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1972-11-01 - Plan Commission - Minutes desi 93 } I / i/7.2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF 1 THE PLAN COMMISSION OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE HELD ON NOVEMBER 1, 1972 The regular meeting of the Buffalo Grove Plan Commission was called to order by the Chairman, Carl Genrich, at 8 : 17 P.M. , November 1, 1972. Commissioners Present: Chairman Genrich Mr. Yost Mr. Van Engen Mr. Haarr Mr. Harris Mr. Gamm Mr. Mendenhall Mrs. Rech Mr. VanHoorebeke Commissioners Absent: Mr. Fader Mr. Friedman Also present were Mr. Arnold Seaberg, Village Engineer, Mr. Bill Balling, Mr. Robert Grossman of Associated Planners , Mr. Ed Osmon, Village Trustee, Mr. Jim Duncan of School District #96 , and Mr. James Otis, developer. Commissioner Haarr made a motion to approve the minutes of the Levitt Public Hearing of October 11, 1972 , as corrected and Commissioner Mendenhall seconded the motion. The corrections are: Page 3, paragraph 8, line 6, should read: "provide a parking lane along the south access road on the DeMuth parcel" . Page 4, para- graph 1, 3rd sentence, should read: "Comm. Yost said the flood plain Ordinance does not allow. . . " . Page 5, 2nd paragraph from the bottom, should read: "Commissioner Mendenhall asked that a fence be erected behind the single family homes along Arlington Heights Road. . . " . Page 7, paragraph 6, 2nd line, should read: "walk on the north side of the park. " Motion carried. Mr. Otis was addressed and he said he would like to submit his plans for Phase I of his project and iron out any problems before having a hearing. He distributed plans to the Commissioners and said they have increased the parking from two (2) to four (4) spaces per unit. This would be a 2-1/2 car garage with 20 feet extra parking space in front of the garage. He pointed out he has added a private road running parallel to Highway 83 and has reversed the townhouses along this road so they will face Highway 83, there- by showing the development front to the public. There will also be \./ privacy landscaping between this road and 83. He said they felt that showing the back of the townhouses to the public travelling on Highway 83 would not be desirable. Complete landscaping plans will be submitted ten (10) days prior to the formal hearing. Mr. Otis said there will be private land around each building which would belong to the people owning the townhouses and then open public space. He stated they have submitted some Engineering Drawings F9r ////>? November 1, 1972 Page 2 to Mr. Seaberg. Mr. Otis said he is proposing, as Phase I , the northern 15 acres. This would include 108 units , the clubhouse, and a retention lake. There is a barn on the property which is surrounded by trees and this will remain and be maintained. The initial interest will be on the northwest side off Highway 83. u The parcel being proposed will be known as Parcel I or Block I , and Parcel or Block II which would be the clubhouse and retention lake. The townhouses will have 30-35 feet of private area with a patio in back. The maintenance of this area is done by the homeowner and the open space will be maintained by the Homeowner' s Association. At this point, the mix is 50-50 two and three-bedrooms, but this will be flexible according to the market. Fifty percent (50%) of the three-bedroom units have two car garages. The three-bedroom unit in the center of the cluster can be developed with a two-car garage if the owner asks for it. The entrance road will be a divided road and will be dedicated to the Village and it will be their responsibility to maintain this strip. Concerned Citizens Proposal Commissioner Haarr said he does not think it is within our juris- diction to hold up a developer because once their development is proposed, we have a certain number of days to act on this proposal. The Village Board may be able to do it, but he said he did not think the Plan Commission can. Commissioner Harris made a motion the Plan Commission agrees in con- cept to the request of the Concerned Citizens and will do all in its power to speed up the approval of the Master Plan and would hope that the Village Board would do likewise. Commissioner Yost seconded the motion. Chairman Genrich said he agrees the Master Plan is nearing completion and is to the benefit of everyone to speed up its approval. He said he did not see how the approval of this can make any difference be- cause this Commission helped set up the Plan and we all know what it is. Commissioner Mendenhall said b '- everything that has come to us is in conformation to the Master Plan and can \./ see little value in not considering the developments coming before us. Commissioner Yost said Mr. Grossman has said this is not a fixed zoning map and is flexible. He said there are going to be delays on the approval of the Master Plan and does not feel we can hold up developers this long. Commissioner Mendenhall said if there are delays, that would indi- cate the people do not agree with the Plan and they would have a J �s November 1, '1972 Page 3 very valid objection to going ahead without it. Commissioner Harris said he thinks we should show some concern to the Citizen' s Group there. A roll call vote on the motion found: Ayes - 6, Nayes - 3. Chairman Genrich suggested we set the dates for the meetings on the Plan. Tuesday, November 14, Thursday, November 16 , and Tues- day, November 21, were agreed upon as the days to present the Plan to the public before having a hearing. Schools in the various sections of the Village were suggested for the meetings. Commissioner Rech was asked to serve on Commissioner Van Engen' s Committee for Open Space and Recreation, and on Commissioner Fader' s Committee for Interagency Liaison. Commissioner Van- Hoorebeke was asked to serve on Commissioner Haarr' s Committee of Zoning and Procedures. Mr. Ken Campbell of Levitt & Sons asked to be included in the regular meeting instead of the workshop. Mr. Robert Brandwein was also present to represent Levitt. Commissioner Harris said that Paragraph 4 in the annexation agree- ment left out part of the parcel in the description of the property. `./ Paragraph 8 did not note the swim club for $10 ,000 on tap-on fees . Mr. Dan Larson arrived at this time and stated that the tap-on fees are to be discussed further with him. Levitt agreed to delete reference to paying $4 &Q- of the projected water tap-on. o'0; o;>o .20 G Commissioner Harris said in Paragraph 16 he would like to spell out the mix for the whole project. Commissioner Haarr said he would like to see a mix chart first before we decide what we should tie Levitt down to. Mr. Campbell said this was in the information given previously. Commissioner Harris said he would like to set this chart as the maximum mix; no more than: Single Family - 50% 4-bedroom Condominium - 500 3-bedroom Apartments - 200 3-bedroom This was agreed upon by the Commission. Commissioner Haarr said on Page 5 he would like to see the last line deleted. He stated that the last sentence of Paragraph 7, he would like to see spelled out that a Public Hearing will be required. The Plan Commission agreed. Commissioner Haarr said in Paragraph 8 he questioned the word "underground" water storage. Mr. Seaberg said to leave it in and /////7-? November 1, 1972 Page 4 see what the Village Board wants to do with this. Commissioner Yost said he would like to add the word "minimum" to the llth line from the bottom regarding service connection and meter per building. He said he would like this added also in Paragraph 9. On Page 7, Paragraph 10, 3rd line from the bottom, add the word "Parcel 2" instead of "the project" . On the 7th line from the bottom of Page 8, add "or other buffer as desired by the Village. " In Paragraph 18, delete reference to storm water facilities. zed Commissioner Haarr stated there a height limitation on the R-9 of three (3) stories. Mr. Campbell agreed to this. Commissioner Yost said he would like to see a walkway from the street on the south of the single family to the cul-de-sac next to the park. Chairman Genrich said the Commission will hold an official meeting next Wednesday, November 8, for the purpose of considering the Levitt proposal. Commissioner Van Engen made a motion the meeting be adjourned at 11: 30 . Commissioner Haarr seconded the motion. Respectfully submitted, Recording Secreta Approved: Carl Genrich, Chairman