1991-08-08 - Appearance Commission - Minutes APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY , AUGUST 8 , 1991
I . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Eddie Larsen called the meeting to order at 7 : 34 P.M. on
Thursday, August 8 , 1991 at the Village Hall , 50 Raupp Boulevard.
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present : D. Ehrhardt , R. Gordon, A. Viehman and
E. Larsen. QUORUM PRESENT.
Commissioners Absent : C. Bruno and F . Weissman
Bldg. Dept . Liaison: James Kelly, Building Inspector
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 25 , 1991 - Amendments on Page Two , Paragraph 4 , 1st sentence -
insert ' Road . ' It should read : "Arlington Heights Road side of
Chase Plaza . " 2nd sentence - delete the last word ' signage ' and
insert sign criteria.
Com . Viehman made a motion to approve the minutes of July 26 , 1991
as amended. Com. Gordon seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Gordon , Viehman and Larsen
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Ehrhardt
Motion Passed - 3 to 0 , 1 abstention
IV. BUSINESS
A. Nu-Deluxe Inc . - 111 Lexington Drive (Formerly Jean Lee Design)
Mr . C. J. Knegten, president of the Nu-Deluxe Company, made the
presentation. He showed a slide of the building and stated the
lettering will be identical but without a logo . Nu-Deluxe is a
wholesale company that sells copy machine supplies .
Com. Gordon made a motion to recommend approval of the letters
as submitted for Nu-Deluxe Inc . on the existing building at 111
Lexington Drive . Letters to be identical to Jean Lee ' s and any
holes in the brick are to be patched.
Com. Viehman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman, Ehrhardt , Viehman, Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0.
B. Woodland Commons - Temporary Construction Sign/Face Change
Mrs . Christy Weigel , Project Manager , Zale Groves , Inc . ,
100 Lexington Drive , Suite 100 , Buffalo Grove , IL 60089
(537-9191 ) presented a color photo of the existing temporary
construction sign and requested that Love ' s Yogurt be changed
to "Harris Bank" (black) and "Love ' s Yogurt - Now Open" (red)
be added to the right side . The existing Harris Bank temporary
sign will be removed .
Mrs . Weigel said she didn' t think they will be making any other
changes because there will soon be pylon signs on Route 22 .
Ch. Larsen said that it is customary to permit developers to
make minor changes to temporary signs if they are repainted.
Com. Ehrhardt made a motion to recommend approval of the
Woodland Commons construction sign changes as submitted .
Com. Gordon seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman, Ehrhardt , Gordon and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
C. Buffalo Grove Post Office - Wall Sign
Buffalo Grove Road and Checker Drive
Mr . Ken Latanzi , Project Manager , Mc Lennan & Thebault , Inc . ,
1771 Commerce Drive , Elk Grove Village , IL 60007 (228-6700)
made the presentation. Cast aluminum letters painted white
will be mounted on the west elevation. They will be illuminated
with ground fixtures . There will also be vinyl letters over
the front door .
Ch. Larsen recused himself from voting because his company just
did the signs on the Aurora Mail Distribution Center . He
remarked that the Zip Code was included and cited other towns ,
Wheeling and Mundelein, that has it . He inquired why the Zip
Code is not on the B.G. P.O. and said it would balance the sign
better .
Mr . Latanzi responded that the Postal Service usually does not
put the Zip Code will be on the main identification sign. It
will be over the front door . He said he would inquire about
adding the Zip Code to the wall sign. He had no objection.
Com. Gordon asked about the line-of-sight with the mound of
dirt in front . The sign won' t be seen coming from the south.
Mr . Latanzi responded that dirt has been piled up, but it
will be moved , so that the berm is only 6 feet in height .
Ch. Larsen said there will be another street furniture tower
in front .
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Com. Gordon made a motion to recommend approval of the signs
as submitted for the United States Post Office building on
Buffalo Grove Road , with the stipulation that should they want
to add the Zip Code , they may do so without returning to the
Appearance Commission for approval .
Com. Viehman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Ehrhardt , Viehman and Gordon
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Larsen
Motion Passed - 3 to 0 , 1 abstention
D. Sandpiper Condominiums - Dundee Road , West side of entrance
Ground Sign Change to Buffalo Ridge Condominiums
Mrs . Penny Hughes , Hughes & Son Signs , P.O. Box 367 ,
652 W. Terra Cotta , Crystal Lake , IL 60014 (815) 459-1887 ,
described the new sign. The background will be Robin' s Egg
Blue , with Process Blue lettering. The underline and border
will be Carmine . The frame will be stained California Rustic
and the posts will be stained Red Cedar .
Ch. Larsen informed Mrs . Hughes that the sign must be setback
10 feet from the property line .
Com. Viehman made a motion to recommend approval of the
Buffalo Ridge Condominiums sign as submitted .
Com. Ehrhardt seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Ehrhardt , Viehman, Gordon and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
E. CB Commercial Real Estate Signs on Half Day Road
Ms . Jackie Elliott , CB Commercial , 100 Tri-State International
Suite 140 , Lincolnshire , IL 60069 ( ) made the
presentation. She explained that Coldwell Banker has been
changed to CB Commercial with new identification and a new
logo . She requested replacing the existing sign with a new
sign. The colors are kelly green with red and black lettering .
She also requested an identical sign to be erected on the
outlots to the east , near the Condell Hospital property.
Ch. Larsen explained that the signs could be approved for
a six-month period with two renewals . The second sign would
have to located 250 feet from any other sign.
Ms . Elliott agreed and said there is sufficient frontage .
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Com. Gordon made a motion to recommend approval of the Vee
shaped sign as submitted by CB Commercial at Woodland Commons .
Com. Ehrhardt seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Ehrhardt , Viehman, Gordon and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
Com. Viehman made a motion to recommend approval of a
similar temporary for lease sign for the vacant property
next to the Condell Hospital property on Route 22 between the
hospital property and the interior road to Woodland Commons
as submitted , under Sign Code , Section. 14 . 32 . 020 for 6 months .
Com. Gordon seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Ehrhardt , Viehman, Gordon and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
F . Country Court - Dundee Road , Awnings over storefronts .
No representative was present . Mr . Marshall Atlas requested
approval to put up a burgundy color awning over the stores on
the east end temporarily to see how they would look.
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Ch. Larsen said there is no provision in the Sign Code to
permit awnings without signage . Awnings are included when
they are submitted with the review of a new shopping center .
Awnings would change the looks of the whole center and would
probably tie the different colored signs together .
If Mr . Atlas decides he wants to put them up permanently,
drawings should be submitted for AC review. Ch. Larsen said
he had no objections to having a temporary awning put up , but
questioned how long would temporary be?
No motion was made . The Building Department can require a
construction permit for the temporary awning .
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS - None
VI . ADJOURNMENT
Com. Viehman made a motion to adjourn. Ch. Larsen adjourned the
meeting at 8 : 20 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Shirley Bate ,
Recording Secretary
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