Village Planner The following exhibits were presented by the petitioner at the public hearing: Exhibit 1: Memo from Mr. Robert Pfeil to the Plan Commission dated January 9„ 2014 Ms. Nassir stated she is here asking for a special use to operate a home child day care at her home. She has been a day care teacher since 2000 for KinderKare. She stated she has a passion for educating young children and helping them grow and she has the proper training and education to qualify and succeed as a home day care teacher and providing a service to better the community. Ms. Nassir stated she will have only 3 to 5 children and at this time she does not foresee requiring additional help nor does she see any detrimental impact to the neighborhood. The children will be inside the home except for those times, weather permitting, they go out into her backyard for play time or to the neighboring park. She also noted she does not believe her home day care business will negatively affect the use or enjoyment or the valuation of other properties in her neighborhood. Ms. Nassir stated she anticipates children being dropped off weekdays between the hours of 6-8 am and there is ample parking space in the driveway which will result in very little traffic congestion and will be a safe means for the children to enter the home. Children will go outside for playtime during the hours of 10-11 am and again from 3-4 pm and she noted there will be no undue noise or nuisance created to adjacent properties. Ms. Nassir stated the Village has already approved the fencing around the backyard as well as performed and approved a field inspect report inside her home. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department has also inspected the home and reported no violations. Ms. Nassir stated she has one cat in her home that has been licensed with the Village and she has completed all of the necessary paperwork for her DCFS license and is awaiting their response within the next 1-2 months. Commissioner Weinstein reviewed the special use criteria with the petitioner. He asked if the petitioner feels the use of the child day care at this residence will serve the public convenience in some way. Ms. Nassir stated she hopes this would make things somewhat easier for some of the people in the community. Commissioner Weinstein asked if there is any reason to believe that this activity would in any way be harmful to the neighbors or anyone around the residence. The petitioner stated she did not believe it would be harmful. Commissioner Weinstein asked if there were any concerns that the size of the house was in any way inappropriate to house 3-5 children. Ms. Nassir stated she could have more children but is looking only to have 3-5. Commissioner Weinstein asked how many cars are currently in the house and if they are typically parked inside the garage. Ms. Nassir stated there are 2 cars parked in the garage and 4 additional cars could be parked in the driveway if necessary. Commissioner Weinstein asked when people would be picking children up from the home. Ms. Nassir stated no later than 6 pm. Commissioner Goldspiel asked what the square footage of the house is. Ms. Nassir stated it is around 2,100 square feet. Commissioner Goldspiel asked how many bathrooms are in the house. Ms. Nassir stated there are 2. There being no further comments or questions from anyone else present, Chairman Smith closed the public hearing at 7:45 pm. Respectfully submitted, Fay Rubin, Recording Secretary APPROVED BY ERIC SMITH, Chair Board or Commission: ❑ Plan commission Document Type: ❑A e g nda 0 Minutes Meeting ate: 01/15/2014 Type of Meeting: PUBLIC HEARING BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION January 15, 2014 Spetsnaz Martial Arts, 1553 Barclay Boulevard Special Use For a recreation facility in the Industrial District Chairman Smith called the hearing to order at 7:55 pm in the Village Council Chamber, Buffalo Grove Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The Notice of Public Hearing had already been read at the first public hearing and he swore in all persons who wished to give testimony. Commissioners present: Chairman Smith Mr. Stark Mr. Cohn Mr. Weinstein Ms. Johnson Mr. Goldspiel Commissioners absent: Mr. Khan Mr. Matthews Also present: Mr. Mikhail Kogan, Spetsnaz Martial Arts Ms. Irina Kogan, Spetsnaz Martial Arts Ms. Beverly Sussman, Village Trustee Mr. Mike Terson, Village Trustee Mr. William Raysa, Village Attorney Mr. Robert Pfeil, Village Planner The following exhibits were presented by the petitioner at the public hearing: Exhibit 1: Memo from Mr. Robert Pfeil to the Plan Commission dated January 9, 2014 Ms. Kogan stated this facility at 1553 Barclay Boulevard is 2,100 square feet and the school teaches both children and adults the art of self-defense and judo. She stated her husband is a grand master, tenth degree black belt and he has a couple of volunteers to help him out. Mr. Kogan stated he has people who work with him and help him who are world champs in judo and kung fu. His goal is to teach kids what to do properly. Last year they won 16 medals from the U.S. Open to world champs in different arts. He has been in this country for 24 years and he has been teaching martial arts his whole life. Mr. Kogan stated during the day they have about 10 open parking spaces and they probably have about 2-3 cars arrive in the place. In the evening they do not have more than 10 cars in front and does not think he will interrupt his neighbors. He stated he trains not only civilians but military and police. He stated they have a very professional business and he would like to bring more business and service to Buffalo Grove. Commissioner Goldspiel asked what is the peak number of students that would be in the facility. Mr. Kogan stated a typical class usually has between 10-12 people. He also does do some private lessons on the side which would only have 1-2 people. Commissioner Goldspiel stated he is trying to find out what the maximum number of students would be in the building at one time. Mr. Kogan stated 12. Commissioner Goldspiel noted a large number of hours had been listed with only one person there. Mr. Kogan stated that is what he has been doing his whole life. Ms. Kogan noted if it is an evening class he has volunteer instructors who are with him. Evening classes are over about 9:00 pm. Commissioner Goldspiel asked what the maximum number of people in the facility would be, not counting these extra volunteers. Ms. Kogan noted it might be Mr. Kogan and either 1 or 2 instructors. Commissioner Goldspiel noted that therefore it might be a total of 3 staff people and 12 students. He asked if they were currently operating in this location. Mr. Kogan stated yes. Commissioner Stark asked since they have already been operating was that without Village consent. Mr. Pfeil stated no. He noted there was some misunderstanding about getting the special use. In December Mr. Kogan was in a situation where the lease where he had been operating at a different location was up and he needed to stay in business, so the Village Manager requested that the Village Board allow staff to issue a temporary permit to allow the business to open, subject to successful completion of the special use process. Commissioner Stark asked if the numbers of 1 to 3 staff and 10 to 12 people per class has been pretty consistent. Mr. Kogan stated yes. Commissioner Goldspiel asked if there have been any problems with this operation. Mr. Pfeil stated that Mr. Sheehan, the Village Building Commissioner, is monitoring the situation and he has not had issues with the use as being operated. Commissioner Weinstein reviewed the special use criteria. He asked if this use at this particular location will serve the public convenience. Mr. Kogan stated yes. Commissioner Weinstein asked if there is any reason to believe that operating there will be detrimental or endanger anyone in any way. Mr. Kogan stated no. Commissioner Weinstein asked if the size of the facility is adequate for the intended use. Ms. Kogan stated yes. Commissioner Weinstein asked if this use will cause any issues with neighboring buildings or properties or tenants. Ms. Kogan stated no. Commissioner Weinstein asked if there is sufficient parking at the building. Ms. Kogan stated yes. Commissioner Goldspiel asked how well the parking area is lit at night. Mr. Kogan noted there is more than enough lights and at night there is a lot of light. Ms. Kogan stated their parking area is fully lit as well as lots of light from the gym. Commissioner Goldspiel asked when the maximum number of students would be at the facility. In other words what hours would have the most parking? Ms. Kogan stated Saturday morning up to 11:00 am when parents are waiting for the kids. Evenings are heaviest on Friday from 6-9 pm. Commissioner Goldspiel asked if they have more people in the evening or morning. Mr. Kogan stated evenings. Ms. Kogan stated on the weekends it is mornings and weekdays it is evenings. There being no further comments or questions from anyone else present, Chairman Smith closed the public hearing at 8:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Fay Rubin, Recording Secretary APPROVED BY: ERIC SMITH, Chair Board or Commission: ❑ Plan commission Document Type: 0 A e g nda 0 Minutes Meeting ate: 01/15/2014 Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION January 15, 2014 Child day care home, 1211 Lockwood Drive -Special Use in the R-5 District Spetsnaz Martial Arts, 1553 Barclay Boulevard -Special use for a Recreation facility in the Industrial District Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 7:45 pm in the Village Council Chambers, Buffalo Grove Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Commissioners present: Chairman Smith Mr. Stark Mr. Cohn Mr. Weinstein Ms. Johnson Mr. Goldspiel Commissioners absent: Mr. Khan Mr. Matthews Also present: Ms. Assieh Nassir Mr. Mikhail Kogan, Spetsnaz Martial Arts Ms. Irina Kogan, Setsnaz Martial Arts Ms. Beverly Sussman, Village Trustee Mr. Mike Terson, Village Trustee Ms. William Raysa, Village Attorney Mr. Robert Pfeil, Village Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Commissioner Weinstein, seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes of the public hearing of December 18, 2013. All Commissioners were in favor of the motion and the motion passed unanimously. Moved by Commissioner Weinstein, seconded by Commissioner Stark to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 18, 2013. All Commissioners were in favor of the motion and the motion passed unanimously. COMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS Commissioner Cohn stated he did not actually attend the meeting on January 6, 2014 but does know what was discussed. The medical marijuana issue did pass and his objection was noted by one of the council members. CHILD DAY CARE HOME, 1211 LOCKWOOD DRIVE- SPECIAL USE IN THE R-5 DISTRICT Moved by Commissioner Weinstein, seconded by Commissioner Cohn to recommend approval to the Village Board of the petition of a special use to operate a child day care home at 1211 Lockwood Drive, a single-family Dwelling District, subject to: 1. Receiving Illinois DCFS license Chairman Smith called for a vote on the motion and the vote was as follows: AYES: Stark, Cohn, Weinstein, Johnson, Goldspiel, Smith NAYS: None ABSENT: Khan, Matthews ABSTAIN: None The motion passed 6 to 0. Chairman Smith suspended the regular meeting at 7:55 pm. Chairman Smith reopened the regular meeting at 8:00 SPETSNAZ MARTIAL ARTS, 1553 BARCLAY BOULEVARD - SPECIAL USE FOR A RECREATION FACILITY IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT Moved by Commissioner Weinstein, seconded by Commissioner Cohn to recommend approval to the Village board of the petition for a special use for a recreation facility in the Industrial District to operate a martial arts training facility in the space at 1553 Barclay Boulevard. Commissioner Goldspiel stated he was originally concerned about the number of students for this facility but it appears those issues have been adequately explained by the petitioner's testimony. Commissioner Cohn stated he will be voting yes but he would like to reiterate a comment he has made. He believes the Industrial District is largely recreational now and he feels we need to look at the entire Industrial District and all the recreational uses and decide if this is truly meeting the objectives of the Industrial District or should we be doing something more fundamental. On top of that since we have identified the Industrial District as the place for a special use for potential medical marijuana facilities and how that might fit. There are some fundamental planning and zoning questions related to the Industrial District that should be looked at. Chairman Smith called for a vote on the motion and the vote was as follows: AYES: Chairman Smith, Stark Cohn, Weinstein, Johnson, Goldspiel NAYS: None ABSENT: Khan, Matthews ABSTAIN: None The motion passed 6 to 0. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT- None FUTURE AGENDA SCHEDULE Mr. Pfeil said the next regular meeting is February 5, 2014. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS - None STAFF REPORT- None NEW BUSINESS - None Mr. Pfeil commented in response to Commissioner Cohn's concerns with recreation uses in the Industrial District that the Commission should review the issues and evaluate the impact of these types of uses. He said the number of special uses for recreation doesn't seem to be that large, but he will prepare a list and map of the currently approved facilities. Mr. Pfeil noted that he and Mr. Sheehan, Village Building Commissioner, have been considering whether some of the smaller facilities should require a special use. Administrative approval may be acceptable if the proposed use is limited in impact and size. Perhaps there's a threshold concerning the size of a facility- if it would occupy a small tenant space, it may not be necessary to conduct a public hearing for a special use. Commissioner Goldspiel noted that since approval of the buildings in the Industrial District years ago there has been a big change in the way industrial buildings are used. One of the problems that makes it difficult for these buildings to find tenants is that now the market and user needs are calling for large bulk storage and less individual small units. He wonders if there is really a re-development issue. He suggested that if we are going to open up the issue of special uses in the industrial zone we ought to think about re-development as well as changing the zoning criteria. Commissioner Johnson asked where recreation businesses normally locate in the Village. Mr. Pfeil said various recreation uses are allowed as are permitted uses in business districts, so location within strip shopping centers is common. Commissioner Johnson noted that the Industrial District this is actually a better place for these uses as far as sales tax revenue since they aren't occupying spaces in a business district that could be used by retail tenants. She said it allowing smaller facilities in the Industrial District may encourage re-development. Mr. Pfeil noted that from a business operator's point of view, space in an industrial building is relatively less expensive that a retail location, and the parking is usually adequate. In some of the shopping center locations parking may be more limited and the rent more expensive. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Cohn, seconded by Commissioner Johnson and carried unanimously to adjourn. Chairman Smith adjourned the meeting at 8:10 pm. Respectfully submitted, Fay Rubin, Recording Secretary APPROVED BY: ERIC SMITH, Chair