1998-08-13 - Appearance Commission - Minutes f \ COPY
APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1998
I . CALL TO ORDER
In the absence of Chairman Richard Gordon, Commissioner
Fred Weissman chaired the Appearance Commission meeting.
He called the meeting to order at 7 :37 P.M. on Thursday,
August 13, 1998 .
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present : F. Weissman, L. Dorfman,
E. Smith and C. Johnson
Commissioners Absent : R. Gordon, C. Masure and M. Cea
Bldg. Dept . Liaison: Richard Jensen,
Building Inspector
Village Board Liaison: Jeff Braiman, Trustee
Also Present : William Reid, Trustee
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 23 , 1998 - Tabled.
IV. BUSINESS
A. 2150 Lake Cook Road - Riverwalk Phase I
Revised Parking Lot with Landscaping
Mr. Kenneth R. Nelson, Construction Manager, Hamilton
Partners, 300 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143-2636
(630-250-4914) made the presentation. The existing parking
super-structure accommodates 760 cars, but the major tenant,
Allstate Insurance Company, requires additional parking.
They want to add 44 spaces of outdoor parking area.
In order to accomplish this, some of the existing landscap-
ing will be transplanted and some new plantings will be
added, including flowers and bushes around the ground sign.
The area will be entered and exited through the original
garage.
Com. Dorfman made a motion to recommend approval of the
additional parking spaces and proposed landscaping as
requested by Hamilton Partners, for Riverwalk Phase I at
1250 Lake Cook Road, per Mr. Raymond Rigsby' s Review,
dated August 13, 1998 .
Com. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Johnson, Dorfman, Smith, Weissman
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
B. 400 Lexington Drive, Brandt Box
Landscaping of East Property Line
Withdrawn by petitioner.
C. Busch Grove Community Park - Lighting
Postponed until after last item - G.
D. 1300 N. Arlington Heights Road
LaSalle Bank - New Ground Sign
Mr. Dave Thometz, Director of Customer Services, White Way
Sign Company, 1317 Clybourn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60610,
312-642-6580) made the presentation.
The LaSalle Bank wooden entry sign at the corner of Arling-
ton Heights Road and Route 83 was removed because it was
deteriorating. They requested approval of a new V-shaped
aluminum sign to be installed on the existing brick base .
The new sign will be smaller than the old sign and about
one foot (1 ' ) shorter. It will have a black background with
white internally illuminated copy and a gold bar vinyl over-
lay. The vinyl is permanent and guaranteed for 20 years .
Com. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the
new LaSalle Bank ground sign, at 1300 N. Arlington Heights
Road, as requested.
Com. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Dorfman, Smith, Johnson, Weissman
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
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E. 10 East Dundee Road, National City Bank
Sign Face Change (Formerly First of America Bank)
Mr. Joe Channey, North Shore Sign Company, 1925 Industrial
Drive, Libertyville, IL 60048 (847-816-7020) made the
presentation. He requested replacement of the existing
First of America Bank, twenty foot (20 ' ) ground sign at
10 East Dundee Road, with a National City Bank sign that
will be sixteen feet (16 ' ) in height .
"MAC" is the trade mark for the bank' s 24-hour banking
service. The existing First of America Bank wall sign on
Dundee Road will be removed, but it will not be replaced.
Com. Dorfman made a motion to recommend approval of the
National City Bank ground sign at 10 East Dundee Road,
as requested.
Com. Johnson seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Dorfman, Smith, Johnson, Weissman
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
E. 1177 Lake Cook Road, National City Bank
Sign Face Change (Formerly First of America) Bank) and
Recommendation for Variance to Replace Entrance Signs
Mr. Joe Channey, North Shore Sign Company, 1925 Industrial
Drive, Libertyville, IL 60048 (847-816-7020) made the
presentation. The existing First of America ground sign
will be replaced with a sixteen foot (16 ' ) National City
Bank ground sign at 1177 Lake Cook Road.
They also want to replace the existing white non-illuminated
Bank of America letters on the two (2) brick entrance signs
with teal non-illuminated letters . These signs will require
a variance of Sign Code for the number of ground signs .
Com. Dorfman made a motion to recommend approval of the
National City Bank ground sign at 1177 Lake Cook Road, as
presented; and further recommend that a variance be granted
to permit installation of National City Bank letters on the
two (2) entrance signs .
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Com. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Dorfman, Smith, Johnson, Weissman
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
E. 1370 Abbott Court - New Elevations
Majestic Mold Corporation
Withdrawn be petitioner.
F. School District #102 - Manual Changeable Copy Signs at :
1 . 850 Highland Grove - Tripp Elementary School
2 . 2195 Brandywyn Lane - Meridian Middle School
3 . 1231 Weiland Road - Aptakisic Jr. High School
4 . 200 Horatio Bulevard - Pritchett Elementary
Signs Require Recommendations for Variance
Mr. Randy Ziemann, Sign-A-Rama, 40 W. Dundee Road, Buffalo
Grove, IL 60089 represented School District #201, per
letter from Mr. Larry Savage, Aptakisic-Tripp Community
Consolidated School District 102, 1231 Weiland Road, Buffalo
Grove, IL 60089 (847-634-1358) .
The School District would like to permanently install manual
changeable copy signs at the four (4) schools listed above.
The non-illuminated signs are dark bronze anodized aluminum
with lexan faces. They are 36" in high and will be instal-
led on four foot (4 ' ) dark bronze posts . Total height will
be seven feet (7 ' ) .
Variance of Sign Code, Sections 14 .40 . 010 and 14 .40 . 020
to permit manual changeable copy signs and to permit the
signs to exceed five feet (5 ' ) in height if installed within
the required front yard setback, not on a wall .
Mr. Ziemann assured the Commissioners that the lexan covers
are very durable and they will be kept locked.
Com. Smith made a motion to recommend approval of the
variance requested by School District #102 to permit double-
faced, manual changeable copy signs to be installed at the
following locations :
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1. 850 Highland Grove - Tripp Elementary School
2 . 2195 Brandywyn Lane - Meridian Middle School
3 . 1231 Weiland Road - Aptakisic Jr. High School
4 . 200 Horatio Bulevard - Pritchett Elementary
Com. Johnson seconded the motion
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Dorfman, Smith, Johnson and Weissman
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
C. Busch Grove Community Park on Busch Road
Parking Lot Lighting
The proposed lighting plan was reviewed without Park
District representation.
Three twenty foot (20 ' ) poles with metal halide bulbs will
be installed at the northwest corner of the Busch Grove
Community Park. The photometric plan was acceptable.
The Commissioners agreed that the area is dark and needs
lighting.
Ch. Weissman observed that the rest of the area has high
pressure sodium lights, but metal halide will match the
lighting at other Park District locations .
Com. Dorfman made a motion to recommend approval of the
parking lot lighting for Busch Grove Community Park as
submitted.
Com. Johnson seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Dorfman, Johnson, Smith, Weissman
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 4 to 0 .
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V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will be a Sign Code Committee meeting on Thursday,
September 17, 1998 .
Business owners will be invited to the discussion to
express their opinions .
VI . ADJOURNMENT
Com. Johnson made a motion to adjourn.
Com. Dorfman seconded the motion.
Voice Vote - AYE Unanimously
Ch. Weissman adjourned the meeting at 8 : 15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Bates, Recording Secretary
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