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APPEARANCE COMMISSION
VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1998
I . CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Richard Gordon called the Appearance Commission
meeting to order at 7 :32 P.M. on Thursday, October 22 , 1998
in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 50 Raupp Blvd.
II . ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present : F. Weissman, M. Cea, L. Dorfman,
E. Smith, C. Johnson and R. Gordon
• Commissioners Absent : C. Masure
Bldg. . Dept . Liaison: Richard Jensen, Building Inspector
Village Board Liaison: Jeffrey Brahman, Trustee
III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES
October 8, 1998 :
Com. Dorfman made a motion to approve.
Com. Johnson seconded the motion.
No additions or corrections .
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Cea, Dorfman, Smith, Johnson, Gordon
NAY - None
ABSTAIN - Weissman
Motion Passed - 5 to 0, 1 abstention
Minutes of October 8, 1998 were approved as submitted.
IV. BUSINESS
• A. 900 Busch Parkway - R.G. Ray Corporation
Addition - Full Review:
Elevations, Materials and Colors
Landscaping and Lighting
Mr. Joseph R. Krusinski, President of Krusinski Construction
Company, Five Westbrook Corporate Center, Westchester, IL
60154-5797 (708-947-4400) and Mr. Steven McCowan, Kwasek
Architects, Inc . 1602 Colonial Parkway Inverness, IL 60067
(847-359-9360) were present .
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Mr. Krusinski said the R.G. Ray Corporation has been in
Buffalo Grove since 1985 and they want to expand the build-
ing and will add a substantial parking addition as far as
the east property line . The building will provide a ware-
house and manufacturing area with truck docks on the south
elevation of the addition. There will also be washrooms,
a small human resources office, employee entrance and a
combination cafeteria/lunchroom on south elevation.
The addition will match the existing building which is
constructed of load-bearing masonry blocks. The existing
building has a 2-story office area.
1. ELEVATIONS, MATERIALS AND COLORS :
a. Brick - Five color blend with colored mortar in
the medium range brick color.
b. Windows - Match the existing windows on the west
end with brick soldfier coursing at the base.
c. Frames - Medium bronze anodized aluminum.
d. Glass - Tinted bronze .
e . Mechanical, A/C and heating units on roof
would not be visible from the ground.
f. Coping and fascia - Pre-finished metal .
g. Overhead doors - Painted to match one of the
brick colors . Existing doors to be repainted.
Com. Johnson disclosed that Robert Peron, who signed the
• approval letter from Van Vlissigen Company, is a client
as Commissioner the Lake County Public Building Commission.
This will not affect his vote.
Com. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the
Elevations, Materials and Colors as submitted for the
R.G. Ray Corporation addition at 900 Busch Parkway.
Com. Cea seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Dorfman, Smith, Cea, Weissman,
Johnson and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
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2 . LANDSCAPING:
Mr. Krusinski said some of the larger existing trees will be
relocated. The planted berm along Busch Parkway will
be continued. They will comply with the Village Forester' s
Review, dated October 16, 1998, submitted by Richard Kuhl
Forestry and Grounds Supervisor. Approval of the plan was
recommended.
The existing driveway will be expanded to accommodate the
new truck dock. They will relocate the existing driveway
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from the center of the addition to the east end of the
property. This will separate the truck traffic from the car
traffic .
The small patio with low plantings on the south side of the
addition that will provide a break/smoking area.
Mr. Kuenkler has given them permission to begin excavation
and installation of the new parking lot . The building will
be started this fall if possible.
Com. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the
Landscaping as submitted for R.G. Ray Corporation at
900 Busch Parkway, subject to the Village Forester' s Review.
Com. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Dorfman, Smith, Cea, Weissman,
Johnson and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
3 . LIGHTING:
The dark bronze light poles and fixtures in the parking lot
will match the existing lights . The lamps are Metal Halide .
There is a parking lot for the existing building to the
east . There will be three (3) wall pacs at the entrances .
Com. Cea made a motion to recommend approval of the
Lighting Plan as submitted by R.G. Ray Corporation at
900 Busch Parkway.
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Com. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote : AYE - Johnson, Weissman, Dorfman, Smith,
Cea and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
B. 400 Lexington Drive
Brandt Box Corporation - Landscaping
Mr. Barry Brandt, President of Brandt Box Corporation,
400 Lexington Drive, requested approval of an Arbor Vitae
hedge along the west side of the property. The hedge will
replace the wood fence that was removed because it was
maintenance and graffiti problem.
There is a retention pond is on the other side of the
• proposed hedge. There is a berm along the side of the
• property and the hedge will be 4 ' to 5 ' in height when
planted. It will grow to be a height of 6 ' and will grow
to be a solid buffer.
Mr. Ray Rigsby' s Review dated October 22, 1998 recommends
approval of the plan as submitted.
Com. Johnson made a motion to recommend approval of the
Arbor Vitae hedge along the west side of the Brandt Box
Corporation property at 400 Lexington Drive.
Com. Weissman seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote: AYE - Dorfman, Smith, Cea, Weissman,
Johnson and Gordon
NAY - None
Motion Passed - 6 to 0 .
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS
Com. Cea said he has noticed inactive neon signs in the
center next to Jewel/Osco on McHenry Road; and Blockbuster
Video has an exposed panel that should be replaced. It is
very unsightly.
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Ch. Gordon repeated his objection to the architecture of the
Walgreen' s building at the corner of Buffalo Grove Road and
Lake Cook Road. He has seen the stores under construction
in Northwoods and Prospect Heights that are not the proto-
type the Appearance Commission was told is the only building
Walgreen' s will approve. Not so!
VI . ADJOURNMENT
Com. Cea made a motion to adjourn.
Com. Smith seconded the motion.
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Voice Vote : AYE Unanimously
Ch. Gordon adjourned the meeting at 8 : 10 P.M.
• Respectfully submitted,
Shirley Bates
Recording Secretary
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