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1981-08-05 - Plan Commission - Minutes REGULAR MEETING BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION Zoning Ordinance Review August 5, 1981 Chairman Shields called the Regular Meeting to order in the Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove at 7:4+0 P.M. Commissioners Present: Chairman Shields Mr. Shifrin Mr. Glover Mrs. Reid (Arrived at 8:00 P.M.) Mrs. Kaszubowski Commissioners Absent: Mr. Goldspiel Mrs. Sheldon Mr. Button Mr. Davis Also Present: Mr. F. Hruby, Director of Building and Zoning Mr. J. Truesdell, Village Planner Because there were not enough members of the Plan Commission present for a Quorum, Chairman Shields closed the Regular Meeting at 7:41 P.M. and stated that there would be an informal discussion. ZONING ORDINANCE REVIEW Mr. Truesdell - This has been a joint venture between Mr. Hrubyand myself. J Y He has been helpful in determing the day to day items and the problems that face the Zoning Board of Appeals. We have a first draft of the Zoning Ordinance and this is a starting point for discussion. The Zoning Board of Appeals and the Appearance Commission have received copies of the ordinance. Our original intent was for a format change. Article XIII, which is now Article XII, is under the jurisdiction of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr Truesdell then proceeded to review his memo of July 29, 1981 to the Plan Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and the Appearance Commission titled Zoning Ordinance Review. At 8:00 P.M. Commissioner Reid arrived. Since there was now a quorum Chairman Shields reconvened the Regular Meeting. Mr. Truesdell stated that Mr. Raysa has received a copy of the proposed Zoning Ordinance and was going over the legal technicalities. Article II - Rules and Definitions Home Occupation - It was determined, after some discussion, that this definition would be restructured. - 2 - In response to a question from Commissioner Shifrin, Mr. Hruby stated that the Village of Buffalo Grove does not have any licensing requirements for a nursery school. Commissioner Shifrin felt this was something that should be monitored very carefully. Auto Laundry - Commissioner Glover felt that the definition for auto laundry should be expanded. Signs - Commissioner Glover felt there should be some regulation regarding the size of flags and their pole heights. Article III - Use Districts In response to a question from Commissioner Shifrin, Mr. Truesdell replied that regarding the R6 and R6A sections, big homes were going onto small lots and it was felt that larger rear yards should be required. R6 was amended to require a large rear yard. The R6A was established ...s a grandfather district. Article IV - General Provisions No Commission Discussion Article VI - Special Uses Mr. Truesdell - Staff feels that if a special use is more of a land use issue, rather than a requested variance, it was more appropriate that the Plan Commission review it. At this time it has been left blank in the ordinance. We have added some examples of solar energy incentives in the PUD section. We listed the type of changes that a developer may make without coming back before the Plan Commission for a public hearing. Article VII - Accessory Building This is under the scrutiny of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The Zoning Board of Appeals deals with this on a regular basis, They have requested and have scheduled a special meeting on August 18, 1981 to discuss this section. We have added a height restriction of 12' in a residential district but we are going to change that to 15' . Buffalo Grove Plan Commission 1 Regular Meeting August 15, 1981 - 3 - Article IX - (Article VIII in new draft) Drivewa;s and Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities Mr. Truesdell responsed to a question from Commissioner Kaszubowski concerning Section 4.7 and 4. 8, stating that he had gone through a number of zoning ordinances of surrounding towns and tried to pick out what seemed the most reasonable ordinance regarding parking space. There are some assumptions built into our ordinance. It assumes that there will be people who will not carpool or take mass transit. In the current ordinance there are pavement standards for parking. They are not in the new ordinance because we do not feel the zoning ordinance is an appropriate place for them. Article X (Article IX in new ordinance) - Residential Districts Mr. Truesdell - Our attempt was to eliminate the number of pages one had to go through to get the information desired. R1 through R6 had the same uses so we put it into table form. The height, weight and bulk requirements were put in a table form also. There were some requirements in R5 and R6 for side yards, that have been eliminated and replaced in the Accessory Section. Article XI (Article X in the new ordinance) - Business Districts No Commission discussion. Article XII (Article XI in the new ordinance) - Office and Industrial Districts Commissioner Kaszubowski - I assume if the Village Board passes the B-5 Ordinance the portion of this ordinance that deals with the B-5 will be changed. Mr. Truesdell - That is correct. Commissioner Reid - Regarding Transistional Yards, the Plan Commission discussed stockade fencing as opposed to landscaping or berming. We felt that stockade fences were not always in the best interest of a transistional yard. Commissioner Shifrin - We felt a living fence or a cyclone fence were a better use. Mr. Truesdell - It was felt that a living fence had not been successful. It is possible that we could leave in a requirement for a fence and if the builder wanted somethingelse he could go for a variance. Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Regular Meeting August 5, 1981 Mr. Hruby - There is a problem with all of the bushes taking hold and providing a good screen. If you want the bushes to mature to 6' you have to plant them far enough apart or you will choke off the roots. Then you have a gap in between. If the bushes do not measure 6' you are in violation of the ordinance. I believe in the past it was felt the fence would be a maintenance problem and the current ordinance requires that the fence be maintained. Article XIII (Article XII in the new ordinance) - Zoning Board of Appeals This article is under the jurisdiction of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Other than a land use, anything in the zoning ordinance can be varied. There is specific criteria to be met in order to obtain a variance. Articles XIV, XV, XVI, XVII (Articles XIII, XIV, XV, XVI in the new ordinance) No changes have been made to these articles. Article XVIII - Fees This article has been eliminated and will be replaced in the appropriate section of the Municipal Code. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Glover moved approval of the July 15, 1981 Public Hearing minutes with Commissioner Kaszubowski seconding. Approval was unanimous with Commissioner Shifrin abstaining. Commissioner Glover moved approval of the July 15, 1981 Regular Meeting minutes with Commissioner Reid seconding. Page 2, paragraph 10 Change commends to comments and add The requested change was the configuration of the proposed building; Page 5, paragraph 15 change extension of to proposed north exit on; Page 6, paragraph 2 change 5" to 5'. LIAISON REPORTS Commissioner Kaszubowski attended the Village Board meeting of August 3, 1981. The Board discussed: 1) The school donation issue and how to resolve the problem of funds not used for growth purposes. 2) The homeowners from the Westwood subdivision requested the removal of a berm and a stockade fence to replace it. 3) Unity Savings came in for a request to change the size or the models of the Commons. The Appearance Commission denied their request and the Village Board upheld the Appearance Commission's denial. Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Regular Meeting August 5, 1981 - 5 - FUTURE AGENDA Mr. Truesdell stated that at the August 19, 1981 meeting there would be further discussion of the Zoning Ordinance. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Kaszubowski moved adjournment with Commissioner Shifrin seconding. Chairman Shields adjourned the meeting at 9:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Ka hleen Comer Recording Secretary APPROVED BY: Patrick Shields Chairman Li Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Regular Meeting August 5, 1981 1 1