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APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1995
I . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Richard Gordon called the Appearance Commission
meeting to order at 7 : 35 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 1995
in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd.
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present : F. Weissman, A. Viehman, L. Smith,
L. Dorfman, C. Masure and R. Gordon.
Commissioners Absent : M. Cea
Bldg. Dept . Liaison: Richard Jensen, Building Inspector
Village Board Liaison: John Marienthal, Trustee
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Postponed until after the business meeting.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Buffalo Grove Metra Station,
Permanent Ground Sign - Commerce Court/Busch Parkway
Mr. Kenneth J. Lattanzi, Senior Project Manager, MTI
Construction Services, Inc. , 1011 E. Touhy Avenue, St . 210,
Des Plaines, IL 60018-5806 (827-8700) described the perman-
ent ground sign for the Buffalo Grove Metra/Pace Station to
be located at the corner of Commerce Court and Busch Pkwy.
The old Pace sign has been removed and will be replaced with
a new combined Village, Metra and Pace sign.
The sign structure will duplicate the architecture of the
building. The sign will be mounted between two concrete
pillars with a cement shake roof . The metal sign has a
light grey background with black letters and a dark grey
border. The three (3) corporate logos are across the bottom
of the sign. Metra will be blue, Village of Buffalo Grove
will be beige with rust and Pace is blue and yellow.
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The double-faced sign will have ground lights that will be
shielded from traffic and screened with evergreen bushes.
The sign face will be 7 ' by 8 ' 4" and the proposed height was
twenty feet (20 ' ) . The bottom of the sign was shown to be
approximately nine feet (9 ' ) above the ground.
The height was discussed and the Commissioners agreed that
twenty feet (20 ' ) is too high and would be out of character
with the neighboring residential area. Visibility is not a
problem and the landscaping would be more aesthetically
pleasing if the sign is lowered.
Mr. Lattanzi agreed to a maximum height of fifteen feet
(15 ' ) to the top of the roof . The bottom of the sign would
be approximately four feet (4 ' ) from the ground.
Com. Weissman made a motion to recommend approval of the
Buffalo Grove Metra/Pace Station ground sign as submitted
with the stipulation that the maximum height of the sign is
to be fifteen feet (15 ' ) .
Com. Viehman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Smith, Dorfman, Masure, Weissman,
Viehman and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
B. Sears Hardware Store - Revised Front Elevation
370 Half Day Road - Woodland Commons
Sears was not represented but a letter was submitted from
Mr. Ron Zaloudek, District Manager, 333 Beverly Road,
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179 describing the proposed revision.
The existing three (3) tinted glass panels will be removed
and replaced with clear glass panels to create a shallow
display window illuminated with concealed spotlights .
The Commissioners agreed the proposed clear glass windows
would be better than the existing dark spandrel windows .
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Com. Viehman made a motion to recommend approval of the
revised front elevation as submitted for the Sears Hardware
Store at 370 Half Day Road.
Com. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Weissman, Viehman, Smith, Dorfman,
Masure and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
C. The CD Outlet Store - Wall Sign
721 Armstrong Drive
Mr. George Schlangen, A.G. Sign Company, 1055 Courtesy Lane,
Wheeling, IL 60090 (520-4388) said the sign will be located
on the east elevation of the building which is located east
of Lexington Drive, facing the Computer Discount Warehouse.
The illuminated channel letters will be installed on a
raceway about two feet (2 ' ) below the top of the building
and will be seen by westbound traffic on Lake Cook Road.
The sign will be located approximately five feet (5 ' ) from
the north corner of the building.
Mr. Schlangen said he was informed by Mr. Schar that the
sign could not exceed ten square feet (10 sq. ft . ) so it is
10 ' x 12" . The single letters have blue faces and the box
sign will have the word OUTLET white on a blue background.
The letters : THE and STORE will be ten inches (10" ) .
CD will be twelve inches (12" ) . The box will be twelve
inches (12") high and OUTLET will be ten inches (10" ) .
Com. Smith made a motion to recommend approval of the wall
sign submitted for The CD Outlet Store at 721 Armstrong Dr.
with dimensions of sign, location and size of letters, as
specified in the discussion.
Com. Dorfman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Weissman, Viehman, Masure, Smith,
Dorfman and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed- 6 to 0 .
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D. Town Place - Town Place Circle
Sales Trailer, Landscapina and Signs
John A. Vigilante, Pontarelli Builders, Inc. , 4353 W.
Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630 (312) 794-3110 (X 175)
made the presentation.
1. TRAILER:
The double-wide trailer will be 24 ' x 56 ' with a green or
white lattice skirt. The white trailer will have a black
roof and a wood gable over the door. It has double french
doors and a deck with a handicapped ramp. The trailer faces
west toward the interior of the project and will not be seen
from Route 83 . The back of the trailer has no windows.
Com. Viehman made a motion to recommend approval of the
Town Place Sales Trailer as submitted.
Com. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Weissman, Viehman, Masure, Smith,
Dorfman and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed- 6 to 0 .
2 . LANDSCAPING:
The landscape plan was submitted to Mr. Ray Rigsby for
review, but a written report was not available. Mr. Vigil-
ante agreed to leave the landscaping after the trailer is
removed. The area will become the parking lot. The post
lights shown on the plan will match the existing Town Place
lights per the PUD.
Com. Viehman made a motion to approve the Town Place Land-
scape plan as submitted subject to the approval of Ray
Rigsby.
Com. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Weissman, Viehman, Masure, Smith,
Dorfman and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
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3 . SIGNS :
The single-faced ground sign, located at the corner of the
sales area on Town Place Circle, will be 8 ' x 7 ' 7" and it
will be twelve feet (12 ' ) in height from ground level .
Colors were not specified on the diagram and after some
discussion, Mr. Vigilante recommended the following color
scheme : Background - White; Border and Squares - Brown;
Lettering - Black; Posts - Black; Pontarelli - Blue;
Box will be Black with White Of Buffalo Grove and a Brown
Shadow.
Signs on the Front of the Trailer:
a) The small Town Place sign will match the ground sign.
b) The PONTARELLI sign will be Blue .
Com. Viehman made a motion to recommend approval of the
signs submitted for the Town Place Sales Trailer, with
colors as agreed to during the discussion.
Com. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Weissman, Viehman, Masure, Smith,
Dorfman and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
E. Jamo HI-FI U.S.A. , Inc. - Landscaping
1177 Corporate Grove Drive
Mr. Seth Pines, Pines Development Corp. , 194A Skokie Valley
Road, Highland Park, IL 60035 (831-3838) was unable to be
present . The Landscape Plan was sent to Mr. Ray Rigsby
for review, but no written report was available .
Mr. Pines sent a FAX to Mr. Schar stating: "I spoke with
Ray Rigsby a short while ago. He tells me that he has
approved the landscape plan of 1177 Corporate Grove (JAMO)
for the Appearance Commission tonite. etc
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Com. Dorfman made a motion to recommend approval of the
Landscape Plan submitted for Yamo HI-FI U.S .A. , Inc.
subj-ect to the approval of Ray Rigsby.
Com. Viehman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Weissman, Viehman, Masure,
Smith and Dorfman
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Gordon
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
1 . Approval of September 28, 1995 Minutes :
Addition on Page Four, insert "to" Mr. Schar in last
sentence of reference to ground sign.
Motion to approve, with addition, was made by Com. Viehman
and seconded by Com. Dorfman.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman, Masure, Smith,
Dorfman and Gordon
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Weissman
Motion Passed - 5 to 0, 1 abstention.
2 . Approval of October 12, 1995 Minutes :
Motion to approve as submitted was made by Com. Weissman
and seconded by Com. Dorfman.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Weissman, Masure, Smith,
Dorfman and Gordon
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Viehman
Motion Passed - 5 to 0, 1 abstention.
3 . Ch. Gordon asked Mr. Jensen to check the box sign
on the La Salle Bank Drive-Thru. It was supposed to have
returns so it would not look so much like a box.
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VI . ADJOURNMENT
Com. Masure made a motion to adjourn.
Com. Viehman seconded the motion.
Ch. Gordon adjourned the meeting at 8 : 50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Bates
Recording Secretary
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