1981-04-09 - Appearance Commission - Minutes •
APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE'OF BUFFALO GROVE. ILL.
THURS., APRIL 9. 1981
I. CALL -TO ORDER -
The meeting was called to order at 7:42 P.M. by Com. Lori Kirby, Acting-Chairman.
II. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Kirby, Knaak, Gibbs and Carr. QUORUM
Commissioners Absent: Hardt, Paolillo.
Bldg. Department Representative: James D. Griffin was present.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Com. Gibbs made a motion to table the minutes of March 26, 1981. Com. Carr
seconded the motion. Motion Passed by unanimous=approval of Commissioner present.
IV. BUSINESS
A. "Bagles To Go" - deferred until later in the meeting.
B. "Doris" - New Sign at Plaza Verde
Doris Berman presented the sign which dill use letters from The Sun Director's
sign. Ms. Berman explained that her store was formerly The Junior Tree, but
the name is being changed because she is adding regular size clothing to her
business.
The letters will be individual, 18 inch white. and lit internally. The dis-
connect will be painted out. All the previous holes have been filled in and
new holes will be drilled. The apostrophy has been dropped from the name.
Com. Gibbs made the following motion:
I move we approve the sign for
DORIS, as presented.
The sign is to be 78 inches long,
with 18 inch, White individual letters,
interior lit and centered over the store-
front. The electrical disconnect to
be painted out to match the background.
Com. Knaak seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Carr,
Gibbs,
Knaak,
Kirby.
Nay - None
Motion Carried - 4 to. 0.
C. Buffalo Grove Mall - Pylon Sign
Cancelled until the next meeting.
D. "Faces, `Etc." - Lieberman Plaza
Sam Witz, owner and Warren Herbeck of Beck Sign Co. presented the sign.
The discussion centered around the use of the Viviane Woodward advertising.
Ch. Kirby explained the purpose of the Sign Code's limitation of signage to
identification. The face is also a Logo, also prohibited by the Code. It
was suggested that Mr. Witz use the store window for the display of his pro-
ducts. The Code allows for up to 1/3 of the glass space to be used.
The Lettering, although not Helvetica, ,is compatible with the other signage
7. at the center has been approved by the manager of the center. The color will
be Ivory #7328. plexiglas. , A letter will be requested from the owner.
Dom. Knaak made the following motion:
I move we accept the sign for Faces. Etc._
vi.th the following stipulations:
1) No face or wording on the sign.
2) Disconnect to be on the outside
• and painted brown.
3) Lettering is a variation from the
existing Sign Package.
4) At the time a permit is obtained
From theVillage, a letter shall be
brought in to the Village from the
statangt ae�le�ter��y�e s'
acceptable.
5) Sign to be centered on the frontage
of the store.
6) Letters are 22 inch Caps and 13i inch
lower case; Ivory.
Com. -Carr seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Carr,
Inaak,
Kirby.
Nay - Gibbs
Motion Passed 3 to 1.
A. "BAGELS TO GO" - Dunell Shopping Center
Mr. Doyle - Doyle Signs Inc. presented the sign. He noted that Brian Pro-
perties now manages the center and hopes to upgrade the signage as stores
are rented. The pylon is handled by the Management. Additions to be approved.
The sign will be Brown with Ivory letters, maximum ht. of letters - 3 feet.
This is a can sign with cool white florescent tubes. •
Com. Carr made the following motion:
I move we accept the sign for
Bagels To Go as presented. The
disconnect is to be painted out.
Com. Knaak seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote - Aye - Carr,
Gibbs,
Knaak,
Kirby.
Motion Carried 4 to 0.
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E. Lexington Development Corp. - Architecture
Jim Freiberg and Rich Piggot presented the Architectural Plans.
Com. Knack asked about the sign advertising Top Soil and noted it was not
approved by the Commission. Mr. Piggot explained it is not their sign and
will see that it is removed. It will need a permit.
Mr. Freiberg described the building to be built on Lots 38 and 39. Two one-
acre lots. It will be located about 300 ft. North of Armstrong Drive. The
property is about 7 feet lower that adjoining residential property.
In the warehouse, Gas Heaters will be suspended for gas forced air.
Offices will be gas forced air heat with air conditioners. Roof units will
be kept back from the front of the building. out of the line of sight.
There will be some plumbing vents in the front of the building.
There is no parapet. only a 6 inch gravel stop.
Doors are to be steel. painted Midnight Bronze baked on enamel - am Inland
Byers Product. Service Doors and Overhead Doors to be Tan or Beige.
Mortar to be light with bricks to be large. ranging in color from light to
dark (Driftwood range).
Canopy to be 2 .dnight Bronze. A sheet metal flashing to be used where the
metal meets the bricks. _
Interior trash removal. If this changes. the containers are to be brought
in for approval. They will comply with the New Iowa Ordinance.
Glass area - Bronze tinted with Midnight Bronze frames.
Doors and Window frames - Midnight Bronze.
Masonary Control Joints to be light mortar. There will be a brick retaining
wall. Sills at the entrance will be brickor stone. Entryway to be concrete.
?'here mill be soffit lights over the entry. Lights must be approved later.
This is one building but could have two tenants.
Roof A/C units will be visable to homeowners. They will be painted out.
Com. Knack made the following motion:
I move we approve the Architecture for Building on
Lots 38 and 39 of the Lexington Development _
Corp. as presented with these stipulations:
1) Roof top units painted to blend
with the roof gravel color.
2) Materials as depicted on the
drawing and mentioned in the
discussion. -
3 Colors to be as depicted.
!+ Internal drainage.
3 Roof top vents to be painted
similar to the roof top units
6) Bronze Plate Glass
7) Lighting is not included.
Com. Gibbs seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Carr,
Gibbs,
Knaak.
Motion Passed 4 to 0. Kirby.
4 b. Landscaping - Lexington Development Corp.
No lighting is planned for the parking lot unless required by Village.
The corners of the building are sodded with Austrian Pines. They do not
expect a problem with employees walling through. Asphalt buts up to the
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The rear of the building must be 60 feet from the lot line. No picnic
tables are planned for employees.
No bumper stops are needed.
Village requires a slope of 5 to 1 for the birm. A greenspace of 30 feet
must be maintained. There will be grass and a Stockade Fence so bushes
would not be seen. Fence will be Cedar which will weather.
Parkway trees were approved before. - - -
The retaining walls are built of a double row of 8 inch bricks, reinforced
with 4 inch verticle rods of concrete. Walls hold back the birm. Bricks
will match the building bricks.
Coma Gibbs made the following motion:- -
I move we approve the Landscaping for the
Lexington Development Corp. building on
Lots 38 and 39 as presented; -with the
following stipulations: •
1) Parkway trees as approved before —
with locations as per Village approval.
2) Landscaping as detailed on the drawing.
3) Stockade fence to be 6 ft. Cedar. across
the entire back of the property.
4) Trees and sod as indicated.
5) Motion does not include exterior lighting.
Com. Carr seconded themotion; Roll Call Vote: Aye — Knaak,
Carr,
Gibbs,
Kirby
Motion Passed 4 to 0.
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. Griffin announced that Allstate will be going to the Board 4/20/81.
Various sign violations were noted for Mr. Griffin's information
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Com. Gibbs made a motion to adjourn at 9:40 P.M. Com. Carr seconded the
motion. Meeting adjouned by unanimous approval.
Respectfully submitted.
Shirley Bate Secretary
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