1998-08-27 - Appearance Commission - Minutes Fala CO PY
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APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1998
I . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Richard Gordon called the Appearance Commission
meeting to order at 7 :30 P.M. on Thursday, August 27, 1998
in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd.
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present : L. Dorfman, E. Smith, C. Masure,
M. Cea and R. Gordon Quorum.
Com. Johnson arrived at 7 :40 P.M.
Commissioners Absent : F. Weissman and M. Cea
Bldg. Dept . Liaison: Edward Schar,
Director of Building & Zoning
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
August 13 , 1998 - Tabled.
July 23 , 1998 : Motion to approve was made by Com. Cea and
seconded by Com. Dorfman.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Masure, Smith, Cea and Gordon
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Dorfman
Motion Passed - 4 to 0, 1 abstention.
IV. BUSINESS
A. 1100 Lake Cook Road, Federal Express
Ground Sign Face Change To FedEx
Mr. Guy Dragisic, Olympic Sign Company, requested approval
to replace the existing Federal Express ground sign face
to FedEx, which is the new company identification.
The existing bronze letters will be removed and replaced
with a bronze plate with raised brass letters . The plate
will cover the holes that will be left when the existing
letters are removed. It would be difficult to repair the
granite base.
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The Commissioners had no objections .
Com. Dorfman made a motion to recommend approval of the
request to change the existing Federal Express ground
sign to FedEx, as requested.
Com. Cea seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Masure, Dorfman, Smith, Cea, Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 5 to 0 .
Item will be on the Sept . 14, 1998 Village Board Agenda.
B. 171 Old McHenry Road - Grove Point Shopping Center
Direct Communications - Wall Sign, Exceeds Height
Mr. Barry Kahan, Attorney at Law, 200 North Dearborn,
Suite 1207, Chicago, IL 60601 (312-419-0740) and Mr. Roopit
Patel, Owner of Direct Communications, 1171 Old McHenry Road
(between Little Caesar' s and Pastibilities) were present .
The proposed sign was compared with the Grove Point Sign
Criteria. The total sign height is limited to two feet (2 ' )
but the Direct Communications sign would be three feet (3 ' ) .
Mr. Kahan said the sign has been approved by the landlord
and he requested approval by the Appearance Commission.
The original submittal was for a sign 3 ' 2" in height and
it would have been mounted on a raceway, but the sign was
denied and Mr. Patel was informed of the requirements .
They misunderstood the Sign Package because it permits
48" signs for two (2) special conditions (which only apply
to specific stores Walgreen' s and a previous store) .
They redesigned the sign and reduced the total height to an
even three feet (3 ' ) , using channel letters . The sign has
been fabricated at a cost of $7, 000 . Direct would be two
foot (2 ' ) high red capitol letters and Communications would
be eight inch (8" ) white capital letters . The letters would
be illuminated, but the black bar would be non-illuminated.
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A list of signs was submitted with the heights designated
and some exceed two feet (2 ' ) , but the list included Town
Center signs .
Mr. Kahan said the facade of the shopping center is set
back at the east end of Little Caesar' s, so they tried to
balance the sign with other stores.
Mr. Patel said if they comply with the 24" limitation the
size of stacked letters would be too small to read. This
is the smallest size that is available . Direct Communica-
tion is a wireless retailer, similar to cellular pagers,
phones, etc . They now have six (6) stores and expect to
have fifteen (15) by next year.
The Commissioners had no objections .
Com. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the
Direct Communications wall sign at 171 Old McHenry Road
as submitted.
Com. Masure seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Dorfman, Smith, Cea, Masure,
Johnson and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
Item will be on the September 14, 1998 Village Board Agenda.
C. Parvin-Clauss Sign Company - "For Lease" Sign on
Hastings Lane in Chevy Chase Business Park West
Recommendation for Variance of Sign Code
Representative was not present, so motion to Table was
made by Com. Dorfman and seconded by Com. Johnson.
Voice Vote : AYE Unanimously
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. Schar reminded the Commissioners about the Sign Code
meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 1998 .
Business owners have been invited to attend.
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VI . ADJOURNMENT
Com. Cea made a motion to adjourn.
Com. Johnson seconded the motion.
Voice Vote - AYE Unanimously
Ch. Gordon adjourned the meeting at 7 : 50 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Bates
Recording Secretary
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