2025-07-21 - Ordinance 2025-084 - APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PUD AND PRELIMINARY PLAN APPROVED BY O-87-44 AND MODIFIED BY O-93-82, WITH A ZONING VARIATION FOR 720 W LAKE COOK ROAD - Epicure Dining, LLC 720 W Lake Cook Rdh,\'ca -
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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENTTO THE
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ANO PRELIMINARY
PLAN APPROVED BY ORDINANCE NO. 87-44 AND
MODIFIED BY ORDINANCE NO.93.A2, WITH A ZONING
VARIATION
FOR 72O W LAKE COOK ROAD
Epicure Dining, LLC
72O W Lake Cook Rd
WHEREAS the Village of Buffalo Crove is a Home Rule Unit pursuant to the
lllinois Constitution of l97O; and
WHEREAS 72O W Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Crove, lL ("Property") is a l.I-acre
site in the Bl Business District which is currently vacant, improved with a stand-
alone restaurant building and surface parking lot and is hereinafter legally described
in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS Epicure Dining, LLC, ("Petitioner") has f iled a petition, to open and
operate a 6,600 square foot banquet facility and restaurant use at 72O W Lake Cook
Road on the Property, and is requesting the following approvals:
l. An amendment to the Planned Unit Development and Preliminary Plan
previously approved by Ordinance 1987-044 and modified by Ordinance
t993-O82; and
2. To be permitted to operate a banquet facility,
3. The following Variation f rom the Zoning Code:
a. Section 17.36.040 to allow fewer parking spaces than are required for an
eating and drinking establishment; and
WHEREAS the Planning & Zoning Commission made findings and
determined that the testimony and exhibits presented by the petitioner at the
public hearing demonstrated support for the requested development as set forth in
the minutes attached hereto as Exhibit C; and
WHEREAS the Planning & Zoning Commission voted S-O to recommend
approval of the requested amendment to the planned unit Development and
Preliminary Plan approved by ordinance Ba7-44, as modified by ordinance 1993-82,with a zoning variation; and
WHEREAS the corporate Authorities of the Village of Buffalo crove herebydetermine and find that the requested amendment to the pranned Unit
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WHEREAS the Planning & Zoning Commission held a public hearing on luly
2,2025, concerning the request; and
Development and Preliminary Plan with a zoning variation is reasonable and will
serve the best interests of the Village; and
WHEREAS the proposed Epicure Dining Banquet and Restaurant shall
operate in accordance with and pursuant to the following exhibits:
EXHIBIT A Legal Description of the Property
EXHIBIT B Plan Set
NOW THEREFORE BE lT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Buffalo Crove, Cook and Lake Counties, lllinois, as follows:
SECTION l. The fore going recitals are hereby adopted and incorporated and made a
part of this Ordinance as if fullysetforth herein
SECTION 2, The Corporate Authorities hereby adopt a proper, valid, and binding
ordinance approving the amendment to the Planned Unit Development and
Preliminary Plan previously approved by Ordinance BA7-O44 and modified by
Ordinance 1993-082, with a Variation to the Zoning Code, to allow Epicure Dining, LLC,
to open and operate a banquet facility and restaurant at 72O W Lake Cook Road,
subject to the following conditions:
.1. The banquet and restaurant facility shall be operated in substantial compliance
with the business description and plans provided as part of this petition.
2. The Planned Unit Development approval is granted to Epicure Dining, LLC to
operate a banquet and restaurant facility at 72O W Lake Cook Road, which shall
not run with the land.
3. The Planned Unit Development Ordinance shall become null and void if the
parking agreement between the 75O W Lake Cook Road property owner and
Epicure Dining, LLC at72o W Lake Cook Road is terminated.
4. Event parking shall be limited to on site and those spaces allowed via parking
agreement with neighboring property owners.
sEcrloN 3. lf any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall beheld invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect any other provision of this
Ord ina nce.
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EXHIBIT C Draft Minutes from July 2,2O25, Planning & Zoning Commission
Meeting
SECTTON 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage
and approval and shall not be codified.
AYES:
NAYES:
ABSENT:
PASSED:
APPROVED:
PUBLISHED:
6 - Johnson. Richards. Cesario. Ottenheimer. Bocek, Weidenfeld
- None
O - None
July21,2025
Julv 2l .2025
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EXHIBIT A
legal Description
Epicure Dining, LLC
720 W Lake Cook Rd
SUBJECT PROPERW COMMON ADDRESS:720 W Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, 1160089
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
PARCEI- 1:
I.OT 1IN BUFFAI-O GROVE BUSINESS PARK UNIT8, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTH V2 OF S€CTION 5, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 11,
EASTOFTH€THIRD PRINCIPAI- MERIOIAN, IN COOX COUNTY, ITI-INOIS.
PARCET 2:
€AS€MENTFORTHE EENEFITOF PARCTT l FOR INGRESS, EGRTSSAND DRIVEWAY PURPOSESTHROUGH LOT2IN gUIFALO GROVE SUSINESS
PARI( UNIT 9 A5 CREATED BY S€COND AMENOM€NTTO EUFFATO GROVE BUSINESS PARK DECIARATION OF ROAD EASEMENT DATEO IANUARY
27, 1994 AND RECORD€D FEBRUARY 2, 1994 AS DOCUMENT 94110519 8Y AND AMONG THE RIGGS NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON D,C.;
FREEDOM I tlMlTE0 PARTNERSHIP, AN ILLINOIS tlMlTED PARTNERSHIP; FREEDOM ll tlMlTED PARTNERSHIP, AN lLLlNOlS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP; AND AMERICAN NATIONAI- BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED
FEBRUARY 15, 1992 ANO KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 1151G08 AND STATE STRE€T EANK AND TRUSI COMPANY, A MAsSACHUSETTS BANKING
CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THATCERTAIN POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF OICEMBER 1, 1993 FOR CBA
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTFTCATE SERTES 1993,C1{A5 ASSTGNEE OF CBA CONDUTT, rNC., A DELAWAR€ CORPORATTON (SUCH
DOCUMENT AMENDING THE BUFFALO GROVE EUSINESS PARX DECLARATION OF ROAD EASEMENT, DATE D AUGUST 5, 1989 AND RTCORDED
OEC€MB€R 4, 1989 AS OOCUMENT 89756281AS AMENOED BYAMENDMENTTO EUFTATO GROVE BUSINESS PARX OECLARAIION OT ROAD
EASEMENT, DAIED NOVTMBER I2, 1992 AND RECORDED A5 DOCUMENT 93797080).
PARCEL 3:
EXCI-USIVE €AS€MENT (SUUECT ONLY TO EQUAI" RIGHTS OF USACE FOR GRANTOR) FOR THE BENEfIT OF PARCTL T FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF
CONSTRUCTING AND MAINIAINING 30 PARKING SPACES FOR RESTAURANT PATRONS OF GRANTEE'S SUCCESSOR TO PARK THEIR
AUTOMOEII.€S ANO A NON.EXCLUSIVE EAsTMENT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PERMITTING RESTAURANT PATRONS TO PARK THEIR
AUTOMOBII-€S IN NOT MORE THAN 11 PARXING SPACTS AS CREAT€D BY EASEMENT AGREEMENT OATED JANUARY 27, 1994 ANO RECORDED
FEERUARY 2, 1994 AS OOCUMENT 94110518 8Y AtlD BETWEEN RIGGS NATIONAL SANK OF WASHINGTON D,C. ANO FREEDOM I LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, AN II-I.INOIS I.IMITED PARTNERSHIP,
PANCEt4:
NON-EXCLUSIVE EAS€M€NT FOR THE BENEFITOF PARCEL 1TO UsE 9 PARKING SPACES A5 CREATED BY EASEMEMT AGREEM€NT MAOE BY ANO
SETWEEN FREEDOM TWO LIMITED PARTT{ E RSH IP, AN II.LINOIS LIMITED PARTIERSHIP, AND OUTSACK STEA(HOUSE OF FTORIOA, INC., A
FLORIOA CORPORATION DATEDJANUARY 27, 1994 AND RECORDED FEBRUARY 2, 1994 AS DOCUM€NT 94110521, OVER LOT 1IN BUFFAI-O
GROVE BUSINESS PAR( UNIT 10, SEING A SUEDIVISION IN THE NORTH 1/2 OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 42 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OT THE THIRD
PRINCIPAL MERIOIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, II,LINOIS,
PARCEL 5:
NON.EXCI.USIVE EASEMENT FOR THE EENEFIT OF PARCEL 1 AS CREATED BY DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS, COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS
FOR TH€ BUFfALO GROVE BUSINESS PARX, ASAMENOED BY FIRST AM€NOM€NT IO DECLARATION OF EASEMENTS, COVENANTS AND
RESTRICTIONS FOR THE SUFFATO GROVE BUSINESS PAR(, SECOND AMENDMENT TO DECTARATION OF EASEMENTS, COVENANTS AND
RESTRICTIONS FOR THE BUFFAI.O GROVE BUSINESS PARI( AND THIRO AMENDM€NT TO DECI.ARATION OF EAS€MENTS, COVENANTS AND
RESTRICTIONS TOR THE BUFFAI.O GROVE BUSINESS PARK, WHICH DECLAMTION ANDAMENDMENTS WERE RTCOROED IN COOK COUNTY,
Itl-lNo15 A5 00cuMtNT NUMBER 89576281, ANO tN LA|(E COUNTy, ttltNOIS AS DOCUMTNT NUMBTRS 2251413, 2267866, 2268521 AND
2586030, FOR INGR[SS, EGR€SS AND DRIVEWAY PURPOSES, OVTR THI FOLI-OWING DESCRIB€D tAND]
(A}THAT PORTION OF TOT 2IN BUFFATO GROVT EUSINESS PARX UNIT 9 RECOROEDAS DOCUMENT NUMEER 88504177 DESCRIBED IN 5AID
THIRO AMENDMENTIO DECI.ARATION AS EASEMENT PREMISES "A".
(8) THAT PORIION OF LOT 1 IN BUFFALO 6ROVE BUSINESS PARK UNIT 10 RECORDTO AS DOCUMTNT NUMBER 88504178 DESCRIBED IN SAID
THIRD AMENDMENT TO DECLARATION AS EASEMENT PREMISES "8",
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PARCET INDEX NU MBERS: 03-05-100-023-0000
EXHIBIT B
Plan Set
Epicure Dining, LLC
720 W Lake Cook Rd
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EXHIBIT C
Draft Minutes from July 2, 2025, Planninp & Zoninp Commission Meetins
Epicure Dining, LLC
720 W Lake Cook Rd
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