1994-05-26 - Appearance Commission - Minutes APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROWL . ILLINOIS
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I . CALL 10 ORDER
Chairman Eddie Larsen called the meeting to order at 7 : 40 F . M. on
Thursday . May 26 . 1995 at the Village Hail . 50 Raupp Boulevard .
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present : Weissman . Viehman . Cea .
Trilling . Lundine and Larsen QUORUM.
Commissioners Absent : Gordon (Arrived at 8 : 05 P . M . )
Bldg . Dept . Liaison: Mr . Edward Sonar
Deputy Building Commissioner
Village Board Liaison: Mr . Jeff Braiman . Trustee
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
May 12 . 1994 - Motion to approve as submitted was made by
Com . Viehman and seconded by c.om . Trilling .
Roll Cali Vote : AYL. - Vienman . Weissman , frilling ,
Lundine and Larsen
NAY - Cea
Motion Passed - 5 to 0 , i abstention.
IV . BUSINESS
A . Dominick ' s - Revised Elevations and Signs
Chase Plaza - 1160 Guest Lake Cook Road
Mr . Ira Carpman , Supervising Architect for Dominick ' s Foods .
333 Northwest Avenue , Northiake . IL 60164 ( 312-56 -1000 . X2i50)
described the proposed remodeling project .
1 . REMODELING:
There will be a total interior remodel with she new fresh
Store concept . A new entrance vestibule will be constructed
and one of the departments wiii be increased out underneath
the existing canopy . They will expand the existing canopy
to the side of the east tower and bring it out so there will
be a continuous walkway between the retail stores at each end .
Construction materials wiii be the same and a new Dominick ' s
sign will be installed using the new corporate colors .
The Food ana Drug signs will remain and the white Dominick ' s
wiii be changed from white to red neon . The sign will be
smaller . Over the entrance vestibule will be a Fresh Foods
backlit sign.
This remodeling has been completed in Vernon Hiiis and Orland
Park and is being done in Barrington and Arlington Heights .
The Commissioners had no questions or comments .
Com . Lea made a motion to recommend approval of the
remodeling of the elevations of the Dominick ' s store at
Chase Plaza . using materials that are similar to the
existing materials . as submitted .
Com. Trilling seconded the motion.
koii Call Vote : AYE - Viehman . Weissman . Cea . Trilling .
Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 5 to U .
2 . WALL SIGNS :
Food and Drugs will remain . Dominick ' s will be the new
standard orange with clear red neon. Stripes will be orange
and green.
Ch. Larsen recalled that when the original sign was put up .
several neighbors called to report that the sign was too
bright and interior vinyl was added to dull it down .
Mr . Carpman said they would do the same with the new sign .
Mr . Schar informed the Commissioners that the Fresh Store
would require a variance because it would be an additional
4th sign on the store . Food and Drug was granted a variance .
Dominick ' s and the logo would be one sign .
Mr . Carpman described the location of the sign which would
be under the canopy and over the new .east entrance It
would be in the transom area where it would be visible from
the parking lot . He said he would apply for a variance .
Com . Viehman made a motion to recommend approval of the
new Dominick ' s . Food and Drug signs as submitted .
Com . Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Cali Vote : AYE - Viehman , Weissman . Lea . Trilling .
Lundne and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to U .
Mr . Carpman described the "Fresh Store sign - The transom
areas will be filled with aluminum panels with routed out
back lit Fresh Store letters .
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Ch . Larsen explained that the Sign Code limits signs to Name
and Nature which is covered under Dominick ' s Food and Drugs .
Mr . Carpman said Fresh Store describes the new Dominick ' s
concept of fresh products with the expanded food and deli
departments .
Ch . Larsen commented that the sign is subdued and the Appear-
ance Commission can recommend that a variance be granted .
Mr . Carpman understood and asked for the recommendation.
Com . Trilling made a motion to recommend to the Zoning Board
of Appeals and the Village Board that a variance be granted to
permit - Fresh Store sign to be constructed over the east
Dominick ' s entrance at Chase Plaza .
The sign would be dark bronze anodized aluminum with white
routed out copy.
Com . Lundine seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman . Weissman . Lea . 4rilling .
Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Gordon (Arrived during discussion)
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 . i abstention .
B. Checker Place - Sales Trailer with Landscaping
Checker Road . west of Buffalo Grove Road
Mr . Bernard Gold , Project Manager . G . S . Building Corporation ,
540 Frontage Road Northfield , IL 446-6620 . described the site
plan for the temporary Checker Place Sales Trailer with
landscaping and parking area .
Checker Place wiii be located on the northwest corner of
Checker Road and Buffalo Grove. Road and the sales trailer
wiii be positioned at the northeast corner of the site .
The Designer EX' trailer has metal siding with a canopy
surrounding it . It will have a handicap ramp and there will
be a small canopy over front entrance .
Some landscaping has been provided on both sides of the
front entrance .
Mr . Rigsby ' s Landscape Review , dated May 25 . 1994 . states :
-Plant material proposed wiii provide adequate screening of
the trailer skirt . Plant material should be added around
the parking iot and drive .
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Mr . Gold described two problems : 1 ) The area is very small
and they would have to avoid the sanitary sewer and the storm
sewer because they have not been installed : 2 ) There is no
water on the site . Water would have to be brought across
Buffalo Grove Road . It will be difficult to maintain the
landscaping that is proposed . by the time there is on-site
water . the models may be constructed .
The trailer will be in place sometime in June . They have
calls every day in response the temporary sign and the
preliminary sales are expected to be good . They want to
begin construction of Building 8 next to the sales trailer
as soon as the engineering and architectural plans are
approved .
Com . Lundine observed that there is a second trailer
shown very close to the sales trailer .
Mr . Gold explained that there will not be any construction
materials in or around this trailer . it wiii be used as
his temporary office for until the model building is finished
The actual construction trailer will be at the other end of
the site . There will be a secondary road next to the main
street into the subdivision .
They expect to have the sewer line put in and the water test-
ing done within 2 to 3 months .
Com . Gordon suggested adding iandscaping as soon as water is
available . This is a prominent location and should be
screened .
Mr . Gold responded that they will be putting in the berms with
landscaping as soon as they can but additional plantings could
be installed around the sales trailer . They want the area to
look nice so that people will be attracted to it .
The awning will be made of dark green fabric and will project
out about 4-1 /2 feet with a white Checker Place sign on it .
Com . Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the Checker
Place Temporary Sales trailer as submitted . with the stipu-
lation that the landscape plan is also temporary and that
additional plantings will be installed when there is access
to water after the sanitary and storm sewer drainage systems
are completed . The petitioner has agreed to comply with the
Village Forester ' s Landscape Recommendation at a later date .
Com . Truing seconded the motion.
Roil Cali Vote : AYE - Viehman . Weissman . Gordon . Cea .
Trilling , Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 7 to 0 .
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Corn . Vienman informed Mr . Gold that the posts and back of the
Checker Place temporary sign have not been painted . The
sign company was not represented on May 12 , 1994 when the
Appearance Commission reviewed the sign and recommended
approval with this stipulation . Mr . Gold was given a copy of
the May . 2 , 1994 Appearance Company minutes and he was asked
to have the sign company contact Mr . Schar .
C . 750 Hastings - Lot 1 Pines Resubdivision
Office/Warehouse - Full Review :
Elevations . Materials; Colors, Lighting_and Landscaping
Mr . Seth Pines . Architect and President of Ladehoff/Pines .
Inc . . 1300 Skokie Highway . Suite 101 , Gurnee . IL 60031
(336-2121 ) made the presentation .
The site is located at the northeast corner of Commerce Center
and it is the last lot to be developed . The spec building is
proposed to be a 9 . 000 square foot light industrial building
with room for a 9 . 000 square foot (plus or minus ) expansion .
There will be a sixteen ( 16) car parking lot with room for
an additional sixteen ( 16 ) car expansion . The full masonry
building will be approximately nineteen ( 19 ) feet in height .
It is a i-story building with a storage mezzanine over the
office area . The glass sections have been designed to give
some light into the storage area and make the building look
more like an office facility than a manufacturing facility .
1 . Elevations/Materials/Colors :
a . Brick - Utility size . charcoal grey/brown color .
b . Glazed brick - lighter color 8 " x 8 ' used for 'accent
c . Glazed utility size brick - Recessed course around
most of the perimeter of the building - Bluish Green
d . Glass - Green tint.
e . Aluminum clear anodized finish
f . There is a pipe colonnade that runs across the front
of the building to create shadows . The columns will
be painted white to give contrast , or green to blend
with in with the color scheme . They are set on three
foot ( 3 ' ) brick piers .
g . Expansion wall will be concrete blocks . painted to
match the bricks .
h. The parking lot is curbed .
i . Overhead doors will be painted to match the brick .
Roof top units are not proposed but , depending upon the use .
there could be a condenser on the roof that would be typicaiy
be small and set back far enough so that it would not be seen
from the street .
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If roof top units are ever installed . Mr . Schar requested that
either Mr . Pines return to the Appearance Commission to
discuss screening or permit the Building Department to review
the aesthetics and make a decision about possible screening .
There are residential districts to the north (past the ComEd
right-of-way) and to the west across the road (which is about
100 feet away) .
If necessary , Mr . Pines agreed to discuss future roof top
units with the Building Department . There is a possibility
that two tenants will occupy the building , if it is expanded .
Com . Trilling commented that should the mezzanine area be used
for storage , boxes , etc . could be seen and asked if something
shouldn' t be installed behind the glass?
Mr . Pines responded that they would probably put something .
there that would read like a piece of spandrel glass but it
would appear the same from the outside .
Ch. Larsen observed that the windows face another building
and would not be very visible from the entrance driveway .
Typically dumpsters are kept inside the building . If there
is an exterior area , it would have to be enclosed .
Com . Viehman made a motion to recommend approval of the
Elevations , Materials and Colors as submitted for the spec
building at 750 Hastings Lane .
Com. Weissman seconded the motion .
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman . Weissman . Cea , Trilling ,
Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Gordon (He is related to petitioner . )
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 , i abstention.
2 . Lighting :
There will be three wail pacs over the mandoors and one ground.
flood light aimed toward the front of the building . Since
there is a mix of high pressure sodium and metal halide lights
in the area , Mr . Pines agreed to match the light source of the
closest neighboring property .
Com . Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the Lighting
Plan as submitted for the spec building at 750 Hastings Lane .
Com . Viehman seconded the motion .
Roll Cali Vote : AYE - Viehman , Weissman . Cea . Trilling .
Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Gordon
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 . 1 abstention
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3 . Landsca_pi_ng.__
The Landscape Review . dated May 24 . 1994 , states that revised
drawings be submitted that additional plant material along the
north and south building elevations .
Mr . Pines was advised to submit the revised plans to the
Building Department . if they are reviewed and accepted by
Mr . Rigsby . the Appearance Commission could approve them at
the next meeting and Mr . Pines would not have to be present .
Com . Cea made a motion to Table the Landscaping .
Com . Weissman seconded the motion .
Voice Vote - AYE Unanimously
D. Rosegien Subdivision - Checker Road
Full Review : Phase I - Architecture , Materials , Colors .
Landscaping ,_Lighting_ and Sales Trailer Phase II Site
Trustee Jeff Braiman summarized the history of this parcel
which is contiguous to the Buffalo Grove Golf Course . In 1974
it was originally zoned to consist of 140 to 160 units .
Nothing was done until 1988 when the plan was turned down by
the Village Board and this led to litigation . An appeal is
pending and will go to trial in June or July of this year .
The Village has been trying to resolve the situation for the
last several months and the parties have come to a possible
proposed settlement with regard to zoning , number of buildings
and unit size . The Village Board will act on the proposal at
the June 6 , 1994 meeting . Trustee Braiman asked the Appear-
ance Commission to review the aesthetics of the project and
make a recommendation to the Village Board in order to
facilitate the scheduled time table .
Mr . John P. Carroll . The Kirk Corporation , Sr . Executive Vice
President , 201 Juniper Circle . Streamwood . IL 60107 (830-8339 )
made the presentation.
1 . PHASE I - ARCHITECTURE . MATERIALS AND COLORS :
Mr . Carroll described the proposed Rosegien Subdivision which
will consist of sixty-two (62) townhomes and four (4 ) single
family custom homes . The multi-family ( Phase I ) will consist
of five (5) 4-unit buildings and seven ( 7 ) 6-unit buildings .
The colors of all the buildings will probably be the same
because this will be a small community with only three
cul-de-sacs .
The first floor will almost be ail Rustic color brick and the
rest of the building will either be Alcoa Desert Sand aluminum
or vinyl siding . Alcoa makes a heavy gauge vinyl siding
which. because of the proximity to the golf course , may be
more durable than aluminum . The samples are identical . but
they have not made a final decision.
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Exterior trim and garage doors will he Glidden Outside White .
The raised panel garage doors will be pre-finished masonite .
Driveways will be asphalt .
The gutters and downspouts wilt match the trim .
The front doors will be Glidden Smokey Suede - Gloss .
The roofs will be Owens Corning Barnwood .
The windows will have flat wood frames with insulated doubie
glazed panes . Mr . Carroll said he has not seen and has no
knowledge of plexiglas windows . Skylights are optional .
Chimneys will match the siding material .
Air conditioning units will be located at the rear of the
buildings .
The possibility of golf ball damage was discussed . The exist-
ing trees and plantings along the golf course are very dense .
The purchasers will be asked to sign. a disclaimer statement
acknowledging that they know they are next to the golf course .
The 6-unit buildings have an end unit with a condominium on
the first floor and a condominium on the second floor with
separate entrances . The second floor units will have a cedar
wood balcony painted to match the trim . All other units will
have concrete patios .
The roof over the bay window will be the shingle material .
Roof construction will meet the BOCA Code with regard to fire
separation wails . There should not be any roof projections .
Com . Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the elevations
materials and colors as submitted for the Rosegien Subdivision
The Appearance Commission recommends that one type of siding
be used throughout the development . The choice will be left
up to the petitioner after a determination has been made about
which siding will require the least maintenance .
Com . Lundine seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman , Weissman , Gordon , Cea ,
Trilling . Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 7 to 0 .
2 . PHASE I - LIGHTING :
a . Standard Village street lights will be located on Checker
Road at the entrances of the three ( 3 ) interior streets
which will not be dedicated to the Village .
b . Coach lights on the front of each unit will be hot
wired into the electrical system and will be controlled
by photo cells . The Association be responsible for
replacing these lights when they burn out .
c . Coach lights at the rear of the each unit and at each
entrance door will be controlled by the homeowners .
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A total of 124 coach lights throughout the subdivision wilt be
evenly spaced across the front and rear of each building .
House numbers will be located on the garage doors where there
will always be light and where they will be most visible .
C.om . Lundine made a motion to recommend approval of the
Rosegien Subdivision Lighting Plan as submitted .
Com . Cea seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman . Weissman , Gordon, Cea .
Irilling . Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 7 to 0 .
3 . PHASE I - LANDSCAPING:
Mr . Carroll distributed three landscaping plans which had not
been submitted with the architectural plans . There is an
overall site plan, a typical building plan and a plan for
the area around the sales trailer which will be temporary .
There is no separate Phase II landscape plan because there
will only be four (4 ) single family lots and individual
plans will be developed for each home . There will be parkway
trees , some existing trees and some scrub trees that will be
removed . There is a flood plain storage area between Phase I
and Phase II . There is a fiber optic transformer at the
corner of Checker Road and Checker Drive .
Since the Village Forester has not seen these Landscape Plans .
Ch. Larsen informed Mr . Carroll that the Appearance Commis-
sion ' s recommendation will be subject to Mr . Ray Rigsby ` s
review and approval .
The Landscape Plans , prepared by Burridge Associates , A. S . L. A .
949 W . Park Avenue . Libertyville . IL 60048 , comply with the
Village ordinances .
a . Overall Site Plan - The plan does not show any foundation
plantings . The trees on the parkways and around each of the
courts are spaced the same as they are typically spaced on
Village streets . There are low berms on the parking islands
which will be planted with some deciduous and ornamental
trees .
In order to conserve the existing trees on the golf course . a
2-1 /2 to 3 foot retaining wail will be constructed of inter-
locking masonry blocks .
Some of the existing trees are inside the woven wire fence
that runs the length of the property . The parkway trees are
2-1 /2 inch caliper ; trees planted along the rear of the
property are typically two inch ( 2 ' ) caliper . The ornamentals
will be ten feet ( 10 ' ) to twelve feet ( 12 ' ) in height .
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Open spaces have been left adjacent to the golf course to give
property owners a view . There will be some low pines and some
deciduous trees in this area .
There is a seeded dry detention area rimed with Alders at the
east end of the property . There is an off-site storm sewer
that drains out to the golf course .
Ch . Larsen informed Mr . Carroll that Mr . Rigsby requires
Austrian Pine trees to be a minimum of seven feet ( 7 ' ) in
height .
Com . Viehman observed that the 7th tee is very close to one
of the units . He suggested additional screening for this
lot to give the homeowner some privacy because there will be
golfers standing around waiting to tee off . Mr . Carroll
agreed to provide some additional 'pines in this area .
The bike path will be continued along Checker Road . An
additional four feet (4 ' ) of asphalt will be provided to
widen Checker Road , then the curb and standard eight foot
(8 ' ) bike path will be installed .
The units will have groups of centralized mail boxes installed
on concrete pads . They want to keep the number limited as
much as possible , but they want them to be serviceable .
The condominium association will be responsible for snow
removal . There will be additional off-street parking areas
where snow can be piled .
b . Individual Unit Landscape Plan:
The typical foundation planting scheme can be applied to both
the 4-unit buildings or the 6-unit buildings . There are low
windows in the rear , so plantings have been kept low . The
entire perimeter of every building will have plantings and
there will be small islands between each building that will
have an evergreen with some mulch to dress up the garage area .
The air-conditioning units will be at the rear . Areas that
have no windows will have higher bushes and this is where the
A/C units will be located .
The concrete patios are about 10 ' x 10 ' which is relatively
small . An expanded patio could be an option because there
is sufficient room between units .
Com . Viehman cautioned Mr . Carroll that the planted islands
between the garages could be a snowplowing problem for the
association . The cost of shrubbery replacement should be
considered . The area could be used for summer plantings .
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The streets will be built to Village specifications but they
will not be dedicated for legal reasons .
Com . Weissman made a motion to recommend approval of the
Overall Roseglen Landscaping Plan and Individual Unit Plans
as submitted , all subject to the Village Forester ' s Review .
Recommendations and Confirmation of what has been submitted .
Petitioner agrees to provide two (2 ) additional Austrian Pines
to screen the 7th tee box area . as well as any additional
plantings or material changes recommended by Mr . Ray Rigsby .
Com. Cea seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman . Weissman . Gordon . Cea ,
Trilling . Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 7 to 0 .
5 . Sales Trailer Area
Mr . Carroll presented a colored rendering of the Sales Trailer
which will be located at the northeast corner of the site .
The trailer will be set into the ground so there will be no
need for a handicapped ramp . The awning will be back lit and
there will be lights on each side of the door . There could be
ground lights for the winter months . There will be a gravel
parking area in the front .
They do not contemplate building models and they do not
anticipate any marketing problems considering the location
next to the golf course . Some of the sales area plantings
will remain when the sales trailer and parking lot are removed
and they will be tied in to the completed berms shown on the
overall site plan. The trailer will be used for sales and
service until all the buildings are completed .
The buildings will be constructed from east to west after all
three cul-de-sacs and the parkway trees are put in.
Com . Gordon asked why the entrance is not off one of the new
streets?
Mr . Carroll responded that traffic will be re-routed after the
streets are in and he agreed that people prefer to park on a
paved surface .
Com . Viehman made a motion to recommend approval of the
Roseglen Sales Trailer including the illuminated canopy and
the landscaping plants , as submitted subject to the same
restrictions regarding the Village Forester ' s approval of
the planting materials as stated above .
Com . Cea seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman , Weissman , Gordon, Cea .
` 1 Trilling , Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
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SIGNS will be presented at a future date .
6 . PHASE II - Site Plan
Custom homes will be constructed on the four (4 ) single
family lots west of the Sales Trailer . There will be
sloped ground between the trailer and the site that will
be a flood plain storage area .
The bike path will continue and it will be tied into the
existing bike path. The four foot (4 ' ) extension of Checker
Road will not be continued past the townhomes .
The parkway trees will also continue along Checker Drive .
The lots will be graded in such a way that the existing large
trees will be preserved . Scrub trees will be removed .
The smallest lot is 14 . 600 square feet so the houses will be
set back from the right-of-way .
Since these are custom houses , the landscaping will not be
reviewed by the Appearance Commission.
Com. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the Parkway
Landscaping of Roseglen Subdivision - Phase II consisting of
the four (4) custom lots , east of Checker Road , as presented .
Com . Gordon seconded the motion .
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Viehman . Weissman . Gordon , Cea ,
Trilling , Lundine and Larsen
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 7 to 0 .
V . ANNOUNCEMENTS
Removal of the Computer Discount Warehouse signs is being pursued
by the Building Department .
VI . ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn was made by Com . Weissman and seconded by
Com . Gordon. Ch. Larsen adjourned the meeting at 10 : 00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted .
Shirley Bates
Recording Secretary
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This being Ch. Eddie Larsen' s last meeting . cake and coffee were
served in appreciation of his faithful service .