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APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1998
I . CALL TO ORDER
The Appearance Commission meeting was called to order by
Com. Mel Cea at 7:40 P.M. on Thursday, June 11, 1998 in the
Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 50 Raupp Boulevard.
Chairman Richard Gordon arrived just after roll call and
chaired the meeting.
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: F. Weissman, E. Smith, L. Dorfman,
C. Masure, C. Johnson, M. Cea and
R. Gordon
Commissioners Absent: None
Bldg. Dept . Liaison: Richard Jensen, Building Inspector
Village Board Liaison: Jeffrey Braiman, Trustee
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 23, 1998 :
Com. Johnson made a motion to approve.
Com. Masure seconded the motion.
No additions or corrections.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Weissman, Smith, Masure,
Johnson and Gordon
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Cea and Dorfman
Motion Passed - 5 to 0.
Minutes of April 23, 1998 were approved as submitted.
IV. BUSINESS
A. Deerfield Bakery - Awning
201 N. Buffalo Grove Road
Representative was not present .
Tabled at end of meeting.
NE ['TED
B. Superior American Plastics
1200 Barclay Boulevard - New Sign Face
Mr. John Koepke, Identity Resources Limited, 407 N. Quentin
Road, Palatine, IL 600 (847-202-095) described the sign.
Superior American Plastics bought the facility and will
replace the face of the lower panel on the existing sign.
The background will be PMS Cool Grey, #7 with PMS Reflex
Blue lettering and a PMS 185 Red and PMS Reflex Blue logo.
The posts will be repainted blue and the top panel will be
repainted cool grey with blue numerals.
Com. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the new
sign face requested by Superior American Plastics at
1200 Barclay Boulevard as submitted.
Com. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Weissman, Masure, Johnson, Cea,
Smith, Dorfman and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 7 to 0 .
C. Walgreen' s with Drive Thru Pharmacy
Lake Cook Road and Buffalo Grove Road
Mr. J. F. Carter, Dial Companies, 11506 Nicholas Street,
#200, Omaha, Nebraska 68154 (713-850-7660) made the
presentation. Two (2) years ago, Walgreen' s submitted plans
for development of a 135 ' x 112 ' building on the corner but
could not secure all the property that was needed. The five
(5) houses south of the auto repair shop have been acquired
by the developer and the property has been zoned B-5, Town
Center. It has been sub-divided into two (2) lots which
will be owned by the developer. Lot 1 will be Walgreen' s,
which will be constructed on 1-1/2 to 2 acres of land and
Lot 2, the remainder of the 3-acre parcel will be for future
development. Each lot will have to meet its own parking
requirements. There will be one curb cut from Buffalo Grove
Road with common access to both lots and one (1) right-in,
right-out egress from Lake Cook Road for Walgreen' s only.
These issues have been approved by IDOT and Cook County.
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Mr. Carter described the site plan. There are drainage
issues that are being worked out between IDOT and Richard
Kuenkler, the Village Engineer. The Town Center detention
area will be joined with Walgreen' s detention area to
create one (1) detention system. They expect approval
within a week. There will be a new sidewalk along Lake
Cook Road and Cook County' s policy is not to have any
drainage from the site to the right-of-way, so all water
would have to be run back into the detention pond at the
rear of the property. The problem is that this would affect
the landscaping because they would have to raise the grade
and Mr. Kuenkler is trying to see if the County would waive
the requirement and permit some of the water to run off into
the right-of-way and some back to the detention pond.
The site will be cut and filled dramatically to accommodate
the Lake and Cook County requirements. There will be a
storm sewer system that will basically drain toward the
detention pond.
1. LANDSCAPING: Many of the existing trees will have to
be removed. All the trees north of the ingress/egress,
serving Lots 1 and 2 will be left until Lot 2 is developed.
Walgreen' s will comply with Mr. Ray Rigsby' s memo dated
August 22, 1996 . Twenty-nine (29) trees will be eliminated,
but thirty three (33) additional trees will be planted on
the site. The White Ash trees will be changed to Silver
Maples, per Mr. Rigsby' s recommendations and they will plant
five inch (5") caliper trees. There will be additional
plantings on Lake Cook Rd. Mr. Carter said their land-
scaper' s advice was that the three (3) trees Mr. Rigsby
recommended for relocation would not survive. The 30" and
24" trees are too large to be moved successfully. Also, a
five inch (5") tree will soon mature and be better than the
existing ten inch (10") tree.
There was no current Landscape Review because Mr. Rigsby
has been on vacation.
Ground cover will be planted. All grass sections will be
sodded and a sprinkler system will be installed.
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Ch. Gordon asked if all the parking spaces are required
and if the southwest corner could be converted into an
island? He would like to see some trees in the parking lot.
Mr. Carter said it would be hard to eliminate any parking
spaces . The lot has been designed with a twenty-five foot
(25 ' ) buffer to permit future expansion of Lake Cook Road
into 4-lanes each way in the year 2015 .
Com. Johnson asked if there would be cross access between
Lot 2 and Town Center?
The answer was, "Yes, there will be access next to the K.C.
Masterpiece parking area where there is an existing fence
and a hedge.
2 . ARCHITECTURE. COLORS AND MATERIALS:
Mr. Carter described the design of the building that was
submitted before. The 1995 prototype had three (3) peaks:
two (2) on Lake Cook Road and one (1) on Buffalo Grove Road.
A new building has been designed for the site that was
previously approved by the Village Board.
The west elevation of the building is twenty-nine feet (29 ' )
in height with a two foot (2 ' ) parapet . The building will
be brick with glass windows and a drivit system with signs.
The corner has brick piers that are continued around to the
south elevation that ends with a white drivit drive-thru
canopy.
The tan brick is by RAMM, Carolina Ceramics, Shadow Grey.
The EIFS will be white, #449, manufactured by Drivit Corp.
The window frames will be clear anodized aluminum with clear
glass .
Com. Weissman asked if the windows will be similar to the
Walgreen' s on Route 83 where the back of boxes can be seen?
Mr. Carter said the windows should be above the seven foot
(7 ' ) brick wall and are designed to permit more light into
the building. He was uncertain about storage• of products.
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The east elevation has the drive thru pharmacy window and
there are brick columns supporting the canopy. The end of
the trash dumpster seen at the end of the east elevation
will be covered with brick.
The north elevation has the wooden dumpster area and the
exit of the drive thru can be seen.
The signs were not reviewed at this time, but Mr. Carter
described the sign on the front of the tower elevation.
It will be a neon sign suspended inside the tower and will
be about six feet (6 ' ) from the front wall of glass.
Com. Johnson commented that the east elevation, facing
Town Center, across from the retention pond, is all brick
and needs something to break up the expanse. There is about
one hundred feet (100 ' ) of blank wall. He asked if addi-
tional landscaping could be included?
Mr. Carter said this is the new standard building and they
want the drive thru area to be identifiable. The canopy is
offset with brick columns.
Com. Weissman suggested adding some masonry columns to break
up the wall.
Mr. Carter agreed this was a viable option and he will
discuss this with the Walgreen' s architects.
The store will not stay open all night . The hours will
probably be from 8 :00 AM to midnight .
Ch. Gordon commented that the design of the building is fine
for a prototype and if it was situated in the middle of a
block, it would be great, but it is at the corner of Lake
Cook Road and Buffalo Grove Road. This is one of the most
prominent corners in town and he would like to see something
more dramatic.
Mr. Carter responded that the front entrance tower at the
corner extends about eight feet (8 ' ) out in front .
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Ch. Gordon expressed the opinion that the Appearance Commis-
sion should have seen the building sooner, during the
planning process, so it would have had some input earlier.
Mr. Carter commented that the Commission is looking for
uniqueness, but Walgreen' s has designed a quality brick
building and they want more "Walgreen' s" identity. He was
open to creative suggestions.
Com. Johnson asked if the drivit on the tower elevation
could be changed to glass?
Mr. Carter said this is a possibility.
Com. Cea commented that from an overall perspective the
building is OK, but he thought there is entirely too many
signs on the front elevation. He did not object to the
signs on the west elevation. He asked for a description
of the sign inside the tower.
Mr. Carter said the ceiling of the tower is sealed off and
has interior "up and down" can lights. The lights will be
turned off when the store closes.
Com. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the
exterior architecture, materials and colors, as submitted
for the Walgreen' s at Lake Cook and Buffalo Grove Roads,
excluding the signs, as presented with the stipulation that
brick columns will be added to the east elevation.
Com. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Weissman, Cea,
Smith and Dorfman
NAY - Masure, Johnson and Gordon
Motion Passed - 4 to 3 .
Com. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the
Landscaping for the Walgreen' s at Lake Cook and Buffalo
Grove Roads, as submitted subject to the review and
approval of Mr. Ray Rigsby.
Com. Weissman seconded the motion. •
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Roll Call Vote: AYE - Weissman, Johnson, Cea, Smith,
Dorfman and Gordon
NAY - Masure
Motion Passed - 6 to 1.
A. Deerfield' s Bakery, 201 N. Buffalo Grove Road,
request for an Awning over patio area was Tabled
because no representative was present.
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ch. Gordon welcomed Trustee Jeff Braiman, the new liaison.
Com. Cea said he has observed many of the shopping center
signs that have tenant panels are not being maintained.
When new panels are replaced the colors do not match.
When stores are vacated, such as K.C. Masterpiece, the
signs are not removed. These panels are supposed to be
replaced with blank panels.
Com. Johnson commented that the Grand Prix/Dunkin' Donuts
sign is not objectionable, but a large coffee cup balloon
has been put up to advertise the grand opening.
Mr. Jensen said he would take care of this violation.
VI . ADJOURNMENT
Com. Smith made a motion to adjourn.
Com. Cea seconded the motion.
Voice Vote - AYE Unanimously
Ch. Gordon adjourned the meeting at 8 : 50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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Shirley Bates
Recording Secretary
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