1983-06-23 - Appearance Commission - Minutes APPEARANCE COMMISSION
`•/ VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, IL
THURS. , JUNE 23, 1983
I. CALL TO ORDER
In the absence of Chairman Don Hardt, Com. Ed Larsen called the meeting
to order at 7:33 P.M. at the Village Hall , on Thursday, June 23, 1983.
II. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: M. Cea, K. Krippes, C. Zusel and E. Larsen. QUORUM.
Commissioners Absent: D. Hardt and B. Gibbs
Building Dept. Liaison: Dominis J. Saviano, Jr. , Deputy Bldg. Commissioner
Village Board Liaison: Gary Glove, Trustee
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 26, 1983 addition could not be approved because Commissioners present at
that time are absent.
June 9, 1983 - Com. Larsen asked that the color of Janies and Bev's Hallmark
at Strathmore Square be changed from Plain Vanilla to WHITE.
Com. Cea made a motion to approve the June 9, 1983 minutes
as amended. Com. Krippes seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: Aye - Krippes
Cea
Larsen
Nay - None
Minutes of June 9, 1983 stand approved and will be placed on file.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Knuth Property ( Ground Sign )
Route 83; East of Buffalo Grove Road
Ms. Annemarie Scheffler of Lieberman Realtors presented the sign.
Specifications: Size - 10' x 12'
Colors - Light Beige and Dark Brown
Section 14.32.020 - 6 mos. time limit with automatic
renewal if the sign is in good
repair.
Ms. Scheffler stated that the former Koenig and Strey sign has been
removed. There are no other signs near to the proposed location.
The Commissioners had no questions. Com. Cea made a motion to approve
the sign as submitted for the Knuth Property sign as presented by
Lieberman Realtors to be 10 feet by 12 feet, to be located on Rt. 83
East of Buffalo Grove Road; Colors: Light Beige and Brown; under the
provisions of Sec.14.32.020 with a 6 month time limit and renewal .by
Motion continued:
the Sign Code administrator if the sign is in good repair.
Com. Krippes seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: Aye - Krippes
Cea
Larsen
Motion Passed 3 to 0. Nay - None
Com. Zusel arrived at 7:40 P.M.
B. Buffalo Grove General Car Care
Addition to Shell Ground Sign - 55 W. Dundee Road
Mr. Tom Moran of Shell Oil Co. presented the proposed sign face change.
The section that now says "Car Wash" will be changed by reducing the
size of "Car Wash" and adding "Auto Care with Logo" - Colors will be:
Car Wash - Red background with Yellow letters
Auto Care - Red background with White Letters
The space for Car Wash is 3 feet high with 2 foot letters and the space for
Auto Care is 2 feet with proportionate letters. The reader board will be
the same.
The. Commissioners had no questions. Com. Cea made the following motion:
I move we accept the Change of Face
for the Shell Oil Pylon sign at
55 W. Dundee Road as presented with
the following specifications:
1 . Logo for Auto Care as shown:
Red with White letters
2. Change is for the 5 foot portion
and the Car Wash colors will be
Red with Yellow 24" Helvetica letters.
3. Both faces will be plastic
Com. Zusel seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Krippes
Cea
Zusel
Larsen
Nay - None
Motion Passed 4 to 0.
C. Hidden Lakes - Street Tree Planting - Phase II
Mr. Saviano presented the Hidden Lake Phase II Street Tree Plan.
He also stipulated that it is identical to Phase I and the motion
should reflect that the Village Forester's recommendations will be
met.
Com. Larsen commented that Phase I looks good.
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Com. Cea made the following motion:
I move we approve the Landscape Plan
for Hidden Lake Village Phase II as
presented with the stipulations that
all trees shown will be planted on the
site and the developer will comply with
the Village Forester's report.
Com. Zusel seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Krippes
Cea
Zusel
Larsen
Motion Passed 4 to O. Nay - None
D. Irving's For Red Hot Lovers
The Grove - Wall Signs (Front and Side)
Mr. David Stein and Mr. Irving Greenspahn presented the revised plans
for signage at The Grove which have been approved by Ken Tucker and
Associates. Signs will be Red - Script for Irving's in 24" letters;
Red - For Red Hot Lovers to be 10" letters with hearts for "o's" on
sign on the West wall with two lines; and Irving 's in 24" 'Red letters
and For Red Hot Lovers to be 12" letters; also Red - One line on the
South wall . The distender on the letter g in Irving's will be a
little lower that the Sign Package specifies on the West wall .
Com. Zusel made a motion to approve the two wall signs as presented by
Irving's For Red Hot Lovers for the South and West walls at The Grove.
Com. Cea seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Krippes
Cea
Zusel
Larsen
Nay - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0.
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Commissioners discussed various sign problems that have been noticed:
Sandpiper Apts has tacked on some changes.
World Wide Liquors has not removed signage in the window as stipulated.
Panasonic has painted one window blue and has too many signs covering windows.
The Health Food store at Cambridge Commons has many signs in the windows.
Mr. Saviano announced that the Podiatry Center will appeal the Appearance
Commission's at the Village Board meeting on June 27, 1983. Com. Larsen will
attend but he cannot defend the AC action.
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V. ADJOURNMENT
�.J Com. Cea made a motion to adjourn and Com. Krippes seconded the motion.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M.
Resp c fully submitted,
Shirley Bates Secretary
Appearance Commission
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