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1988-01-20 - Plan Commission - Minutes SPECIAL MEETING BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION Plaza at Buffalo Grove (Ranch Mart) BCS Properties Office Building Emmerick Park January 20, 1988 Chairman Sheldon called the regular meeting to order at 7:35 P.M. in the Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Commissioners Present: Chairman Sheldon Mr. Goldspiel Mr. Davis Mr. Krug Mr. Musfeldt Mr. Rhodes Ms. Silz Mr. Lundine Commissioners Absent: Mr. Katz Also Present: Mr. M. Schwartz, Attorney, BCS Properties Mr. D. Baigelman, Planner, BCS Properties Mr. D. Rosenthal, Developer, Ranch Mart Mr. S. Wexler, Planner, Ranch Mart Mr. M. Rylko, Developer, Emmerick Park Mr. J. Braun, Planner, Emmerick Park Mr. R. Pfeil, Village Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Commissioner Musfeldt, seconded by Commissioner Lundine, to approve the Regular Meeting minutes of December 16, 1987. Approval was unanimous in favor, with Commissioners Silz and Rhodes abstaining and the motion passed. Moved by Commissioner Musfeldt, seconded by Commissioner Lundine, to approve the Public Hearing Meeting minutes of December 16, 1987. Approval was unanimous in favor, with Commissioners Silz and Rhodes abstaining and the motion passed. COMMITTEE & LIAISON REPORTS Commissioner Silz attended the January 18, 1988 Village Board meeting where: 1. The Amli 50 and Glauner sites were continued to March 7, 1988. 2. The Doetsch site was approved with passive credit to the dry detention with Village maintenance of it. 3. The Billings property may be developed by Dartmoor Homes and was referred to the Commission. 4. Zale will be taking over completion of the Steepleview development. 5. The Weiland Road Greenhouse property was referred to the Commission. Commissioner Goldspiel attended the January 4, 1988 Village Board meeting where a resident spoke about the need for more park land in the Doetsch property. Commissioner Goldspiel felt the Village should make an effort to better inform the residents of the location and purpose of the bike path system. Commissioner Davis inquired about the status of the Village and FHA housing. He has some sites he felt should be reviewed for this. THE PLAZA AT BUFFALO GROVE (RANCH MART) Mr. Rosenthal noted they will align the main north driveway with the drive across the street at Grove Court. There are no alternatives for the service drive from where it is. They will have the distances of the entrances on Buffalo Grove Road for this site reviewed with the entrances across the street, including the one to the Arlington Club for the Public Hearing. Trash bins will be located to the west edge of the property line against the fence behind the present building and it will be screened. The Oak Creek path coming into the development is now shown on the plan. There is a sidewalk coming from the condominiums at Oak Creek to the side of the site that will be extended into the shopping area from the opening between the two buildings. The item of the stacking area for cars coming in the main entrance will be further reviewed, although the developer had lengthened the area for cars to travel before they could turn. There is a problem with two parking spaces and traffic safety with the present plan. The center will have hard and soft goods type of stores with a sit down restaurant. The roof top mechanical units will be screened by a louvered blind type of device. They have talked to the post office about relocating the mailbox and were told to come back at a later date. Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Special Meeting January 20, 1988 Page 2 1 They have shown the service drive to Dundee Road on the plan, they do not have an easement for this drive. Mr. Pfeil will research it for the public hearing. They have removed all of the parking spaces on the west side of the building for better emergency access. They have submitted a list of adjacent property owners for notification of the public hearing. . The sidewalk is currently in place along the Buffalo Grove Road frontage. The sidewalk on Dundee Road is all the way to the driveway of Ranch Mart. The point from the drive toward the bowling alley is not their property. The developer met with residents from Oak Creek and the Arbors. The residents asked that the 6' hedge on the north property line be replaced with a fence. They feel people will walk out of the stores through the hedges and to their lake area. This matter will be discussed with the Appearance Commission. Mr. Pfeil will review the fence issue and see if it is a variation. He will also have Mr. Carmignani review the plan with particular attention to the safety of pedestrians crossing from the condominium developments onto the building site on the north and west. There will be an elevated sidewalk behind the north side of the new building for employees. The walk will wrap around the building and into the back of the two buildings for access to the center. BCS PROPERTIES OFFICE BUILDING Mr. Baigelman reviewed the location and zoning surrounding the site. The maximum allowable building FAR is .5 and they have proposed .3 FAR. The parking spaces are 1 space to 300 sqare feet and 9' by 18.5' . There will be residential across the street. They have residences on 2 sides. They have setbacks of 34' on the sides and 65' in front of the building. They have 12' of landscaping buffer all the way around the site. The building foot print is 3,500 square feet. It will be masonry with a pitched metal roof of 2i stories height. There will be a basement. There will be HVAC units on the roof and in the basement to heat the lower 2 stories. Mr. Schwartz noted that because of the triangular shape of the lot they have tried to setback the building away from the road to maximize the parking spaces. They are surrounded on the east side by the park and they want to fit into the setting. They have placed the drive as such because of the radius. The parcel across the street is proposed retail and residential above it. They do not feel aligning the drives would be of benefit. The building will house offices. They will be the primary tenant with probably a travel or insurance agency type of business. There will be no retail. The colors of the building will be earth tones. They want to blend in with the surrounding area. The masonry and glass will be all the way around the building. Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Special Meeting January 20, 1988 Page 3 Mr. Schwartz noted they have studied the entrance of the parcel above them and they would prefer to keep their drive separate and not make it a common drive between the two sites because of the traffic on that drive including the trucks that come in to service the center. Mr. Baigelman noted there would only be a front entrance to the building. They only need one entrance for emergency access according to the BOCA code. People that park in the back of the building will have to walk around the front. They will review an alternate emergency entrance. There is a swale in front of the site and the property drains to the back. They have not completed their engineering at this point or provided for detention. They will approach the county about their curb cut and lighting before the next meeting. They are not looking for over the counter retail. They have not done their landscaping yet. Commissioner Davis thought that the detention for this piece was handled with the property on the east. Mr. Pfeil will review this. Mr. Schwartz noted they wish to be in the building by November, 1988. Mr. Pfeil was instructed to have Mr. Carmignani review the plan after the county has EMMERICH PARK Mr. Rylko noted the building will be used for programming for recreation and maintenance. He passed out a landscaping plan. Mr. Braun noted the existing building is under 6,000 square feet and the new addition will be 13,000 square feet. They will have 3 overhead doors. There are 2 curb cuts. The addition will be masonry and siding, gray and orange in color. The existing garage area will have a lift installed when it is renovated. Two overhead doors will be off of Raupp. One off of Raupp will be 16' high and the other 22' high off of Lake Cook Road. The main garage area will be renovated and new windows installed. There will be a small roof top unit in the old building for HVAC. The bulk of the heating for the new section will be a by infra-red system contained in the building. Mr. Pfeil will check if more right-of-way is needed for expansion of Lake Cook Road. Commissioner Goldspiel felt that Public Works and the Park District should get together and see if the repair facilities could be shared. He suggested that the Park's building exterior materials should be similar to the Public Works building. Mr. Rylko had already approached the Public Works director about shared maintenance and was told it was not feasible. Chairman Sheldon suggested that the plan be rearranged so that the maintenance portion of the building would be in back of the site and the recreation portion in the front of the building. Mr. Rylko asked if the Commission could approach the Board regarding the Willow Stream Park location for this facility and see if that discussion could be reopened. They were turned down previously. Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Special Meeting January 20, 1988 Page 4 They do not intend to light the storage yard. It was determined that the aesthetics, driveways, Lake-Cook Road right-of-way, berming along Lake-Cook Road and treatment of the doors were areas of concern to the Commission. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Davis, seconded by Commissioner Lundine, and unanimously carried to adjourn the meeting. Chairman Sheldon adjourned the meeting at 10:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, ZWijel-76Z-61-7,1,e-t-) Kathleen Comer Recording Secretary APPROVED BY: BY: cgaO Barbara Sheldon Chairman Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Special Meeting January 20, 1988 Page 5