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2013-12-04 - Plan Commission - Minutes Board or Commission: ❑ Plan commission Document Type: 0 A e g nda 0 Minutes Meeting ate: 12/04/2013 Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting REGULAR MEETING BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION December 4, 2013 Pulte Homes, Easthaven subdivision -Annexation with R-3A zoning And approval of a Preliminary Plan for a single-family development Hoffmann property, 22140 N Prairie Road Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 8:50 p.m. in the Village Council Chambers, Buffalo Grove Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Commissioners present: Chairman Smith Mr. Khan Mr. Stark Mr. Cohn Mr. Weinstein Mr. Goldspiel Mr. Matthews Commissioners absent: Ms. Johnson Also present: Mr. Mark Mastrorocco, Pulte Group Mr. Charles Hanlon, Wills Burke Kelsey Associates Mr. Walt Nashert, Pulte Group Mr. William Zalewski, Spaceco Mr. William Woodward, KLOA Mr. Willard Hoffmann Mr. William Hoffmann, Jr. Ms. Katie Mark Mr. Kevin Mark Mr. Chuck Byrum Ms. Eve Lee Mr. Burt Sherman Ms. Beverly Sussman, Village Trustee Mr. William Raysa, Village Attorney Mr. Darren Monico, Village Engineer Mr. Robert Pfeil, Village Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Commissioner Weinstein, seconded by Commissioner Khan to approve the minutes of the Regular meeting of November 6, 2013. Commissioner Goldspiel noted a correction required on page 10 noting he should be referred to as Commissioner not Chairman and on page 3 in the third full paragraph the second sentence the word park should be changed to road. All Commissioners were in favor of the amended motion and the motion passed unanimously with Commissioner Cohn abstaining. COMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS Commissioner Goldspiel noted he attended the Village board meeting on November 18, 2013 where the majority of the meeting was a review of the Village budget for 2014 and nothing specific for the Plan Commission. Commissioner Matthews noted he attended the Village board meeting on November 2, 2013 and there were no issues for the Plan commission. PULTE HOMES, EASTHAVEN SUBDIVISION - ANNEXATION WITH R-3A ZONING AND APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, HOFFMANN PROPERTY, 22140 N PRAIRIE ROAD Moved by Commissioner Weinstein, seconded by Commissioner Goldspiel to recommend approval to the Village board of the petition for the property at 22140 N Prairie Road, Prairie View, Illinois for annexation and approval of a Preliminary Plan with zoning in the R-3A One-family Dwelling District for a subdivision of 40 lots, including 38 new single-family homes and an existing single-family house, and existing accessory buildings and structures with the following variations: Village Zoning Ordinance (Title 17 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code), Section 17.4-0.020.13 -to allow a corner side yard of 25 feet instead of 30 feet for proposed Lots 3, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, and 22; to allow a setback of 10 feet instead of 30 feet from the proposed street right-of-way for the existing barn on proposed Lot 39; and Section 17.32.020.A. - to allow an accessory structure (the existing barn on proposed Lot 39) to be located in a front yard. Commissioner Stark inquired if the motion specified 30 or 38 new single-family homes. Commissioner Weinstein said the motion pertains to 38 new homes for the Pulte development. Chairman Smith called for a vote on the motion and the vote was as follows: AYES: Khan, Stark, Cohn, Weinstein, Goldspiel, Matthews, Smith NAYS: None ABSENT: Johnson ABSTAIN: None The motion passed 7 to 0. CHAIRMAN'S REPORT- None FUTURE AGENDA SCHEDULE Mr. Pfeil noted the December 18`h meeting will address zoning regulations for medical marijuana. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS - None STAFF REPORT- None NEW BUSINESS - None ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Goldspiel, seconded by Commissioner Khan and carried unanimously to adjourn. Chairman Smith adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m. 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: 12/04/2013 Type of Meeting: PUBLIC HEARING BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION December 4, 2013 Pulte Homes, Easthaven subdivision -22140 N Prairie Road, Prairie View, IL Chairman Smith called the hearing to order at 7:30 p.m. 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. Khan M. Stark Mr. Cohn Mr. Weinstein Mr. Goldspiel Mr. Matthews Commissioners absent: Ms. Johnson Also present: Mr. Mark Mastrorocco, Pulte Group Mr. Charles Hanlon, Wills Burke Kelsey Associates Mr. Walt Nashert, Pulte Group Mr. William Zalewski, Spaceco, Inc. Mr. William Woodward, KLOA Mr. Willard Hoffmann Mr. William Hoffmann, Jr. Ms. Katie Mark Mr. Kevin Mark Mr. Chuck Byrum Ms. Eve Lee Mr. Burt Sherman Ms. Beverly Sussman, Village Trustee Mr. William Raysa, Village Attorney Mr. Darren Monico, Village Engineer Mr. Robert Pfeil, Village Planner The following exhibits were presented by the petitioner at the public hearing: Exhibit 1: Regional Diagram Exhibit 2: Preliminary Site Plan Exhibit 3: Summary Traffic Evaluation dated November 15, 2013 Exhibit 4: Preliminary Plat dated November 25, 2013 Exhibit 5: Landscape Plan Exhibit 6: Grading and Utilities Plan Exhibit 7: Sanitary Sewer and Water Main Plan dated October 2, 2013 Exhibit 8: Architectural Elevations of proposed houses Exhibit 9: Color sample of building materials for proposed houses Exhibit 10: Memo from Mr. Schimmel of the Buffalo Grove Park District dated December 2, 2013 Exhibit 11: Memo from Mr. Pfeil to the Plan Commission dated November 27, 2013 Mr. Mark Mastrorocco gave the opening statement stating the plan now is a great plan and the design team will give their summaries of their functional areas. Mr. Charles Hanlon stated the plan has been an evolution on specific details worked out with staff and with Plan Commission input as well as a proposal to annex the property and bring it in as R-3A with a minimum of 10,000 square foot lots. Most of the lots are in excess of the minimum lot size and most are in excess of the minimum frontage as well. Pulte will build 38 lots. Lots 39 and 40 are creating two lots for the farmstead area putting a north/south lot line between a couple of the existing buildings that are located on the farmstead now. Mr. Hanlon stated the variations proposed are for the 8 lots along Olive Hill for a reduction in the sideyard. They are requesting a reduction from 30 feet to 25 feet. Also the existing barn on the farmstead property is requesting a variance to allow it to be 10 feet from the right of way line. It is really a couple of feet more than that but they just want the safety in making the variance request. The barn now has a lean-to on the north side that will be removed. If the lean-to stayed it would just be within a few feet of the sidewalk. That will be removed so that it will be in excess of 10 feet. A second variance that goes along with the existing barn is that will be an accessory structure in the front yard which is also not normally allowed in the R-3A District, but given the case that it is an existing historic farm we are requesting that variation. Mr. Hanlon stated the overall plan of the project has three north/south roadways terminating in the south to an east/west roadway providing for two extensions to the west, a detail that is passed on to the Park District. It would be adding on to the existing park that is to the north. They have also created a parcel that is adequate for a Village right of way just as a fallback if the Village ever needed to extend Meridian down. But they really believe these roadways will be extended to the west in anticipation of potential development to the west. Mr. Hanlon stated they have heard from the Park District. It appears that the size and location of the park is meeting their needs at this time. They did express some concern on the idea of a road going through there but that is really to be determined between the Village and the Park District in the future. Mr. Hanlon stated the Comprehensive Plan identifies the idea of additional residential subdivisions to the west and the north and also identifies road circulation that will continue west and the idea that a larger park site will come together with additional donations from the property to the west so there will be one large central park. Mr. Hanlon stated KLOA did a traffic evaluation and looked at the existing conditions and proposed conditions in terms of traffic counts and looked at the proposed design for the Weiland Road extension and particularly the intersection off of Olive Hill. He noted that there really is no change to the geometry of Olive Hill which is hitting a straight portion of Prairie now and the beginning of the curve begins south of Olive Hill so there will be no impacts. Pulte will be widening Olive Hill to make it a two way street. Creating a two way street improves some conditions in the sense that if people to the north desire to go south they can get onto Olive Hill and go directly south without having to travel north just to go south again. The future intersection does provide for a left turn channelization for north bound left turns to be made into what will now be the two- lane Olive Hill Drive. There will be space to do that or to go straight to where Old Prairie comes in there will also be a dedicated left and a right turn lane. It is all part of what the County is proposing in their planning right now. Overall the summary of the traffic evaluation is stating that with the scale of this development there won't be any negative impact on the existing or proposed conditions and in fact there will be some improvements with the making of Olive Hill into a two way roadway. Mr. Hanlon stated the two lots to be preserved will have a home on Lot 40 or the eastern lot and there is an existing barn on Lot 39 and the idea is to preserve and enhance the structures that are there now, to put up some additional fencing and some additional landscaping details on the fencing in progress right now. It is a subject being worked on with the Village and the Hoffmann family is interested in having that landscaping on the south property line with some fencing to demarcate the farmstead. They want to do this in a way to demarcate the farmstead and create something attractive for their new neighbors. They are looking at some ideas to connect their existing buildings to a sidewalk. There would probably be a gate at that location. They expect to be able to get out to the subdivision as they gain new neighbors and friends and have those friends also come into the farmstead. It is a balance of providing some screening, some security and at the same time addressing a connection to the subdivision. Mr. Hanlon noted the Preliminary Plat shows the more technical side from the rendering that illustrates the lot to lot dimensions, lot areas and also identifies the separate parcels for the detention area which would be dedicated to the Village. He noted there is a very tiny outlot that would be owned by the HOA for the development. Previously they had indicated they were not sure if there would be an HOA for the project but there will be an HOA for the project and therefore that outlot is for an entry monumentation sign to be located there and it is about 25' x 25'. There are is also a separate parcel for the potential road for a right of way. Mr. Hanlon stated the landscape plan illustrating the street trees and grass seeding in the park area. The detention area will have a flat bottom with a species mix that they will work out with the county. They also have to meet with the County as there is not a lot of precedent and work with them and the Village engineering to identify a final landscape plant mix for that detention bottom area. The plan also shows a couple of small berms with planting beds. It is also showing a high board on board fence along the south property line running the length of all of the lots as an additional buffer to the existing nursery structures that are to the south. Mr. Zalewski of Spaceco stated the site basically is all drained from the west to the east. There are storm sewers proposed in the rear yards along the south property line. They are picking up the rear yards and conveying it over to the detention facility which is going to discharge at the northeast corner into the existing stormsewer pipe which then crosses underneath the road to the detention facility which is on the opposite side of the street. He stated they worked with the engineering department and confirmed the discharge point of the detention pond which is going to be wet ledge bottom and they will work with the landscape architect to come up with proper plantings. Mr. Zalewski stated there is an existing sanitary along Olive which they will be tying into to provide sanitary service to each one of the units. There is also an existing water main along Olive which is looped in to the north and to the east. They will be tying in to the water main running it through and looping it back to the north. One of the questions that had come up previous was whether the sanitary will be able to provide service for the area to the west. The sanitary will not be deep enough to provide any more service to the west and this is pretty much the end of the line with sanitary. Water, on the other hand, as it develops to the west, the water main would be stubbed out to continue looping to the west. Mr. Walt Nashert of the Pulte Group gave a brief overview of the lot review they gave to the Appearance Review Team in October. They are planning on offering five separate floor plans each of which has been developed over the last year or two to incorporate some new features that are based on how people live in homes. Some examples of what you will see in all of these homes are the everyday entry coming off of the garage. Instead of a simple mud room you will have a large room with a boot bench, a large closet, some coat hangers and some cabinets for keys and such. Another feature in each of these homes is a planning center. It is a separate room off of the kitchen where kids can do homework and mom and dad can pay bills and is a real functional space. On top of those features they have designed five separate elevations per plan, a few of which he showed to the Commission. Mr. Nashert stated that in order to maintain a more diverse streetscape they brought in a few other types of other structural design to these to offer a diverse streetscape as you come through the community. The designers have put together 24 separate color packages that can be selected on any one of these elevations. They are pretty much traditional, stately colors that all go together. Mr. Nashert noted there had been a few comments back in October from the appearance committee that have been addressed. The first is they are planning on using a hearty smart side which is a hardwood siding. There were some questions about its durability and fire rating. It is rated for a one hour assembly similar to what is found in any cement board siding and the durability is very good. It is a great product to install and it is a lot easier for a contractor to install. The way they developed it, the individual fibers of the wood are treated before they put it together so that if the exterior is penetrated at all it is still waterproof. The product itself is factory painted before they put it on the house and the colors will not fade for a very long time. Mr. Nashert stated that at the request of the appearance committee they have added some different roof colors to alleviate some of the monotony concern so they have incorporated a lighter gray and a black roof to break up the streetscape. Commissioner Stark asked if there would be any trees put into the back yards. Mr. Mastrorocco stated Pulte will have landscape packages available to customers. Mr. Nashert stated as a base on each house there will be a base level of landscaping to make the house look nice from the front elevation. They will be offering a few different tiers of landscape packages that they have yet to develop most of which typically are for the front elevation. However, typically they do not install trees in the rear unless the homeowner requests it. Commissioner Stark asked for some more clarification on the Weiland Road extension and he asked if the current Aptakisic and Prairie roads juncture will be going away. If you are travelling east on Aptakisic Road would you have to go down close to the railroad tracks to go north or would you be able to go north on the current Prairie Road. Mr. Woodward of KLOA stated the preliminary plan they have found for the Weiland Road realignment into Prairie Road shows that the plans have that Aptakisic intersection at Aptakisic and Prairie. There is a traffic signal there today which is proposed to be removed. The intersection of Aptakisic and Prairie will be converted to a 3/ access meaning that if you are on Aptakisic you can make an eastbound left turn to go north on Prairie or a westbound right turn to go north on Prairie. If you are on Prairie Road you can make a southbound right turn to go westbound on Aptakisic. You will not be able to make a southbound left turn to go east on either street. Commissioner Khan asked what stops someone who is going southbound on Prairie to go eastbound on Aptakisic. He asked if there is some kind of geometric that will stop a motorist from making a left turn there. Mr. Woodward stated that according to the conceptual diagram that is shown for a preliminary plan there will be a raised channelized island that will physically restrict those turning movements and channelized to point vehicles in a right turn direction so they cannot make a left turn out. Commissioner Khan asked what the County is trying to accomplish by not allowing people to make a left turn there. Mr. Woodward stated his guess is that because they are realigning the roadway and if you are coming southbound on Prairie Road you are just going to stay on Prairie Road to the Weiland Road corridor. Commissioner Khan stated they have to put some kind of signage that there is no left turn on Aptakisic because some motorist might assume they can make a left turn at Aptakisic and there has to be some advance warning for the motorist. Mr. Woodward reiterated that Old Prairie Road will be realigned with a T-intersection into the new street alignment. It is not going to be a straightaway like it is today. Commissioner Khan noted the traffic summary only took into account the new 38 lots. Today Olive Drive is only one way west bound. Once it becomes a two way street, there are 60 lots just north of Olive which will be start using the road both eastbound and westbound so there will be additional left turning on Prairie from Olive Drive and southbound as well as the parcel to the west of this parcel when it develops. He stated he does not feel the 60 lots to the north have been taken into account and who knows how many lots will be developed on the west side which will all be using Olive Drive. Since there is only one lane in and one lane out it would only take one guy going northbound on Prairie to clog traffic. He stated it might be necessary to have a left turn lane now at Olive rather than having someone backing up traffic on Olive Drive. Mr. Woodward stated they were charged with trying to identify the impact this particular development would have on the existing area. Table 1 in the report basically identifies the new traffic for the area not specific to Olive Road and Prairie Road intersection. The table is saying that the new 38 lots that Pulte is proposing will generate less than 50 two way vehicle trips during both the weekday morning and evening peak hour. On top of that it is estimated that this development would generate approximately 430 daily two way vehicle trips going in and out of this particular development. The 430 trips represent less than 5 percent of both the current ADT (average daily traffic) on Prairie Road as well as the projected 2040 ADT with the Weiland Road realignment. It is a very small impact on the overall area. Also it would be improved with two way traffic. This is a benefit to the neighborhood, not only for the proposed development but also to the existing neighborhood because now they no longer have to go up to Brandywyn just to get out of their own subdivision. He stated it is therefore their opinion that the one lane in and one lane out on Olive Hill as it approaches Prairie would be sufficient and adequate to accommodate the traffic by this development. On top of that the plans for the Weiland road alignment show that the northbound left turn lane on Prairie Road and the southbound right turn on Prairie Road that exist today will be maintained and will stay when the Weiland Road corridor is there. Commissioner Khan stated his concern is that when Olive Hill becomes two-way you will be attracting some of the traffic from the north 60 lot subdivision plus the additional when the western site is developed. It can easily become a necessity to have a left turn lane on Olive. He does not want it to become a Village expense in 10-15 years down the road. He stated he would like to see this development contribute some money towards the future left turn lane development. Commissioner Khan asked what options or choices for sanitary would be available when the site to the west is developed. Mr. Zalewski stated he does not know what other sanitary Buffalo Grove has off of Brandywyn to the north or further to the west. There is almost a summit where the ground breaks and drops enough so that their sanitary sewers are only about 5-6 feet at the very west end. They probably could serve a handful of home is someone came in but after that they run out of cover and he does not have an answer for where sanitary sewers are located over there. If there is nothing out there then do they have to make provisions for this sewer to accept possibly a force main for a portion of that area? This is something he will have to talk the Village Engineer about that. Commissioner Khan noted that none of the two manholes at the west end of the property have been taken all the way up to the property line and instead started somewhere in the middle of the lot. Just in case the lots to the west require a lift station he asked if Mr. Zalewski would consider taking one of the manholes and put it at the property line so that the future development could use that manhole and would not have to take the parkway when it is needed. Mr. Zalewski stated he feels they could do that probably on the north because it is deeper. Commissioner Cohn asked for a comment on the Park District memo. Mr. Pfeil stated that Mr. Schimmel's comment was in the scenario where the two outlots owned by the Village such as the one existing in Prairie Grove on the west side of the park which is owned by the Village and then this development would dedicate another 60 foot wide outlot on the west side of the new park area so in theory the Village could extend Meridian Way down along the west side of the park. Mr. Schimmel's concern is if that happened it might result in too much traffic and issues with vehicles speeding. This could create safety issues for people accessing the park. Mr. Pfeil noted that extension of Meridian Way is not the Village's planning goal for this area. The provision for an outlot owned by the Village is a backup plan, but the planning goal is creating a larger park when development to the west is proposed. The road system would ring the park. Commissioner Cohn noted that next to Lot 38 there is a small parcel labeled parcel 4. He inquired if that is reserved for connection to the south if there's development in the future. Mr. Hanlon stated yes. Commissioner Cohn asked how that works. Mr. Hanlon stated that the outlot would be owned by the Village. A future developer would be required to construct the sidewalk linking the two subdivisions. Commissioner Cohn noted Mr. Pfeil's memo mentioned the sidewalk was to be 10' wide along Prairie Road, which is part of the Village bike path system. Mr. Hanlon stated they have increased the sidewalk width along Prairie Road to 10'. Commissioner Goldspiel stated some of the exhibits show trees planted along Prairie Road and some do not. He asked the developer if the intention is to plant trees along Prairie Road. Mr. Hanlon stated this has not been discussed with Village staff. He noted that there will be some landscaping along the edges of the detention basin. He commented that one of the plan exhibits is a concept landscape plan that shows various plantings that are more of a concept than a planting plan. He said that a detailed landscape plan will show the actual planting plan. He noted that Prairie Road is a Lake County street, so it may not be planted in the same manner as a Village street. Commissioner Goldspiel noted the Village plants trees along County highways all the time. He stated this is something that should be cleared up. Mr. Hanlon stated they will look to staff on that detail. Commissioner Goldspiel asked about the width of Olive Hill Drive at Prairie Road. Mr. Woodward stated the pavement is 27 feet wide. Commissioner Goldspiel asked how many feet are needed to have two lanes plus a turn lane. Mr. Woodward stated a travel lane is typically 12 feet wide, but can be as narrow as 10 feet. Commissioner Goldspiel asked Mr. Zalewski to confirm the height difference between the west end of the property and Prairie Road, and the depth of the stormwater basin along Prairie Road. Mr. Zalewski stated the high water level is proposed to be elevation 685 feet and the bottom of the basin will be 680 feet. The lowest foundation on the west property line is 690 feet which would be 5 feet higher than the high water level of the detention basin. He noted it is in the vicinity of 4 to 4 '/2 feet of fall between the west to east. The detention basin bottom is 680 and we will be draining the surface at about 689 and dropping into storm sewers 2, 3 or 4 feet and they will drop another 4-5 feet getting over to the basin. Commissioner Goldspiel asked if the basin will be under-drained. Mr. Zalewski stated the basin will drain by gravity from the 680 point because the connection point at the northeast corner is about 679 '/2 and it is even lower when it gets to the northeast so they can get positive drainage from the west all the way out into the stormsewer system at Prairie. Commissioner Goldspiel noted concern about a child falling into the detention basin. Mr. Zalewski stated you would have to walk through the detention basin to get to a deeper part. Commissioner Goldspiel asked if soil borings had been done to check the conditions underground. Mr. Zalewski stated they have been done but it is silky clay and there is nothing unusual. Commissioner Goldspiel asked why the sanitary lines are relatively high on the west end. Mr. Zalewski stated the depth is determined by the points of connection on Olive Hill Drive. He noted they are creating cover for frost protection but further to the west the depth of cover decreases due to the slope of the land. Commissioner Weinstein responded to Commissioner Cohn stating the small strip he referred to as possibly for future sidewalk is indicated on the plan as being an outlot to be deeded to the Village. Commissioner Weinstein asked if there was going to be any other purpose for a homeowner's association other than to maintain a sign at the front of the development. Mr. Mastrorocco stated besides the entry monumentation for the community, the fencing along the southern lots will be part of the HOA's maintenance responsibility. Also they have found over the years, having a homeowner's association that enforces all of the rules and regulations is perceived as a good thing and that kind of self-policing of all the standards and requirements being actively done by the homeowner's association is found to be a benefit for residents who chose to live in this type of community. Commissioner Weinstein asked if it is fairly common for an HOA to be necessary for such a limited scope. Mr. Mastrorocco stated that based on the types of consumers that they will buy here and for the kind of uniformity and assurances that the community will be kept up to a certain standard in terms of rules and regulations they feel it will be more of a benefit than a cost. Commissioner Weinstein asked about the approval process for the proposed monument sign. Mr. Pfeil noted that this type of sign in a residential district would be approved by variation of the Sign Code. The Zoning Board of Appeals usually handles variations of this type. Commissioner Weinstein asked if outlot D will be deeded to the Village also for the park. Mr. Pfeil said the usual procedure would be that the outlot and park site are deeded to the Village and then conveyed to the Park District. Mr. Darren Monico addressed the question about the sanitary noting there is a large interceptor sewer west on Buffalo Grove Road, so if there is a future development on the west it can drain west to that sanitary sewer. Mr. Monico stated the Weiland Road/Prairie Road project is currently in phase 1 and the Village is the lead agency, so it is the Village's project at this point and it will be transferred over to Lake County DOT for the second phase for the actual design. Ms. Julie Lefar, 2038 Jordan Terrace, stated this plan is one that is very livable to those who live next to the adjacent area. She asked for further clarification of the detention basin design and outflow. Mr. Zalewski stated noted there is currently a storm sewer that discharges from the pond to the north into a stormsewer that crosses Prairie and works its way down the east side of Prairie. He noted their detention basins will discharge at this corner and will tie into the existing structure. Currently this site drains to the ditch along Prairie and it goes north. Where they are going to capture the water the additional runoff caused by the development will be put into the detention basin, restrict the flow and then it will discharge into the existing pipe that it has always travelled. Ms. Lefar asked if the flow will be going eastbound across Prairie without going across Olive Hill Drive to the Prairie Grove subdivision. Mr. Zalewski stated that is correct. He noted the flow would go under Olive Hill Drive, but into the basin in the Prairie Grove subdivision; the flow goes under Prairie Road. Ms. Lefar has been very involved with the Weiland/Prairie project and she noted there is a lot to be said for taking some of the traffic off of Brandywyn. She further noted that the reason they did keep Prairie Road open because residents to the north were concerned they would have to continue east on Aptakisic to the connector road just to come back to the existing Prairie which is why they did agree to keep it open to northbound traffic to access those neighborhoods. They were concerned about traffic going that way or coming up Buffalo Grove Road and adding to the traffic on Brandywyn. Brandywyn already is an outlet for lots of subdivisions. She further noted currently there is no left turn lane at Brandywyn which already funnels out a lot of the neighborhood and she rarely has to sit waiting for anyone to make a left turn just so she can make a right turn. There being no further comments or questions from anyone else present, Chairman Smith closed the public hearing at 8:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Fay Rubin, Recording Secretary APPROVED BY: ERIC SMITH, Chair