1982-08-19 - Appearance Commission - Minutes APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, IL.
Thurs. , Aug. 19, 1982
I. CALL TO ORDER
In the absence of the Chairman, Com. L. Gibbs called the meeting to order at
7:35 P.M. at the Village Hall , on Thurs. , August 19, 1982.
II. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: L. Gibbs, C. Cea and E. Larsen. Quorum.
Commissioners Absent: D. Hardt, C. Zusel and K. Krippes.
Bldg. Dept. Representative: Ray Henning, Housing and Zoning Insp.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Com. Larsen made a motion to Table the minutes from July 8 and 22, 1982.
Com. Cea seconded the motion. Voice Vote was Aye Unanimously.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Blacksmith Press, Plaza Verde
Mr. Vic Laska presented the sign for Blacksmith Press (North Shore Sign
Co. ) , which is located near Burger King and faces East. It conforms
with the Plaza Verde Sign Package and has the approval of Mr. Hymen.
Com. Larsen made the following motion:
I move we approve the sign for
Blacksmith Press at Plaza Verde,
as submitted.
Com. Cea seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Cea
Larsen
Gibbs
Motion Passed 3 to O. Nay - None
B. The Grove - Sign Package and Pylon Sign - Mr. Tom Mc Donald, Ken Tucker &
Associates
1. Sign Package - Exhibit "E" was revised as per August 2, 1982.
Mr. Larsen compared the document with the changes the AC had requested.
Com. Gibbs questioned section E - 1 concerning deviations and it was
noted that the needed approval of the AC is covered under Sections
D - 1, 2 and 10.
Com. Cea made the following motion:
I move we approve the Sign Package -
Exhibit "E" (Design Criteria For Tenant's
Signs) at The Grove, as submitted.
Revised Document dated 8/2/82.
Com. Larsen seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Cea
Larsen
Gibbs
rns Motion Passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
2. Pylon Sign - The Grove
Mr. Mc Donald presented the proposed ground sign for The Grove,
Two signs will be erected at the two entrances to the center,
one on Lake/Cook Rd. and one on Rt. 83. Both are double faced.
The top portion will be 4' x 8' - Green letters on precast panels
to match the mansard of the Jewel/Osco building. The lower part
of the sign is brick to match the building with illuminated, sur-
face mounted orange letters. The Grove letters will be back-lit.
Mr. Mc Donald explained negotiations are taking place and if a
Wags Restaurant should agree to build on one of the out-lots, they
would like to add Wags Restaurant below Jewel/Osco on the brick.
Mr. Mc Donald also said that it is possible that the restaurant
would want their own pylon sign. The second out-lot is yet to be
discussed, but it too may want a sign. Possibly a monument sign.
Com. Gibbs stated that such signage would be considered, but the
Sign Code prohibits signs closer than 500 feet apart. The two build-
ings would be allowed signage on the walls or fascia.
Mr. Mc Donald said they would like the sign to be higher because of
possible vandalism. He suggestea setting the signs on a 3 - 4 foot
berm; or setting them within a raised planters of the same brick.
Com. Larsen said it was also possible to raise the sign up to 20 feet
as measured from the center line of the road. They could add bricks
as presented with evergreens around the base of the structure.
Com. Gibbs said there is no problem with the sign structure, but he
said the addition of Wags Restaurant or any other business name is
usually not allowed. Any addition would have to be brought to the
AC. Sec. 14.20.070.
Com. Cea questioned the letter styles that appear on the sign.
Using Exhibit "E" as a guide, it was decided that the combination
of letter styles was permitted.
Com. Larsen made the following motion:
I move we accept the pylon sign presented
by The Grove, as submitted with the follow-
stipulations:
a. Two identical , two-faced signs
to be located on Lake/Cook Rd. and
on Rt. 83. Size - 8 ft. x 15 ft.
b. Maximum height of sign to be 20 feet,
as measured from the center line of the
roads.
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c. Height of 20 feet may be effected
by extending the brick base up to
16 ft. (plus 4' top portion); or
by berming; or with a brick planter.
d. Future addition of any tenants must come
before the Appearance Commission for
approval before issuance of a permit.
e. Any access panels shall be painted out
to match the surrounding material .
Com. Cea seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye- - Cea
Larsen
Gibbs
Motion Passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
C. TRAMMELL CROW COMPANY - Full Review
Mr. Tim Beechick made the presentation of the 1st phase of the develop-
ment. Trammell Crow's property consists of about 24 acres located in the
North East Quadrant of Lake/Cook Rd. and Arlington Heights Road. It will
consist of a 3 story office building located off Lake Cook Road and a 1
story office building, called a garden office building which is designed
for a service center. It will provide space for either offices or a com-
bination of offices and storage space. The building will have panels that
can be converted to overhead doors for loading small vans, etc.
Mr. Beechick described the material materials and submitted a sample board.
The exterior brick will be Beck Face, Brick & Stone Co. - #421 Brown
Utility brick. Mortar will be Lt. Beige, Glass-ppG - Solar Bronze with
Dark Bronze Kawneer Mullions. (Pittsburgh Paint and Glass)
A plat was submitted showing the location of the buildings with the park-
ing lots. TheAriveway into the complex will be across from Timber Hill
Road as per the Plan Commission requirement.
The 3-story building will have a 3-story Atrium lobby with a skylight of
domed plastic approximately 42 to 5 ft. above the roof. The roof top
units will be about 8 feet from the top of the building. Plans are to
paint them bronze. Building will be approximately about36 ft. high and
the roof top units will not be seen from the sidewalk, but it is possible
they will be seen from the houses across the street.
The single story building will have roof top units centered on top, and
Mr. Beechick agreed to screen them if necessary. Because the buildings on
the corner has not been determined. It is supposed to be a shopping center
and it is possible that the roof top units of the Trammell Crow office
building will not be seen.
Motion No. 1: Made by Com. Larsen:
I move we accept the exterior building materials
and design elevations for the 3-story building and
the 1-story building for the Buffalo Grove Business
Park as submitted, this date, by the Trammell Crow
Company (August 19, 1982) .
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Description of Materials as per Exhibit
A - August 19, 1982: Attached hereto.
Mechanical equipment on top of building to
be painted out dark bronze. Screening may
be necessary to shield the roof top units
from the residential area across Lake/Cook
Road.
Com. Cea seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Cea
Larsen
Gibbs
Motion Passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
#2 - Dumpster screening.
The dumpster located on Lake/Cook Road will be built with brick to
match the buildings. A double gate opening of wood painted brown.
The Commission asked that the dumpster be located at the curb line.
Also an identical area will be provided for the one story building.
There will be bumper posts at the front of the dumpsters and the
Commission asked that they be painted brown to match the gates.
Also the Commission asked that a 4" to 6" band be painted of a
reflective material at the top of the 2 end posts at both locations .
Com. Cea made the following motion:
I move we accept the design for the
Dumpster Areas for B.G.BUS. PARK as
denoted on Plan Cl -1 with the following
stipulations:
1. Color selection for the gates
is Brown Cedar stain;
2. Detail of the door will be raised
to make provision for the opening
of the gates.
3. Identical dumpster area will be
located on Lake/Cook Road and at
the North end of the property
for the single story office bldg.
4. The outermost posts of the dumpsters
shall be painted with a reflective
strip, no less than 4 inches wide
at the top.
Com. Larsen seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye Larsen
Cea
Gibbs
Motion Passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
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#3 - Lighting
There will be three types of fixtures :
a. Yoke mounted - four in the parking lot.
b. L-shaped - 2 sizes of poles: 1 - 15 ft. pole near
the side entrance; 3 - 25 ft. poles on alternating
sides of the main drive.
c. 5 safety lights on the rear side of the single story
building.
All lights will be high pressure sodium.
No lighting on the South, West or North side of the three story
building is proposed. The AC was concerned about the main drive.
Entrance area will be lighted from the inside. The Commissioners
asked that a study be made and submitted to determine the need for
safety lighting from the parking lot into the building.
Mr. Beechick agreed to add a light pole if necessary, after the
final landscaping is put in. He felt there is adequate lighting
from Lake/Cook Road into the complex.
Com. Cea made the following motion:
I move we accept the lighting for
Trammell Crow, Phase 1 , as noted
on the Landscaping Plan:
1 . Fixtures labeled as A, B, C.
refering to the different types
of fixtures.
2. The developer will come back to
the Appearance Commission with
a study of the lighting at the
entrance of the property.
3. Fixtures noted are manufactured
by Crouse-Hinds:
a. Type A - Shoe Box (L shaped)
1 - 25 ft. pole located on driveway
1 - 15 ft. pole located near the side
entrance.
b. Square light fixture - Hal 1000 MHP
Height of Poles - 30 feet - located
in parking lot. = Type B fixture.
c. All poles to be painted with Benjamin
Moore - Iron Clad Retardo - Deep
Bronze #16362
d. Type C - Down lights mounted on the
rear of the low rise office bldg. -
location to be determined later
according to the entrance provided
for the tenant. Housing will be
bronze - wall mounted.
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4. All bulbs will be high
pressure sodium.
Com. Larsen seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Cea
Larsen
Gibbs
Motion Passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
#4 - SIGNAGE
A. Ground Sign
Com. Cea asked about the phone number appearing on a permanent sign.
Mr. Beechick said the sign will be an identification sign at the
entrance of the center and the phone number will be a marketing
feature that will tell people where to call if they are interested
is leasing an office, etc. The sign will be 14" off the ground,
It will be set on a berm with landscaping around the base.
The ground sign will replace the construction sign on Lake/Cook Rd.
Com. Cea felt the phone number, if allowed, should be on the lower
portion of the sign along with Trammell Crow Company.
Lettering will be Scotchlite reflective letters with a reflective
border on a dark brown background. Brown was chosen instead of a
bronze because it would a softer color with the landscaping
After discussing the use of a phone number on a permanent sign,
Mr. Beechick decided to have the sign Tabled. He noted that the
only identification the center will have would have is this sign
with the name and phone number.
The Sign Code does not allow phone numbers on permanent signs. If
the AC denies the sign, an appeal may be made to the Village Board.
Com. Cea made a motion to Table. Com. Larsen seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: Aye - Larsen
Cea
Gibbs
Motion to Table passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
B. Construction Sign
Mr. Beechick presented a new construction sign identifying the
business park to be located as shown on the site plan. It will
identify the builders and financiers.
Com. Larsen made a motion to approve the temporary construction
sign for the Buffalo Grove Business Park, to be located in front of
the 3 story office building, as per the site plan. 120 feet from the
East Border and set back 10 feet from the property line to comply
u with the minimum setback requirements. This will be the only con-
struction sign facing Lake-Cook Road allowed on the property.
Sign is single faced.
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Com. Cea seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Larsen
Cea
Gibbs
Motion Passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
#5. Landscaping
Mr. Frank Mc Donald, of Theodore Brickman Co. presented the Landscaping
Plan. He described the landscaping and said it has been designed to
establish a setting for the office buildings. The buildings, signage and
landscaping are treated as a unit. It is also designed to provide a
very positive streetscape for Lake/Cook Road. Theodore Brickman Co. is a
maintenance firm as well as designer, as the plan looks ahead to future
appearance.
There are 3 types of plantings used. Basically, shade tree, pines, and
flowering shrubs which will provide seasonal interest.
Specific plants have not been labled because they prefer to select them
on site. With respect to the Forester's Report, Red Maples and River
Birches would only be used for accent, in very low volume.
Theodore Brickman Co. guarantees all their plant material and will replace
anything that does not thrive.
The landscaping along the West line was discussed and it was decided that
the plantings will all be moved closer to the Southern end of the build-
ing to provide a better view from the corner. Location will be chosen
after the property is leased.
Six trees will be added along the North and East sides of the property.
A tree will be added near the North dumpster, for some screening.
Parkway trees have not been included because they are normally trees in
a row, and there are trees on the property line that would serve the pur-
pose. Any parkway trees along Lake/Cook Road would get rough treatment
in the winter. If it is necessary, they will comply and add trees at
random.
Mr. Mc. Donald said they do not wish to add anything to the island at
the entrance because of the maintenance problems it creates. He noted
that the trees located on either side of the island are mature trees and
provide an attractive covering. It will not appear to be an immature
setting.
The entire site will be sodded. Ground cover is noted by hatching on
the design. Using Uanimous Colorado, an evergreen ground cover that
turns purple in cold weather.
Mr. Mc Donald agreed to provide a schedule of the trees that will be
used, but he would like to maintain some flexibility when in the field.
They prefer to make final selections on site, because it is easier to
substitute when necessary for better appearance. They always subsitute
with larger sizes. They will stipulate the number of trees to be used.
Pine trees are staked, but the shade trees are large and are not staked.
The parking lot will be striped.
Light poles in the parking lot will be set in concrete, so that spaces
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Com. Cea made the following motion:
I move we accept the Landscape Plan as.
submitted for the Buffalo Grove Business Park
with the following stipulations:
1 . The entire development will be sodded.
2. Parkway trees will be added, if they
are required.
3. 6 trees will be added to the East side
of the property.
4. 4 trees will be added to the North side,
1 of which will screen the dumpster.
5. The number of trees included in the plan
will be listed specifying type but not the
location of trees will be submitted.
6. Trees on the West side of the one story
building will be moved down to the South.
7. Any changes will be submitted to the
Appearance Commission.
Com. Larsen seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Larsen
Cea
Gibbs
Motion Passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
VI. ADJOURNMENT
Com. Larsen made a motion to adjourn.
Com. Cea seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 10:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Bate , Secretary
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Area Material Description ' Manufacturer Specifications
Washrooms Full Wall Mirrors PPG Bronze tint
Vanity Mirrors PPG Clear
Wallcovering Genon Sand Stipple II
Navy - #2-30-L6
Walls American Olean Ceramic Mosaic
2" x 2" tiles
Color: Bone
Floors American Olean Granitone
Gr. Grey
2" x 2" tiles
Common Areas Brick Pavers Endicott Clay Manganese Ironspot
Products Co. Smooth Texture
Wallcovering Guard Stipple type II
Antique White
G2542
Elevator Walls Formica Finnish Oak #11.8
Elevator Glass PPG Bronze tint
Seat Fabric Kimball 60% Nylon
40% Wool
Acrylic Backed
Colors: Navy &
Bone
Carpet Wellco Tristor #5770
Color: Polar Blue
Exterior Brick Beck Face #421
Brick & Stone Brown Utility
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Glass PPG Solar Bronze
Mullions Kawneer Dark Bronze
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