1999-03-11 - Appearance Commission - Minutes 4 gI i
APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1999
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Richard Gordon called the Appearance Commission meeting to order at
7:30 P.M. on Thursday, March 11, 1999 in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall,
50 Raupp Boulevard.
II. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: F. Weissman, M. Cea, L. Dorfman, E. Smith,
C. Johnson and R. Gordon Quorum.
Commissioners Absent: C. Masure
Bldg. Dept. Liaison: Richard Jensen, Building Inspector
Village Board Liaison: Jeffrey Braiman, Trustee
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Postponed until after the business meeting.
iv. BUSINESS
A. Best Salon& Spa, 139 McHenry Road—Wall Sign
Variance of Grove Point Shopping Center Sign Criteria
Mr. William McDonald, Signs of Distinction, 149 S. Wheeling Road, Wheeling,IL
60090 (847-520-5787) requested approval of the proposed Best Salon& Spa sign. The
blue letters are thirty inches (30") in height. The sign criteria for The Grove Shopping
Center limits letter height to twenty-four inches(24").
Ch. Gordon recommended that the sign criteria should be revised because several
variations have been requested. He asked the length of the store frontage. The diagram
shows the sign length to be eighty feet(80').
Mr. McDonald said the business occupies four(4) spaces. Each space is twenty-five feet
(25') in width. The sign complies with permitted sign area. The flush mounted letters
will have black returns.
The Commissioners had no objections but agreed that the sign criteria should be
changed..
Corn. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the Best Salon& Spa sign as
presented.
Com. Dorfman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE—Weissman, Johnson, Cea, Smith, Dorfman, Gordon
NAY—None
Motion Passed—6 to 0.
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B. Spec Buildings 22M and 26M on Hastings Lane—Full Reviews:
Elevations. Materials. Colors.Lighting. and Landscaping
Mr. Sheldon Dobrin,Architect/AIA, Dobrin& Associates, Ltd., 75 Tri-State
International, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 (847-914-0850) said that last year they submitted
a building across the street. They have also designed the Courtesy Corporation buildings
at the Corporate Grove. Their civil engineers have been working with Richard Kuenkler,
Village Engineer,to sub-divide the property into two sites. They would like to construct
two (2) spec buildings. The one to the north would be 26,000 square feet and the one to
the south would be 22,000 square feet. The buildings will be finished to accommodate
the tenants. Colors are also tentative. They will do on-site samples when the building is
being constructed. The buildings were reviewed separately.
ELEVATIONS. MATERIALS AND COLORS:
1. Spec Building 22M on Hastings Lane: 22M will be a 22,940 square foot
building, constructed on a 51,926 square foot site.
a. Smooth concrete block will be stained Pratt Lambert Winter's Gate
off-white (grey tone), with contrasting green medallions and
reveals. Top reveal will be six inches (6") and lower reveals will
be three inches(3").
b. The window and door frames will clear anodized aluminum with
tinted glass.
c. Coping will match the green reveals.
d. The vertical concrete seams will be caulked.
e. The overhead doors and the mandoors will be painted to match the
base color.
f. There will be light fixtures at each door as required by code.
g. The recessed entrance will have down lights in the soffitt.
h. There is no parapet, and roof mounted units, located over the office
area will be screened. The HVAC equipment will be at least
twenty feet(20') from the front façade.
i. Roof drains are internal. There are no gutters or downspouts.
j. There is a large detention area to the east of the site that was
designed to accommodate three (3) buildings.
Com. Gordon commented that he would prefer not to have the roof top units
screened. They would not be seen from the ground.
Com. Cea agreed because it is difficult to support the screening and keep it in
good repair.
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Corn. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the architecture, materials
and colors as presented for spec building 22M on Hastings Lane (extended) with
the provision that the roof top units above the office space are to be screened only
if they can be seen from the street.
Corn. Johnson seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE—Weissman, Johnson, Cea, Smith, Dorfman and Gordon
NAY—None
Motion Passed—6 to 0.
LANDSCAPING:
Mr. David McCallum, David R.McCallum Associates, Inc., Landscape
Architects, 350 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, IL 60048 (847-362-0209)
described the landscape plan for both sites.
a. The large circles designate a variety of 3"caliper shade trees,
including Maples, Ash, Honey Locusts and Lindens. Trees are
located along Hastings Lane and within the site.
b. The next size circles indicate evergreens including Spruce and
Austrian Pines, Low shrubs, ground cover and flowers for year
around color were indicated with smaller circles, including
perennials.
c. The front of the buildings will be sodded. The area between the
buildings and to the rear will be hydro-seeded.
The review from Mr. Richard Kuhl, Forestry and Grounds Supervisor, dated
March 10, 1999, states: "I recommend that the Appearance Commission approve
this landscape plan as submitted."
Ch. Gordon questioned whether the Alpine Current would survive in the area
shown?
Mr. McCallum said this is a tolerant low growing shrub.
Corn. Cea asked where snow would be stock-piled?
Mr. McCallum indicated spaces where snow could be heaped.
Ch. Gordon asked if the cars would overhang the sidewalk?
Mr. McCallum said there should be no problem.
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Com. Smith made a motion to recommend approval of the Landscape Plan for
spec building 22M on Hastings Lane as submitted .
Corn. Cea seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE—Weissman,Johnson, Dorfman, Smith, Cea and Gordon
NAY—None
Motion Passed— 6 to 0.
LIGHTING:
Shoebox fixtures will be mounted on the building:
Type A, mounted 25' above grade, will have 400 Watt High Pressure Sodium
bulbs.
Type B, mounted 15' above grade, will have 100 Watt High Presssure Sodium
bulbs.
Mr. Dobrin agreed to match the light source of the building across the street.
Corn. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the Lighting for Spec
Building 22M on Hastings Lane as submitted,with the stipulation that the light
source match the building across Hastings Lane.
Corn. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE—Dorfman, Smith, Cea, Weissman, Johnson and Gordon
NAY—None
Motion Passed—6 to 0.
2. Spec Building 26M on Hastings Lane—26M will be a 26,672 square foot
building constructed on a 56, 381 square foot site that is north of the 22M
spec building site.
The architecture and materials will be basically the same:
a. Smooth finish stained concrete block. Color will be Pratt Lambert
Zepher Hills,
a light grey.
b. The band that goes all the way around the top of the building,the
base and the horizontal reveals will be a darker grey.
c. The building will have a recessed entry and punched windows.
Frames will be clear anodized aluminum with grey tinted glass.
d. The mandoors will be painted to match the base.
Corn. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the elevations,
materials and colors for Spec Building 26M on Hastings Lane, as presented.
Com. Cea seconded the motion.
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Roll Call Vote: AYE—Dorfman, Smith, Cea, Weissman, Johnson and Gordon
NAY—None
Motion Passed- 6 to 0
Corn. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the Landscape Plan for
Spec Building 26M on Hastings Lane, as presented.
Corn. Johnson seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE—Dorfman, Smith, Cea, Weissman, Johnson and Gordon
NAY—None
Motion Passed—6 to 0.
Corn. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the wall mounted light
fixtures for Spec Building 26M on Hastings Lane,that match Spec Building
22M, as presented.
Corn. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE—Johnson, Weissman,Dorfman, Smith, Cea and Gordon
NAY—None
Motion Passed—6 to 0.
Signs were not submitted for review for Spec Buildings 22M and 26M on
Hastings Lane.
C. Eagle Food Store, 350 McHenry Road, Town Center
Temporary Eagle sign on the South elevation, Permanent Wall Sign
Revised wall signs for the South elevation and Ground Signs
Recommendation for variance to Title 17, B-5 Town Center sign criteria.
Additional landscaping in front of the south elevation.
Mr. Terry Doyle, Doyle Signs, 232 Interstate Road, P.O. Box 1068, Addison, IL
60101 (630-543-9490) made the presentation. Mr. Dan Klahn, Construction
Superintendent was also present.
1. Temporary Eagle Identification Sign
Mr. Klahn presented a colored rendering of the front elevation of the Eagle Food
Store at the Town Center and requested a temporary sign that would meet the B-5
Zoning District restriction that states wall signs must not exceed 75 square feet in
size.
The proposed sign would identify the store until after the Zoning Board of
Appeals meeting April 20, 1999. If the variation is recommended, the smaller
sign would be removed and the permanent sign would be installed.
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The Commissioners had no objections to this proposal.
Corn. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the 20' x 3'7-1/2" sign,
totaling approximately seventy square feet(70 sq. ft.), Eagle Country Market
Sign that would installed temporarily on the front elevation of the building at
350 McHenry Road.
Corn. Weissman seconded the motion.
Before the vote was taken, Mr. Doyle asked if it would be possible to install the
large 10'4"x 57'1" sign(totaling 588.8 square feet)before the store is opened in
April, with the stipulation it would be removed, if a variance is not granted.
Trustee Jeff Braiman said this is something that could be discussed at the Village
Board meeting on March 15, 1999.
The Commissioners had no objection to this request if the Village Board of
Trustees agrees to permit the larger sign to be installed prior to the Zoning Board
meeting.
Corn. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the installation of an Eagle
Country Market sign on the south elevation that exceeds the seventy-five square
foot(75 sq. ft.), wall sign size limitation in the B-5 Zoning District, prior to the
April opening of the store, subject to Village Board approval.. IF the Village
Board of Trustees does not approve the proposal the 70 square foot sign will be
installed until after the April 20, 1999 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting.
Corn. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE—Weissman, Johnson, Dorfman, Smith, Cea and Gordon
NAY—None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0.
2. Wall Signs
Mr. Doyle requested a recommendation for variance of Section 17 of the B-5
Town Center Zoning District, that would permit the installation of a permanent
Eagle Country Market sign on the front elevation; and a recommendation to
permit additional wall signs,that would include Pharmacy and Open 24 Hours
on the west end of the front elevation balanced with a Bank Sign and Cleaners on
the east end of the front elevation. The cleaners is owned by Eagle, but the bank
would be a tenant of Eagle. They are working with a bank, but a contract has not
yet been signed.
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