1990-02-08 - Appearance Commission - Minutes .
APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 , 1990
I . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Eddie Larsen called the meeting to order at 7 : 40 P.M. on
Thursday, February 8 , 1990 , at the Village Hall , 50 Raupp Blvd.
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present : E. Larsen, E. Bremner , M. Silbernik and
F . Weissman. QUORUM.
Commissioners Absent : D. Ehrhardt , C. Bruno and R. Gordon
Bldg. Dept . Liaison: Charles Matt , Deputy Bldg . Commissioner
Ed Schar , Building Inspector
Village Board Liaison: Michael O'Malley , Trustee
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. December 28 , 1989 - Motion to approve as submitted made by
Com. Weissman and seconded by Com. Silbernik.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Silbernik , Weissman, Larsen
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Bremner
Motion Passed -- 3 to 0 , 1 abstention.
Dec . 28 , 1989 minutes approved and will be placed on file .
B. January 25 , 1990 - Tabled , because of Commissioners ' absence .
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. Congregation - B'nai Shalom
Ground Sign - Aptakisic Road
Mr . George Woock , White Way Sign Company , 1317 Clybourn Ave . ,
Chicago , IL 60610 , (312) 642-6580 , made the presentation.
Mr . Martin Korman, Temple representative , was also present .
The sign will be 31-1/2" by 6 ' 1 " totaling 16 square feet .
cabinet will be bronzetone extruded aluminum with white
letters . The base will be 28-1/2" and will be painted Beige .
The temple is located in the R-7 Residential District and the
setback requirement is 25 feet from the lot line , but the
proposed setback is 12-1/2 feet . Photographs were presented.
If the sign is located just beyond the sidewalk , it will have
good visibility from both directions . There is approximately
45 feet from the property line to the building.
Ch. Larsen explained that the AC can review the aesthetics of
the sign and make a recommendation to the Zoning Board of
Appeals to grant a variance .
Com. Weissman commented that 3 inches of the concrete base is
above grade level , and asked if landscaping is required?
Mr . Korman said that the base was designed in that way so
that the grass can be kept trimmed neatly.
Ch. Larsen asked if both sides of the property is zoned
residential?
Mr . Woock responded that there is one house west of the
property, and the area east of the drive is undeveloped .
A nursery is located across the street from the temple .
The Serendipity development is farther east , past the
wetlands .
The sign meets the requirement of Sign Code , Sec . 14 . 20 . 010 ,
Sub-section C: size not to exceed sixteen square feet .
Sub-section E: " signs may be detached if they do not
exceed a height of five feet nor project into any required
building setback area . "
The sign is exactly five feet in height but Zoning Ordinance ,
Section 17 . 40 . 030 , Sub-section C requires a 25 foot minimum
front yard setback . A variance for setback is required .
The Commissioners had no objections to the proposed sign.
Com. Weissman made the following motion:
I move we recommend to the Zoning Board of Appeals
granting of a variance for the sign as requested by
B'nai Shalom , to be placed 12-1/2 feet from the
property line , which is 50% of the required 25 feet .
Com. Bremner seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Bremner , Weissman and Larsen
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Silbernik
Motion Passed - 3 to 0 , 1 abstention.
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V. NEW BUSINESS
A. KONAMI - 900 Deerfield Parkway
�•./ Ground Sign/Face Change
Mr . Andrew Chang explained that in order to make the sign
more readable , they want to enlarge the white letters
(KONAMI) and make them 2 inches in depth. The logo will
remain the same size and colors , but all the copy will be
respaced
There were no objections or comments .
Com. Silbernik made a motion to approve the sign face change
as submitted by Konami , 900 Deerfield Road , at the Covington
Corporate Center .
Com. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Bremner , Weissman, Silbernik , Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
B. Vernon Township - 2900 Main Street
Lighting of southeast softball field
�./ Mr . William E. Peterson, Vernon Township Supervisor ,
23450 N. Main St . , Prairie View, IL 60069 (708) 634-4600 ,
made the presentation. The property was annexed into the
Village in November . There is lighting at one baseball
diamond and the request is for lighting another diamond .
They have no plans to add lights to the third diamond.
Mr . Peterson added that the proposed lighting was included
in the annexation agreement and has been approved by the
Village Board and the Plan Commission.
The lighting system will consist of four cast concrete poles
(same as the other diamond) with special lamps that will cut
down light spillage from the diamond into the nearby
residential areas . One side of the diamond backs up to the
railroad tracks , one side backs up to the Vernon Township
property which is a large corrugated metal building, and
the lights that will face west will be 400 ' to 500 ' from
the nearest residential property .
Ch. Larsen asked what time the lights will be turned off?
Mr . Peterson responded that the existing lights are usually
off by 10 : 30 P.M. On rare occasions , the games last longer .
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Mr . Matt asked what zoning surrounds the area , and how close
the nearest house is to the property line?
Mr . Peterson said that the area surrounding the property is
zoned residential . The closest house is in the unincorporated
area to the south of the diamond , with the community service
building in-between. Zale properties (Woodlands and Double-
tree) are at least 500 feet to the west . When sales are
completed , Vernon Township hopes to get another small parcel
of land to be used for additional parking . There is a 150
foot buffer and a third baseball diamond between the proposed
lighting and the Zale property .
The lights are designed to illuminate the diamond with a
spillover of not more than 100 feet . The poles are on the
base lines with the light geared to go toward center field ,
which about 270 feet away. The lamps are tilted so that
the light begins to fade away about 30 feet from the diamond.
Mr . Peterson said the lighting system is expensive , but it
was chosen because of the residential location of the fields .
As the lamps on the other diamond need replacement , they will
be replaced with these fixtures .
Com. Silbernik made a motion to approve the lighting as
submitted by Vernon Township for the southeast baseball
diamond , with the stipulation that if there is a future
spillage problem, proper shading would be utilized to control
the spillage into the residential areas .
Com. Bremner seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Weissman, Silbernik , Bremner , Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
VI . ANNOUNCEMENTS
1 . Health Mart (Mark Drugs at Strathmore Shopping Center) is
being developed into a national chain, and the sign is still
being reviewed.
2 . Chrysler - No response from Mr . Clifford as to replacement .
Ch. Larsen commented that polycarbonate is the best material
for sign faces because it should not break . The tradename is
Lexan and it is manufactured in i4N44l ;3TN for General
Electric . �L a-manuf ^.t?.�re6 acry-1 c sign fa6gSr c
3 . Relative to the Hidden Lakes off-premise sign, a letter is
being prepared for the property owner . All of the Hidden
Lakes ' signage is being reviewed. There are still some units
and the models to be sold .
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4 . Trustee Mr . O'Malley commented that the Village is still
withholding final approval for Federal Express until some
issues are resolved , including Federal Express light shields ,
\./ and screening for the Zierk ' s Furniture and 600 Lake/Cook Rd.
VII . ADJOURNMENT
Com. Silbernik made a motion to adjourn. Com. Bremner seconded
the motion. Voice Vote : AYE Unanimously.
Ch. Larsen adjourned the meeting at 8 : 20 . P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Bates ,
Recording Secretary
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