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1976-10-21 - Appearance Control Commission - Minutes < u APPEARANCE CONTROL COMMISSION VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE SPECIAL MEETING • OCTOBER 21, 1976 In the absence of Chairman Glauner, the motion was made, seconded and passed to have Commissioner Ronald Helms be Acting Chairman for the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 P. M. in the Municipal Building. Roll Call was taken. Those present: Acting Chairman Ronald Helms, Commissioner Dennis Gramm, and Commissioner Sherwin Rosenfeld. Commissioner Scott Butler came into the meeting at 6:40. Adminis- trative Assistant William Whited and Village Engineer Carl Rapp came into the meeting at 6:50. Levitt - Strathmore Grove #3 Mr. Louis P. Shassian, Vice President, Levitt Residential Communities, Inc. was present and showed brochures, drawings, and photographs of four proposed single family model homes - The Eton, The Cambridge, The Essex, and the Arlington II. He stated that three of the homes, The Cambridge, The Essex, and The Arlington'II had been brought before the Appearance Commission some months ago, as they were built as spec houses in the last three lots of Strathmore Grove #1 and #2. The Arlington II was previously known as the Andover, the Eton was formerly the Trent, with the only differences being in the front elevations. Mr. Shassian stated that by Levitt's standards, there were 37 versions of the homes, making approximately 168 possibilities. He stated that previous sales preferences were approximately 50% towards the Arlington, 30% towards the Trent, 10% towards the Essex, and 10% towards the Cambridge. Commissioner Rosenfeld asked Mr. Shassian if Levitt could treat any side elevations exposed on corner lots as front elevations, i. e. , to dress up the exposed sides with shutters, muttens, etc. , and if they could consider putting a window in a garage if that garage side would be exposed to the corner side. Mr. Shassian stated that they would be agreeable to putting shutters and muttens on side windows facing the street on corners, but that they could not agree to put windows in garage sides. Mr. Rosenfeld then asked if it would be possible to reverse those houses so that the garage side would not face the corner. Mr. Shassian stated that wherever possible they could try to do that. Mr. Shassian stated that the downspouts and gutters would be aluminum prefinished in white, and the B Vents are prefabricated to look like brick chimneys. Commissioner Rosenfeld asked Mr. Shassian if he would stipulate that attic vents would be on the back of the house, and if they were on a section of a roof where they would be visible from the street, that they would be painted the color of the roof. Mr. Shassian stated that aluminum roof vents, after being painted become a continual maintenance problem. Mr. Rapp stated that when they are painted, because of weathering the paint begins to pop after a few years and in some instances the homeowner will not paint them. Mr. Shassian stated that the model area would be landscaped, and agreed to bring the landscaping plans before the Appearance Commission for approval at that time. • Appearance Control Commission -2- October 21, 1976 Mr. Shassian was asked if they could do something where the concrete meets the siding so that there would not be so much greyed area exposed, and he stated that he did not feel that this was an objectionable problem. Commissioner Gramm asked if the driveways would be concrete or asphalt, and Mr. Shassion stated that they would be concrete. Commissioner Helms asked if there would be a separate parking area for the model area, and Mr. Shassion stated that he did not think so, that he thought the court parking would be adequate. He agreed that if a separate parking lot was required, those plans would be submitted with the landscape plans. Commissioner Helms asked if the air conditioning units would be treated in the landscape proposal, and Mr. Shassion stated that shrubs for that purpose would be provided in the model area only. Commissioner Helms inquired as to sump pump discharges. Mr. Rapp stated that any lot for any builder had to have this problem reviewed before a permit could be issued, and that if these standards did not meet appropriateness to the site, construction on that site would be stopped. It was stated that wherever a drainage problem did exist, the sump pump drainage would be tied in below grade. Mr. Rapp stated that he has plans for Mr. Dettrner's replacement to work in direct liaison with the Appearance Commission so that the Commission's guidelines could be more easily effected. Commissioner Rosenfeld was excused from the meeting at 7:40. Commissioner Gramm made a motion to approve the four models as presented for development in Strathmore #3, with the stipulation as agreed to, that shutters and muttens would be provided on side elevations of corner lots. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Butler, and a Roll Call Vote indicated unanimous passage. Business completed, Commissioner Gramm made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was seconded and passed. T ime: 7:50. Respectfully submitted, A pproved: