1990-03-22 - Appearance Commission - Minutes APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY , MARCH 22 , 1990
I . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Ed Larsen called the meeting to order at 7 : 37 P.M. at
the Village Hall , 50 Raupp Blvd . on Thursday , March 22 , 1990 .
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present : E. Bremner , C. Bruno , M. Silbernik ,
R. Gordon and E. Larsen QUORUM.
Commissioners Absent : D. Ehrhardt and F . Weissman
Bldg. Dept . Liaison: Charles Matt , Deputy Bldg . Commissioner
Ed Schar , Building Inspector
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 8 , 1990 - Com. Bremner noted that the Roll Call for the
approval of the February 22 , 1990 minutes was
incorrect . He was present . Com. Gordon was not .
Ch. Larsen commented that on Page Five , relative to the existing
evergreen hedge : Mr . Rigsby ' s Review, dated March 8 , 1990 is
` ' correct . The hedge may be removed by the residential developer .
�! Com. Bremner made a motion to approve the March 8 , 1990 minutes
as amended . Com. Gordon seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Gordon, Bremner , Larsen
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Silbernik and Bruno
Motion passed - 3 to 0 , 2 abstentions .
Minutes of March 8 , 1990 approved and will be placed on file .
IV. BUSINESS
Before the regular business was conducted , a presentation was
made by Michael Rylko , Director of Parks and Recreation. He
distributed a site plan and photographs of a SCULPTED CONCRETE
BUFFALO that has been made available to the Village by Fran Volz ,
noted Arlington Heights resident .
The buffalo was originally made for Buffalo Grove High School ,
but they declined to accept it because of possible vandalism .
The buffalo has been on display at Central and Golf . It is about
7 feet in height and 3 ,000 lbs . The Park District would like to
put it up at the northeast corner of the new maintenance garage ,
where it is being stored . It will be erected in front of the
angled wall , under the lighted wall sign, within the existing
shrubbery. The Buffalo Grove Garden Club will develop a flower
bed around the buffalo . It is on a cement pedestal and will have
a cement footing .
Com. Bruno asked if the Village Board has seen the buffalo?
Mr . Rylko responded that he was advised to come to the AC first .
Com. Silbernik commented that this is a unique sculpture , but he
would have liked to have had the opportunity to see it .
Ch. Larsen commented that the existing illumination will probably
light the buffalo , but the lettering is not legible and recom-
mended the addition of fixtures in the soffit (overhang) area.
Mr . Rylko agreed additional lighting would be helpful . He added
that the buffalo will not be painted . It will be sealed , so if
it is sprayed with paint , etc . it will be easy to clean.
Com. Bruno made a motion to recommend approval of the addition of
the Fran Volz sculpture of a buffalo at the northeast corner of
the Buffalo Grove Park District Building at the corner of Raupp
and Lake/Cook Road as presented.
Com. Bremner seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Gordon, Silbernik , Bruno , Bremner , Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 5 to 0 .
A. Bank of Buffalo Grove - Roof Re-model
Mr . Dave Curtis , President of the Bank of Buffalo Grove ,
10 E. Dundee Road ; and Mr . Mark Perlman, Empeco , Inc . ,
450 Skokie Blvd . , Suite 601 , Northbrook , IL 60062 ,
(708) 498-2402 were present .
Mr . Perlman presented a model of the bank and described the
proposed construction. The parapet wall will be removed and
a truss system will be used to erect a new pitched roof .
The shingles will be Class A Fiber Glas to simulate cedar
shakes . Mr . Curtis will select the color from a selection
of earth tones .
The HVAC system will be removed from the roof and placed on
the ground , near the building, at the northeast corner of
Buffalo Grove Road and Dundee Road . A lift station is also
located in the area. There is some existing landscaping and
more evergreens and shrubs will be added . The roof of the
drive-up facility was considered for the HVAC equipment ,
but it is not structurally strong enough.
The gable is a decorative window , set into the cedar siding.
The white trim will be repainted , and white Fypon Dentils
will be installed around the eves for additional colonial
effect . The existing chimney will be removed and the roof
vents will be painted out to match the roof color .
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Com . Silbernik a made a motion to recommend approval of the
addition of a gabled roof at the Bank of Buffalo Grove ,
10 E. Dundee Road , as submitted . The petitioner will be
allowed to select from the color range chart submitted by
Timberline by GAF .
Com. Gordon seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Bruno , Bremner , Silbernik ,
Gordon and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 5 to 0 .
Mr . Matt advised Mr . Perlman to submit plans to the Building
Dept . for review, but a permit will not be issued before the
next Village Board Meeting , April 2 , 1990 , when the item
will be placed on the Consent Agenda.
B. Arbors Condominiums - Ground Sign
This item was removed from the Agenda at the petitioner ' s
request .
C. Lincoln-Woods Subdivision, called Williamsburg Estates
Full Review - East side of Old Arlington Heights Road
Presentation was made by Mr . Carl Kupfer , President of
Tamcor , Ltd . , 3150 Skokie Valley Road , Highland Park , IL
60035 (708) 433-4128 or (708) 775-1010 ; Mr . Duane Linden,
KLLM Architects , Inc . , and Charles Crump , Total Concept Land
Design, Inc . Both Mr . Linden' s and Mr . Crump' s offices are
located at 2157 N. Damen, Chicago , IL 60647 (312) 235-8700 .
Mr . Kupfer described the 13 lot subdivision on a 3-1/2 acre
site , situated north of the Mill Creek Condominiums , and
south of the Chrysler and Toyota dealerships , on the east
side of Old Arlington Heights Road.
The theme of the development is colonial and there will be
four (4) distinct architectural styles : Formal Traditional
Colonial , New England Style , Country Colonial , and English
Country Style . The price range will be $275 , 000 and up.
The proposed entrance monument was withdrawn. The Public
Works Dept . objected to it being in a single family
devlopment , because of maintenance problems .
1 . ARCHITECTURE AND MATERIALS:
Mr . Duane Linden described the site plan, elevations and
materials . The buildings are all 2-story , with five (5)
basic floor plans , and options are permitted . The geometric
configuration of the lots has been used to pre-determine
design variations , i . e . garage swing , etc . The buildings
were identified as horizontal , diagonal , parallel , or deep.
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The Monotony Code will be controlled by the sales , through
variation in design and selection of color packages .
�./ The first floor front elevations will be brick .
Four Color Package Charts were distributed . There will be
combinations A, B and C for each architectural model .
The following standard materials will be used :
a . Brick
b. Rough textured aluminum siding
c . Tudor siding will have Olympic stain
d . Trim will be color coordinated
Colored elevations of the four styles were presented and
samples of the materials were shown. One change was made:
Formal Colonial - Combination A lists the shutter
colors as #18 - Green; #22 - White ;
and #25 - Red ; with #1 Blue siding .
#18 was incorrect . It should be #19 - Almond .
#20 - Blue was substituted for #25 - Red.
The shutters for the Formal Colonial will be
#19 - Almond ; #20 - Blue ; and #22 - White .
Ch. Larsen asked how the lot plan will relate to the actual
purchasers ' choices?
Mr . Linden explained that the first person to buy can select
a floor plan (with options) , an architectural style and the
color combination package . The basic floor plans are pre-
determined by the geometric configurations of the lots .
Purchasers will be limited to the architectural style and
color package that will meet the Village Monotony Code .
There will be no 3-car garages . There will be 13 different
sets of plans submitted to the Building Dept . There are
two houses fronting on Arlington Heights Road . Both the
front and side elevations (facing Old Arlington Court) will
be brick and both elevations will have shutters .
The model will be constructed on Lot 12 and Outlot A is the
detention area that will be dedicated to the Village .
Ch. Larsen asked the developer to stipulate that Elevations
B and C are similar and cannot be built next to each other
or across the street from each other .
Mr . Kupfer agreed . He added that they have taken all the
marketing factors into consideration and do not expect to
have any problems meeting the Monotony Code .
Elevation D - Addition of louvered vent over the garage .
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Com. Bruno made a motion to recommend approval of the
Models , Elevations and Color Combinations as submitted
for the Williamsburg Estates Subdivision, with the change
of Color Combination A - Formal Colonial to read :
Shutter colors to be #19 , 20 , and 22 .
Com. Gordon seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Gordon, Silbernik , Bremner , Bruno
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Larsen
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 , 1 abstention
2 . LANDSCAPING:
Mr . Krump , Total Concept Land Design, distributed new
landscape plans . The site has some existing young vegeta-
tion that is not considered valuable enough to keep , but
there are several existing 6" caliper trees that will be
transplanted along the South and East property lines ,
where visual buffering is needed .
A 5 foot (possibly 6 ft . ) wood fence and shrubbery will be
installed along the south property line .
Any trees that can be maintained will be protected with
snow fencing. The Mulberrys will be taken out , but they
\ , hope to save some of the larger Siberian Elms .
0- The Village Forester ' s Review dated March 19 , 1990 has been
discussed with the developers . Mr . Rigsby does not recommend
using the Siberian Elms in the parkway , or in the outlot A.
Shrubs and trees that can tolerate water will be used around
the outlot .
Mr . Rigsby recommended the parkway trees be spaced 40 feet
apart , and this is shown on the new landscape plan. The
species are acceptable . Along Old Arlington Heights Road
and at the entrance , flowering type trees have been chosen,
and will be enhanced with evergreens .
The owner of the houses along Old Arlington Heights Road
will be responsible for maintaining the shrubs and trees .
The permanent entrance monument has been deleted , and the
Mulberry Trees will also be deleted from the revised plan.
Com. Bremner made a motion to recommend approval of the
Landscape Plan as submitted by Williamsburg Estates ,
subject to the Village Forester ' s Recommendations ,
to which the developer has acceded .
Com. Bruno seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Gordon, Silbernik , Bruno , Bremner
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Larsen
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 , 1 abstention.
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Com. Silbernik , was not feeling well and excused himself .
3 . MARKETING SIGN
Mr . Kupfer described the proposed temporary sales sign.
It will be located on the northwest corner of Lot 13 and
will be V-shaped. It will have White copy on Dark Green
background . The 80 sf . size conforms with the signage
permitted for the frontage on Old Arlington Heights Road .
The sign will be mounted on 6" x 6" wolmanized wood posts .
The posts will not be painted because they will be greenish
color and will harmonize with the sign colors .
Com. Gordon made a motion to recommend approval of the
V-shaped Marketing Sign as submitted for Williamsburg
Estates .
Com. Bruno seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Bremner , Bruno and Gordon
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Larsen
Motion Passed - 3 to 0 , 1 abstention.
4 . LIGHTING FIXTURES
Mr . Kupfer said they will meet the Village Ordinance for the
standard Buffalo Grove street lighting .
The front door and garage door fixtures will be brass ,
design #915 . The rear fixtures will be a simple ball
shaped fixture .
Com. Bruno made a motion to recommend approval of the
Lighting Fixtures as submitted for Williamsburg Estates .
Com. Bremner seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Gordon, Bremner and Bruno
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 3 to 0 , 1 abstention.
No skylights are shown on the renderings . Ch. Larsen asked
the developer to stipulate that skylights would be limited
to rear elevations . Mr . Kupfer agreed to so stipulate .
Ch. Larsen explained that he abstained from voting because
his firm has done work with KLLM Architects , and he did not
want to vote for or against them.
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V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr . Matt said the "hidden" Hidden Lakes sign has been removed .
Ch. Larsen advised Mr . Matt and Mr . Schar that there is an
existing sign on the west wall of the Arlington Toyota building,
that should be removed, if the old front elevation letters are
moved to the west elevation as approved by the AC on March 8th.
VI . ADJOURNMENT
Com. Gordon made a motion to adjourn. Com. Bruno seconded .
Ch. Larsen adjourned the meeting at 9 : 05 P.M.
Respectfully submitted ,
Shirley Bates ,
Recording Secretary
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