1977-08-10 - Plan Commission - Minutes SPECIAL MEETING
BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION
Dominion, Oak Creek, Highland Point
August 10, 1977
Chairman Carl Genrich called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. in the
Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard.
Commissioners Present: Chairman Genrich
Mr. Harris (8:35)
Mr. Shields
Mrs. Force
Mrs. Sheldon
Mr. Capitel
Commissioners Absent: Mr. Goldspiel
Mr. Kandel
Also Present: Mr. Art Sheridan, Dominion
Mr. Ken Rodeck, Gregg Builders
Mr. L. A. Guggemos, Standard Pacific Corp. , Highland
Mr. John Marienthal, Trustee Point
Mr. Bart Delaney, Engineering Aide
Dominion
A motion was made by Commissioner Shields to recommend to the Village
Board the approval of Dominion Resubdivision of July 12, 1977, in
accordance with Exhibit #1 of the court order. Commissioner Capitel
seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried unanimously.
Oak Creek
A question was raised regarding Commissioner Kandel's memo of August 4
recommending approval of this plat. Commissioner Sheldon explained that
Commissioner Kandel questioned the meaning of pgssive recreation and also
the absence of the kiosk on the plan as requested. He asked in his memo
that these points be brought to the attention of the Appearance Commission.
Commissioner Sheldon moved to approve the Gregg Builders Condominiums
Phase II Plat of Survey subject to the Village Board and the Appearance
Commission being alerted that the kiosk should be put in. Commissioner
Force seconded the motion and upon roll call vote the motion carried
unanimously. Chairman Genrich stated th
at he would write a letter to
the Village Board and Appearance Commission.
Highland Point
Mr. Guggemos stated that his company is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Standard Pacific Corporation. They are currently building on the west
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coast. Their first venture off of the west coast has been in Cary,
and Hoffman Estates. These developments are Green Fields of Cary and
Windom at Westbury in Hoffman Estates.
Mr. Guggemos went on to state that they have recently acquired a portion
of the Zale Development. He showed the Zale plan and which portion his
company has acquired. The balance of the area has been acquired by the
Hoffman Group. He is asking for approval of the plat for their model
1 areas tonight. Mr. Guggemos added that the access near Route 83 and
Pauline Avenue has been acquired.
Mr. Delaney stated that due to a clerical area none of the things listed
in his memo of August 9 had been put on the plat itself. The developer
stated that this would be done along with three suggestions of Commissioner
Harris. He asked that the Plan Commission keep in mind that this plat
has the same problem with regard to the 17' and 25' side and rear yards
that the Highland Grove plat had.
Mr. Guggemos showed a site plan and pointed out that his cul-de-sacs do
not bow as much as those on the Highland Grove plat and therefore the
line of sight will not be affected. The plan also showed how the homes
would sit on the lot. A discussion followed concerning which model house
should go on which lot. Mr. Guggemos stated that the houses could not be
moved around much because of an existing sanitary sewer.
Commissioner Harris stated that the land plan conforms to the annexation
agreement but the houses do not fit on the lot. He also questioned the
driveways fronting on Highland Grove Drive and an island near the inter=
section of Highland Grove Drive and Pauline. Mr. Guggemos replied that
it would be preferable to have the driveways fronting on the cul-de-sac
but they would have to build a house 20' deep.
In response to Commissioner Sheldon, Mr, Guggemos stated that they have
320 lots and will be building only on lots 5,6,7 and 8 now and reserving
the rest for future models.
Commissioner Capital stated that he thinks the same recommendations made
for Hoffman would have to be consistent for this development also.
Mr. Guggemos responded that his attorney advises him that if they abide
by the annexation agreement they will receive approval from the Village.
Right now the only question is what is the line of sight. Discussion
followed regarding the definition of line of sight.
Commissioner Shields moved to approve the Highland Pont Unit #1 Plat
subject to making the changes shown in Mr. Delaney's memo of August 9.
After discussion the motion was amended to make it subject to making a
25' setback on the cul-de-sacs. Commissioner Harris seconded the:.motion.
Mr. Guggemos stated that if this were turned down he would enforce the
annexation agreement.
At Commissioner Capitel's request, Mr. Guggemos' showed elevations of the
homes which would be built.
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Commissioner Harris stated that he is concerned about lot 1 with the
driveway coming out so close to the intersection. Discussion followed
regarding the possibility of turning the garage around. -
The following roll call vote was taken on the motion:
Commissioner Harris no Commissioner Sheldon no
Commissioner Shields no Commissioner Capitel no
Commissioner Force no
The motion did not carry.
Commissioner Shields moved t• approve the Highland Point Unit #1 Plat subject to
making the changes shown in Mr. Delaney's memo of August 9. These are:
1. Statement by developer's engineer verifying surface water
drainage.
2. Two more survey monuments - one at the Northeast corner
and one at the Southeast corner.
3. Survey monuments should be denoted as concrete.
4. Date of document.
5. All signatures of owners of record.
6. Scale should be graphically shown.
7. A letter from the Village Engineer should be supplied.
8. Should be a statement stating that iron pipe monuments will
be provided at th corners of each lot.
Commissioneris seco ed the motion and upon roll call vote it carried
unanimously.
Chairman Genrich told the developer that there is a lot of consistency in
the range of what developers want to build in the Village and the Plan
Commission would be amenable to something more expensive or possibly even
duplexes if the developer should want to redesign what he intends to build.
Swanson
Mr. Delaney showed the plan originally presented for this development and
stated that there is a new plan being considered. Commissioner Harris
was concerned about the Flood Plain Ordinance being met.
Evert
Mr. Delaney informed the commission that a developer will be coming in
with a duplex plan for this area.
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Park District
Commissioner Force stated that on Thursday night the Park Board would be
taking a vote on whether to tear down or retain the silo at the Crossings.
She had spoken with Mr. O'Reilly and he had asked her to talk with the
Plan Commission and ask for a recommendation from them regarding this.
She reviewed with the Plan Commission several points made by Mr. O'Reilly.
Commissioner Capitel moved that the Plan Commission recommend that the,
silo on the Crossings site be retained for rennovation and use as part of
the park facility. Commissioner Sheldon seconded the motion. Commissioner
Shields suggested that a phrase be added that this should be preserved to
retain the rural flavor of the community. Commissioner Capitel agreed with
this and upon voice vote the motion carried unanimously.
Youth Center
Commissioner Sheldon asked if this would come before the Plan Commission
when the building gets moved. There was a short discussion regarding this
and Chairman Genrich asked the Recording Secretary to send the minutes of
the meeting held regarding this to Commissioner Sheldon.
Chairman's Report
Chairman Genrich reported that Monday night at the Board meeting there
was discussion regarding a new Comprehensive Plan. He had told the
Board that the Plan Commission had made a recommendation in terms of the
commercial section of the Comprehensive Plan and referred them to a memo
on industrial development from the Plan Commission and implied that so
far as the industrial portion of the plan is concerned, unless the
Plan Commission has more information they cannot revise that.
Henderson/Koch
Mr. Delaney reported that Mr. Henderson has gone to Lake County and there
will be a Public Hearingheld on August 0
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Villag !llt!r Goiiittee
Commissioner Harris,because of his business involvements in the Village,
indicated to Chairman Genrich that it would not be good for him to get
involved in the Village Center Committee as Chairman Genrich and Trustee
Keister had requested of him.
Adjournment
The motion was made a seconded to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 10 P.M.
APPROVED: Respectfully submitted,
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Carl Genrich, Chairman L da Isonhart
Recording Secretary
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