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REGULAR MEETING
BUFFALO GROVE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
DECEMBER 17,2013
Chairman Entman called the Zoning Board of Appeals regular meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. on
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 50 Raupp Boulevard.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Commissioner Cesario
Commissioner Windecker
Commissioner Lesser—arrived at 7:30 p.m. after Roll Call
Commissioner Shapiro
Commissioner Au
Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Steingold
Also Present: William Raysa,Village Attorney
Brian Sheehan, Deputy Building Commissioner
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
November 19, 2013 minutes:
Com. Windecker made a motion to approve the minutes of the Zoning Board of Appeals regular
meeting held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Corn. Lesser seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote:
AYE—Cesario, Windecker, Lesser, Au
NAY—None
ABSTAIN—Shapiro, Entman
Motion Passed 4 to 0, 2 Abstentions. Minutes approved as submitted.
BUSINESS
600 BUFFALO GROVE ROAD, INDECK ENERGY SERVICES- REVIEW OF STATUS OF THE EXISTING
"FOR RENT, SALE, LEASE"SIGN
Mr. Richard McCarty, Imperial Realty Company, 4848 W. Peterson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
60646, was present and sworn in.
Ch. Entman reviewed the current vacancy information that was provided by Mr. McCarty. Ch.
Entman recommends reviewing the status of this sign in six (6) months.
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There were no questions or comments from the Commissioners. There were no questions or
comments from the audience.
Com. Lesser made a motion to grant a six (6) month extension for Indeck Energy Services,
pertaining to the existing "For Rent, Sale or Lease" sign located at 600 Buffalo Grove Road.
Petitioner to appear at the June 17, 2014 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting for a status review
of the sign.
Com. Windecker seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote:
AYE—Cesario, Windecker, Lesser, Shapiro, Au, Entman
NAY—None.
ABSTAIN —None.
Motion Passed 6 to 0. Petitioner to appear at the June 17, 2014 Zoning Board of Appeals
meeting to review the status.
1120 LAKE COOK ROAD, SUITE A, THE MI GROUP - SIGN CODE, SECTION 14.16.020 AND
SECTION 14.16.070, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING MORE THAN ONE (1) WALL SIGN ON
THE DEVELOPED PARCEL; TO ALLOW THE TOTAL WALL SIGN AREA TO EXCEED THIRTY TWO
(32) SQUARE FEET FOR ALL DISPLAYS; AND TO ALLOW THE WALL SIGN NOT TO FACE THE
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
Ms. Ida Ceravolo, The MI Group, 6745 Financial Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5N 7J7;
Ms. Martha Curnow, Hamilton Partners, 1130 Lake Cook Road, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089; Mr.
Kent Stone, C. Johnson Sign Company, 9615 Waveland Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131; and Ms.
Mickey Spaulding,The MI Group, 1120 Lake Cook Road, Suite A, were present and sworn in. The
public hearing notice published in the Daily Herald on November 28, 2013 was read.
Ms. Ceravolo explained that in their opinion, it is vital for them to utilize their signage, as shown
on the drawing. Firstly, they have invested significantly in branding their name and logo to their
clients and they maintain standardized signage in all their locations in 11 cities across the U.S.,
Canada, the UK and Hong Kong. Their clients recognize them by this brand and they believe
having their logo displayed is necessary to facilitate navigation for visitors and clients to the
office. Secondly,they take pride in their office locations. Corporate branding provides their staff
with pride in their environment and ownership over their space. It also delivers a sense of
corporate unity for the employees traveling between office locations.
Ms. Curnow added that the front entrance for this tenant is on the east side of the building
where there is more than one front entrance. They have had people mistakenly enter their
office looking for Premier Eye Care.
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Ch. Entman read the Appearance Review Team (ART) minutes dated December 4, 2013.
Ch. Entman stated that he is a tenant in the Buffalo Grove Business Park. However, this will not
affect his decision.
Corn. Lesser stated that this is a multi-tenant building. He asked how many tenants there are
currently. Ms. Curnow stated that there are currently two (2) tenants in this building. EAF has
moved out. Corn. Lesser asked about the square footage for each tenant space. Ms. Curnow
stated that Premier Eye Care occupies approximately 7,000 square feet. The MI Group occupies
approximately 9,000 square feet and the vacant space is approximately 5,000 square feet.
Corn. Cesario believes that the proposed sign is a nice looking sign and that the proposed sign
makes sense for this tenant.
There were no additional questions or comments from the Commissioners. There were no
questions or comments from the audience.
Corn. Lesser made the following motion:
I move we recommend to the Village Board to grant the request made by The MI Group, 1120
Lake Cook Road, Suite A, for variance of Sign Code, Section 14.16.020, pertaining to Office &
Research Districts; and Section 14.16.070, pertaining to Wall Signs, for the purpose of allowing
more than one (1) wall sign on the developed parcel; to allow the total wall sign area to exceed
thirty two (32) square feet for all displays; and to allow the wall sign not to face the public right-
of-way.
The sign is to be installed pursuant to Exhibit E. Subject to the Appearance Review Team
minutes dated December 4, 2013.
Pursuant to Sign Code, Section 14.40.010, Subsection B.
Com. Windecker seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote:
AYE—Cesario, Windecker, Lesser, Shapiro, Au, Entman
NAY—None
ABSTAIN—None
Motion Passed 6 to 0. Findings of Fact attached. Item to appear on the January 6, 2014 Village
Board agenda.
1034 WEILAND ROAD, TAMARIND COURT - DEVIATION TO THE HIGHLAND OAKS SHOPPING
CENTER SIGN CRITERIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING THE UPPER CASE LETTERS TO
EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED HEIGHT OF 24" (31") AND THE LOWER CASE LETTERS TO
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EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED HEIGHT OF 18" (22") FOR "TAMARIND COURT"; TO
ALLOW THE TRIM, RETURNS AND BACK ON "TAMARIND COURT" TO BE BLACK; AND TO
ALLOW THE RACEWAYS FOR BOTH TO BE BRONZE
Mr. Amit Vatal,Tamarind Court, 1034 Weiland Road, was present and sworn in.
Mr. Vatal explained that the signs are from his previous location in Niles. He is requesting the
letter height for "Tamarind Court" to be 31" inches for the upper case letters and 22" for the
lower case letters.
Ch. Entman read the Appearance Review Team (ART) minutes dated December 4, 2013 for
which the ART requested additional information to be provided prior to making a
recommendation.
Com. Windecker stated that two (2) of the ART members were not in favor of the request due
in part to the two (2) different letter styles and font styles. "Tamarind Court" would be yellow in
color during the day and red at night when illuminated while "Indian Cuisine" would be orange
in color during the day and red at night when illuminated. He also does not like the look of the
layout of the signs. He believes the temporary identification banner that is up now looks better
than the proposed signs would. The Petitioner, Mr. Vatal, had testified at the ART that he
wanted to reuse the signs to save money.
Ch. Entman asked Mr. Sheehan if these are in fact two (2) separate signs. Mr. Sheehan stated
that it is considered to be one (1) sign based on the legal doing business as (d/b/a) name.
Ch. Entman confirmed that the sign uses two (2) different colors but is the same color when
illuminated at night. He also confirmed with Mr. Vatal that the sign is currently being stored at
the sign contractor's warehouse.
Com. Au asked if all the plan review comments were addressed. Mr. Sheehan stated that all the
comments will need to be addressed before the permit can be issued if the Deviation request is
approved.
Corn. Cesario asked why one (1) portion of the sign is illuminated by LED's while the other
portion is illuminated by neon. Mr. Vatal stated that the LED portion of the sign is only about a
year old while the neon portion of the sign is approximately three (3)years old. He had changed
the name of the restaurant and the LED sign was cheaper to produce. Neon is very expensive.
Corn. Cesario stated that the two portions of the sign look distinctly different. Mr. Vatal stated
that he has had both portions of the sign certified by UL. Corn. Cesario asked Mr. Vatal what the
cost would be to produce a new sign compliant with the sign criteria. Mr. Vatal stated that it
would cost approximately$5,200.00.
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Ch. Entman stated that the multiple colors of the sign seem to be a concern. He also has a
concern with the size and aesthetics of the sign. This sign is approximately twenty five percent
(25%) larger than the other signs in the shopping center. In addition, the Application to Adopt
an Assumed Corporate Name was filed with the State on December 10, 2013.That was after the
ART meeting. Mr. Vatal responded that his accountant did not file the Application with the
State as he thought.
Ch. Entman stated that he understands that Mr. Vatal would like to save the expense of having
to pay for a new sign. However, the sign is large and in his opinion does not look good. There is
no continuity of color or font. He believes that the sign is too much. He asked Mr. Vatal if he
discussed with the sign contractor about changing the sign to conform to the criteria. Mr. Vatal
stated that he would have to have a new sign fabricated.
Com. Lesser stated that he does not, for the most part, have an issue with the "Tamarind
Court". He does have an issue with the lack of continuity; the color, size and font are all
different. He also does not like the fact that the doing business as (d/b/a) name was applied for
after the fact. He could be supportive of either "Tamarind Court" or "Indian Cuisine" but not
both together. He cannot support the request as proposed. Mr. Vatal stated that he has not had
an issue with the sign before. "Tamarind Court" alone would not give enough information to
imply it is an indian cuisine restaurant. Com. Lesser stated that he would not be doing his duty
as a Zoning Board Commissioner if he supported the sign as requested.
Ch. Entman stated that it would be nice to describe the type of business on the sign. Some
other restaurants only have their name and not the type of restaurant. He might be willing to
support the request if only "Tamarind Court" were proposed.
Corn. Windecker stated that he agrees with the other Commissioners. This request is really for
two (2) signs. The Commissioners have no way of really knowing if the sign illuminated at night
is really red. He does not want signs in the Village to look cheap. It is bad for business. The sign
as proposed does not match and is not aesthetically pleasing.
Ch. Entman stated that based on the comments of the Zoning Board, it appears that the request
as proposed would not be supported. He advised Mr. Vatal of his options.
Mr. Vatal asked if the Zoning Board would be supportive of just "Tamarind Court". Com. Cesario
stated that would aleve the core issue of the two (2) disconnected portions of the sign.
Corn. Windecker stated that the sign rendering now shows that the raceway for "Tamarind
Court" would match the building. He would also like "Tamarind Court" to be centered over the
lease space.
Mr. Vatal amended his request to remove "Indian Cuisine" and have "Tamarind Court" centered
over the lease space.
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Ch. Entman marked the following documents accordingly: color sign rendering dated December
9, 2013 depicting the sign color at night was accepted and marked as Exhibit "F"; Illinois
Application to Adopt an Assumed Corporate Name dated December 10, 2013 was accepted and
marked as Exhibit "G"; and the additional comments from the ART members as noted in the
emails from Mr. Pfeil dated December 11, 2013, Carol Berman dated December 12, 2013 and
Corn. Windecker dated December 12, 2013 were added as an Appendix to the December 4,
2013 ART minutes.
There were no additional questions or comments from the Commissioners. There were no
questions or comments from the audience.
Corn. Cesario made the following motion:
I move we grant the amended request made by Tamarind Court, 1034 Weiland Road, for
Deviation to the Highland Oaks Shopping Center Sign Criteria, for the purpose of allowing the
upper case letters to exceed the maximum permitted height of 24" and the lower case letters to
exceed the maximum permitted height of 18" as depicted on Exhibits E & F for the "Tamarind
Court" sign with the sign centered over the tenant space; and to allow the trim, returns and
back on "Tamarind Court" to be black subject to the following conditions:
1. The "Indian Cuisine" portion of the sign is to be removed in it's entirety;
2. The "Tamarind Court" sign is to be installed pursuant to Exhibit E, which depicts the
sign color during the day and Exhibit F, which depicts the illuminated sign color at
night submitted with the request with the sign centered over the lease space;
3. Subject to the Appearance Review Team minutes dated December 4, 2013.
Corn. Windecker seconded the motion.
Roll Call Vote:
AYE—Cesario, Windecker, Lesser, Shapiro, Au, Entman
NAY—None
ABSTAIN—None
Motion Passed 6 to 0.
1412 OXFORD DRIVE, DANIEL AND CAROLYN DEZUTTER - 2ND REVISION TO APPROVED
EXHIBIT"El", MASTER CLOSET BUMP OUT ON THE SECOND FLOOR
Mr. Daniel DeZutter, 1412 Oxford Drive, was present and sworn in.
Mr. DeZutter explained that the variance was granted subject to the elevations as depicted an
Exhibit "El". New proposed elevations have been submitted for review depicting a bump out of
the second floor over the already approved first floor addition for which the variation was
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granted. The bump out will not exceed the variation granted. New Exhibits "Fl" & "F2" were
reviewed.
There were no questions or comments from the Commissioners. There were no questions or
comments from the audience.
Com. Cesario made a motion to approve the request made by Daniel DeZutter, 1412 Oxford
Drive, for the 2nd revision to approved Exhibit "El", for the purpose of the master closet bump
out on the second floor pursuant to Exhibits "Fl" & "F2". Corn. Windecker seconded the
motion.
Roll Call Vote:
AYE—Cesario, Windecker, Lesser, Shapiro, Au, Entman
NAY—None
ABSTAIN —None
Motion Passed 6 to 0.
ANNOUCEMENTS
Mr. Sheehan wished everyone a Happy Holiday.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Corn. Windecker and seconded by Com. Cesario.
Voice Vote—AYE was unanimous.
Ch. Entman adjourned the meeting at 8:30 P.M.
Submitted by,
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Julie Kamka
Recording Secretary
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