1983-10-27 - Appearance Commission - Minutes APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, IL
THURS., OCT. 27, 1983
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Don Hardt called the meeting to order at 7:37 P.M. on Thursday,
Oct. 27, 1983 at the Village Hall.
II. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: L. Gibbs, K. Krippes, E. Larsen, L. Koclanis,
D. Wehring, and D. Hardt. QUORUM.
Commissioner Absent: C. Cea
Building Department Liaison: Mr. Dominic J. Saviano, Jr. ; Deputy Bldg. Com.
Village Board Liaison: Mr. Gary Glover, Trustee
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
October 13, 1983 - Ch. Hardt asked for additions and/or corrections.
Page Two - Motion at top of page:
1. Add - or across the street.
Page Five - Steepleview Condos, Paragraph 4:
Strike - (each end allowing)- insert:
'on the board and batten; '
Com. Larsen made a motion to approve the Oct. 13, 1983 minutes as amended.
Com. Krippes seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Koclanis
Krippes
Larsen
Nay = None
Abstain - Wehring
Gibbs
Minutes of Oct. 13, 1983 Approved. Hardt
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Trammell Crow - Lake/Cook Road - Face Change
Mr. Tim Beechick presented the copy change for the temporary construction
sign on Lake/ Cook Road. Only the top four lines will be changed to read:
NOW LEASING
1110 LAKE-COOK ROAD
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
FALL 1983
There will be no change in the phone number or the Developer's name.
Mr. Beechick said there was a mix-up with the sign man and the sign has
already been painted. The office called to apologize.
The colors will be the same. A standard blue is used on all the Trammell
Crow signs and the sign will be painted out and repainted.
The only change that will be made to the sign on Arlington Heights Road
will be to change the word 'Spring' to 'Fall. '
These are temporary marketing signs and will eventually be replaced with
monument signs.
Com. Wehring made the following motion:
I move we approve the sign changes as
requested by Trammell Crow for the
1110 Lake Cook Road temporary signs on
Lake/ Cook Road and Arlington Hts. Road.
Signs are approved for a time period of
six months under Sec. 14.32.020 of the
Sign Code.
Com. Gibbs seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Koclanis
Larsen
Gibbs
Krippes
Wehring
Hardt
Nay - None
Motion Passed 6 to 0.
B. All Suburban Dental Center - 313 W. Dundee Road
Mr. Rio presented a diagram and cut sheet showing the proposed lights
to be attached to the free standing sign. Two fixtures will be mounted
on a single Y bracket, and will be focused to direct light on the drive-
way in front of the building, and the parking lot; not on Dundee Road.
Com. Larsen suggested mounting the lights on the end of the sign instead
of the top. Mr. Rio agreed and also agreed to paint the bracket to match sign.
The lights will be on only during office hours and for perhaps an hour
later. They are needed for the security of patients. They will have 400
watt mercury vapor lights. Com. Larsen said that the size of bulbs does not
make a difference in the light area.
Com. Larsen made the following motion:
I move we approve two - 400 watt mercury vapor -
lights, attached to the South i end of the sign on the
top edge away from Dundee Road; facing the build-
ing. Color to be the .same as the sign cabinet.
Lights to be focused so that no lights project on-
to the traffic on Dundee Road, or onto the adjoin-
ing property.
Com. Wehring seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Krippes
Gibbs
Larsen
Koclanis
Wehring
Hardt
Motion Passed 6 to 0. Nay - None
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C. Lexington In The Park - Arlington Heights Road
1-Club House and Pool Area - Architecture/Materials
Mr. Mark Groundin, Lexington Development Corp. Purchasing Dept. ,
made the presentation. He had a picture of the project in Schaum-
burg and said the B. G. project will be identical.
The building materials were described as follows:
1. Aluminum Siding - Halifax Grey, U.S. Steel
2. Cedar Shakes - Natural (will weather)
3. All exterior trim - Wood painted Olympic White
4. Doors and Shutters - Blue Mink
5. Windows - White to match the Lexington/Park windows
6. Coach Lights at Doors - Fixture #5632
7. Recessed soffit light (6" sq.) over Bath House Door
8. Shingles - Chapel Grey
9. B-Vents - On rear elevation, will be painted Blue Mink
10. Gutters - Only over the porch on the front
Com. Gibbs made the following motion:
I move we approve the Lexington Development
Club House as presented, with materials as
stipulated in the discussion.
Com. Larsen seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Wehring
Koclanis
Larsen
Gibbs
Krippes
Hardt
Motion Passed 6 to 0. Nay - None
2-Pool Area Lighting
There will be seven (7) pole lights surrounding the pool - #P 5301-31;
poles to be 6' to 7' high. There will be no lights flooding the pool
area.
The building lights were discussed as part of the Architectural review.
Com. Krippes made a motion to approve the lighting for the building
and surrounding the pool area as submitted by Lexington Dev. Corp.
Com. Gibbs seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Wehring
Koclanis
Larsen
Krippes
Gibbs
Hardt
Motion Passed 6 to 0. Nay - None
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Page Three
Landscaping/Fence
A photograph of the proposed fence was shown. It will follow the
outline of the pool. Because the fence shown had points, Mr. Saviano
said that these were not allowed by the Code, and Mr. Groundin agreed
to meet requirements of the Village. It will be 5 feet high.
The wading pool will also be surrounded with a similar fence, but not
so high. There will be a gate to the wading pool from inside the
pool area. There will be no gates to the main pool except from the
bathhouse.
Landscaping - Code 1 will be Showy Forsythia and
Code 4 will be Arnold's Red Honeysuckle.
Com. Wehring made a motion to approve the Landscaping for the Lexing-
ton Development Clubhouse Area as presented with the stipulation
that the Fence Posts will not be spiked.
Com. Larsen seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: , Aye - Krippes
Gibbs
Larsen
Koclanis
Wehring
Hardt
Motion Passed 6 to 0. Nay - None
D. Levitt Homes - Elevation # of the B-B Unit
Mr. William Baron, Architect with James Goldberg, described the exterior
of the proposed B-B Unit building. This unit is selling better than the A
Unit and they need variety in order to meet the Monotony Code.
The first elevation change will have the following materials"
1. Color of siding - Chappel Grey
2. Shingles - Frosted Grey
3. Stacatto Board - White
4. Trim - White
5. Vents - Painted Grey
6. Trellis at front door - White
The brick detail in this elevation will be White instead of the
Red as shown in the drawing.
The second color scheme follows:
1. Color of siding - Sandtone Brown
2. Shingles - Gingerwood
3. Stacatto Board White
4. Trim - Muscat Brown
5. Vents - Trim Color
6. Trellis at front door - Trim Color
The trellises are open but extend some 4 feet from the doorway.
Window muttons will be White and are not removable.
Rear vents will be painted out to match the siding color.
The original elevations had no stacatto board, but are basically aluminum
siding. The changes will not affect the lot sizes. The 3 bedroom model
is somewhat wider, but not deeper.
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Com. Wehring made the following motion:
I move we approve the B-B Elevation No. 3
as submitted by Levitt Homes, with the
stipulation that the Red Brick on the Grey
rendering will be changed to White Brick.
The development will meet the Monotony Code,
according to the PUD agreement.
Com. Gibbs seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Krippes
Gibbs
Larsen
Koclanis
Wehring
Hardt
Motion Passed 6 to 0. Nay - None
Sales Trailer
Mr. Wm. Baron:;, requested an extension of the time period for the
Sales Trailer. Originally, they planned to put a design center in the
model area double garages; but they find this will be too small. If
they built another model it would cost $150,000.00.
Com. Gibbs made the following motion:
I move we approve an extension of Levitt's
Serendipity Sales Trailer for a period of
1 year with renewal if the area is well main-
tained in good condition.
Com. Larsen seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Aye - Wehring
Koclanis
Larsen
Gibbs
Krippes
Hardt
Motion Passed 6 to 0.
Nay - None
Chairman Hardt commented that usually sales trailers are permitted only
until construction of the model area; and it is possible that the Village
Board will review the request from a view other than aesthetics.
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
It was noted that there are some exterior trash containers at the Commerce
Center that were not approved. Mr. Saviano said this is because construction
is not completed. The Building Department is watching this carefully.
Mr. Saviano presented the Public Hearing Sign that was constructed for use when
variations are requested. It will be up for 15 days before the hearings. The
AC Commissioners discussed the size and agreed that it is too large for residen-
tial property. It was not certain if the AC petitioners will have to post the
signs. A 2' x 3' sign would be large enough. This would be recommended to
the Village Board. The Commissioners also agreed that the signs should be re-
gulated:;with some uniformity. It would not be fair to some people to require a
sign if others are not. APPEARANCE COMMISSION
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VI. ADJOURNMENT
Com. Gibbs made a motion to adjourn. Com. Larsen seconded the motion.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Shirley Bates ecretary
Appearance Commission
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