1976-03-03 - Plan Commission - Minutes REGULAR MEETING
BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION
Surety Homes/Didier Farm &
Poppin Fresh Pies
March 3, 1976
Chairman Carl Genrich called the meeting to order at 8:15 p.m.
in the Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard.
Commissioners Present : Chairman Genrich
Mr. Keister
Mr. Shields
Mr. Goldspiel
Mr. Jacobs
Mr. Kandel
Commissioners Absent : Mr. Harris
Mr. Mendenhall
Also Present : Mr. Richard Kaufman, Surety Homes
Mr. Mike Ives, Surety Homes
Mr. Richard Piggott, Consulting Engineer
Mr. William Hitzeman, Superintendent, District 96
Mr. Herbert Mueller, Property Owner
Mr. James Herbst , Poppin Fresh Pies
Mr. Richard Lapham, Park District Board
Mr. John Marienthal, Trustee
Mr. Robert Bogart , Trustee
Mr. Arnold Seaberg, Village Engineer
Mr. William Whited, Administrative Assistant
Chair.mon Genrich stated that Levitt was on the agenda for a Public
Hearing tonight but they have withdrawn their petition for rezoning
the Wagner parcel. He read a letter from Mr. Sleek to Mr. Fabish
stating that they were withdrawing their petition because of economics.
Approval of Minutes
Commissioner Keister made a motion to approve the minutes of the
Public Hearing of February 18, 1976. Commissioner Kandel seconded
the motion. The motion carried that the minutes be approved. There
were no changes or corrections.
Commissioner Keister made a motion to approve the minutes of the
Regular Meeting of February 18, 1976. Commissioner Shields seconded
the motion. The motion carried that the minutes be approved subject
to the following change: On page 3, paragraph 1, delete the first
sentence and change the second sentence to read, "Mr. Lapham stated
that they want 4.5 acres of land that is suitable for active recreational
use."
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Levitt/Wagner Farm
Mr. Hitzeman, Superintendent of School District 96, expressed his
concern relative to Levitt not requesting rezoning. He asked if
Levitt were to sell the property would the buyer have to donate the
11 acres Levitt originally intended to donate? Chairman Genrich
asked Mr. Whited to get a letter from Mr. Raysa regarding this.
Surety Homes/Didier Farm
Mr. Richard Kaufman,Surety Homes, distributed copies of a new
preliminary plan (Exhibit 222-5) showing the changes based on the
agreement reached with the Park District Board. He stated that
there is a change in configuration of the recreation area in the
southeast portion. This change results in a net acreage of 4.2
exclusive of the detention basins. In addition, they have taken
out two lots in the northwest corner of the property for a tot
lot. Exclusive of the detention area, the total area between the
two pieces of land is 5.23 acres.
Mr. Kaufman stated that they had been scheduled to meet with the
School Board prior to their knowledge of Levitt withdrawing their
rezoning petition. It was generally agreed that this meeting was
based on Levitt's donation of the school property. They felt there
was no point in meeting with the School Board until they knew what
would happen regarding this donation. They will be meeting with
the School Board on Monday night. Commissioner Jacobs stated that
there is nothing preventing the Village at this time from making
a demand on Levitt to convey the school acreage to the school
district now. Chairman Genrich stated that this would have to be
pursued by the school district and not the Village. Mr. Marienthal
stated that he felt they could obtain the land at this point because
it is tied in with the Koelper-Demuth parcel.
Chairman Genrich stated that a letter was received from Mr. Settanni
stating that the Park Board gave conceptual approval to this
preliminary plan. A letter was attached to this conveying the
terms of the presentation.
Mr. Richard Piggott, consulting engineer, presented the engineering
plans for the site. He stated that they plan to auger under Rt. 83
and tie in with the existing water main at Checker Drive. They will
also tie into the existing Lake County sanitary sewer. The upper
area will drain by gravity to the manhole on Chaucer Way. The main
branch of the storm sewer will run along this street. A detention
pond in the southeast corner will handle the bottom portion of the
project. This will be designed for Village requirements. The
grades on the lots in the lower part of the project had to be raised
to get the sanitary sewer to Chaucer Way. The detention in the
northeast part of the project will not be settled until the question
of the school site is settled.
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that sewagelift station
Mr. Seaberg stateda s ag s a lon would be required to
pump sewage from the north part of the property to the south. Because
of elevations it would be impossible to install a gravity sewer to
transfer the sewage. Aside from this and solving the drainage problem
in the northeast corner, there are no complications in the engineering
aspects of the plan.
Mr. Piggott stated that there is a 5 to 1 slope in the detention area
along the homes and 3 to 1 on the other side. The system is laid
out so water does not run across the pond in any mass, In response
to a question from Mr. Goldspiel, Mr. Piggott stated that during
one-year storms the water will not back up. It will run through the
storm sewer. During 25 or 50-year storms, water will drain through
at a controlled release and extra water will back up into the system
and gradually fill the pond. The high-water line is 692. Once it
gets that high it will overflow the top of the berm and drain overland.
The detention areas will be dry 90% of the time.
Commissioner Keister stated that they had shown sidewalks throughout
except on the south end along Busch Road. He asked if they planned
to put some in that area. Mr. Ives replied that it is not required
by the county and they will not be putting them in. They met with
the county about 14 months ago.
Commissioner Keister questioned the 20' wide access to the park in
the southeast corner. Mr. Ives stated that he, personally, did not
see the need of the access but the Park District wanted it. Mr. Lapham
stated that they did not want the access to be through the residents'
yards.
Commissioner Keister asked if they will provide an access to the
park for the proposed Phoenix development on the west. Mr. Ives
stated that they gave up a lot to provide access into Camelot from
Phoenix on Banbury Lane. If they want to get to the park they can
come in on Banbury, down Chaucer Way and cut across Brandywyn Lane
to the park.
Chairman Genrich asked Mr. Hitzeman if he was correct in assuming
that because the location of the school on the Wagner parcel does not
present a problem in terms of access, the school district will be
receiving money from Surety and that will essentially fulfill the
requirements that they have to the school district. Mr. Hitzeman
stated that that problem has not been resolved, They hope to
resolve it Monday night at the Board meeting. It should be resolved
before the Public Hearing on March 17. Mr. Kaufman stated that
the school board asked them to donate property in the northeast
corner in lieu of a portion of the cash donation.
Mr. Herbert Mueller, 9500 Overhill, Morton Grove , stated that he
has an interest in the property next to the Surety development.
He asked if it is the policy of the Village to drop the water from
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a retention basin on the property next to it. Mr. Seaberg replied
that it is not a policy but is basically the only thing that can be
done. Legally, the Village has to make sure that the water goes in
the same place it went before. He added that in this case the water
draining onto that property will be less then before because the
drainage is controlled to an absolute maximum. The water is held
back by the retention basin and is discharged at a slow rate.
Chairman Genrich asked Mr. Kaufman if he would be willing to have
his engineer meet with Mr. Mueller and Mr. Seaberg to answer any
questions Mr. Mueller may have. Mr. Kaufman stated that he had no
objections to this.
Chairman Genrich stated that he had received a report from the
Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District. They alluded to
the fact that there might be some building problems on the lower
700 feet of this property. He asked Mr. Piggott if there are any
construction problems relative to the soil. Mr. Piggott stated
that he has not seen the report but there should not be any problem
with building single-family homes.
Mr. Whited stated that there are no problems in terms of zoning.
Poppin Fresh Pies
Commissioner Kandel made a motion that the Plan Commission give its
approval of a minor change in building location. It is consistent
with the subdivision ordinance and our approved plan. Commissioner
Keister seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. This
building location is shown on their landscaped development plan marked
Exhibit 1015-14.
Chairman Genrich stated that Poppin Fresh will be back on March 17
for final approval of a plat of resubdivision.
Board of Zoning Appeals
Chairman Genrich stated that the Board of Zoning Appeals had several
things that were pending and the Plan Commission is supposed to
approve in terms of changes in their powers. He asked Mr. Whited
to obtain copies of these items with a summary and these will be
mailed out with the agenda.
Marquardt/Brosio
Chairman Genrich asked Commissioner Kandel to represent the Plan
Commission at the Marquardt/Brosio Public Hearing before the Village
Board on Monday night , March 8.
Adjournment
Commissioner Jacobs made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Keister
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seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
Respectfully/ems\ubmitted,
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RecordingSecretary a
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APPROVED:
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Carl Genrich
Plan Commission Chairman