2007-04-04 - Plan Commission - Minutes Board or Commission: ❑ Plan commission
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Meeting ate: 04/04/2007
Type of Meeting: ❑ Regular Meeting
REGULAR MEETING
BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION
April 4, 2007
900 Deerfield Parkway—Preliminary Plan for parking lot expansion in
the Industrial District—Workshop #1
Chairman Ottenheimer called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Council Chambers,
Buffalo Grove Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Commissioners present: Chairman Ottenheimer
Mr. Smith
Ms. Bocek
Ms. Kenski-Sroka
Mr. Khan
Mr. Teplinsky
Mr. Stark
Commissioners absent: Mr. Cohn
Mr. Podber
Also present: Mr. Michael Klonoski, Morgan Harbour Construction
Mr. Trilling, Village Trustee
Mr. Kuenkler, Village Engineer
Mr. Robert Pfeil, Village Planner
APPROVAL OF MINUTES—None
COMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS -None
900 DEERFIELD PARKWAY—PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR PARKING LOT EXPANSION
IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT—WORKSHOP 91
Mr. Klonoski stated they have recently entered into a lease contract with Crosscom, a current
tenant in the industrial park in Buffalo Grove, who is relocating from one building to this
particular building. One of the conditions of this lease is to expand the parking of this building
to 160 cars from 106 cars. This plan actually calls for adding 56 cars for a total of 162 spaces.
Crosscom will use this facility in part for warehousing and the other part as a service center for
their clients. They provide data services to Walgreens and Pep Boys and things like that. It will
be a 24/7 operation in part of the building. They are also concurrently with this executing a
contract with the Village to buy that land which was left over from the relocation which will use
a portion of that land for this proposed parking.
Chairman Ottenheimer asked for clarification on the amount of office area in the building.
Mr. Klonoski stated the office area is about 12,000 square feet.
Chairman Ottenheimer asked what plans there were for landscaping.
Mr. Klonoski stated they have had input from one of the Village planners as to how to landscape.
They have some existing specimen trees on the property and they will try to save what they can
and relocate them. Whatever cannot be saved, they will replace to the satisfaction of staff.
Chairman Ottenheimer asked how long the whole project will take.
Mr. Klonoski stated the tenant wants to move in by June 15t' and he anticipates it will probably
be July IS,. It also depends on the weather to some degree. They have signed contracts to finish
the tenant work.
Commissioner Stark asked if the petitioner was expanding the parking lot to the west.
Mr. Klonoski stated yes.
Commissioner Teplinsky noted there would be no expansion of the building.
Mr. Klonoski stated that was correct.
Commissioner Teplinsky asked if the parking lot expansion would be compliant with
handicapped parking and accessibility.
Mr. Klonoski stated yes. He noted they have six full approved handicapped parking spaces.
Commissioner Teplinsky asked if the width of the parking spaces themselves are compliant with
the Village.
Mr. Klonoski stated yes.
Mr. Pfeil asked how many employees were projected to work at the facility, including the
number at peak times.
Mr. Klonoski stated there would be about 130 as there would be a shift change over relative to
their service center people. He noted that there would not be 130 employees at the site at one
time.
Mr. Pfeil noted that the Village's parking standard is two off-street spaces per three employees
for warehouse uses, one parking space per 300 square feet of office area.
Mr. Pfeil asked about the possibility of linking this property to the north parcel concerning
vehicle access. He noted the parcel to the north is not currently under review for a development,
but the current petitioner controls the property to the north. The Village is interested in
achieving an access connection between the properties to provide options for access to Busch
Parkway and Deerfield Parkway for people traveling to and from the respective properties.
Mr. Klonoski stated they do own approximately 4.2 acres of the land acquired from the Village.
The parking lots will be interlocked and the lot to the north will have ingress and egress to that
site as well as to the south. As to plans for that property, the market will dictate that. He noted
they had been approached by a medical group for this building about two months ago but they
pulled out. He stated they are focusing on trying to find a possible medical office building use
here and are also looking at perhaps office space. They have looked at retail when the transit
oriented study was done and now having talked to people in the retail side of the business he has
not been able to convince anyone to bring anything in. They all seem steadfast that on this die of
the tracks in that particular location the type of retail that might survive there was of the
Starbucks variety. Therefore, their focus will be higher use, but it is still an industrial park and it
will probably be a high quality user not unlike the Crosscom use.
Mr. Pfeil suggested that a walkway from the parking lot to the sidewalk on Deerfield Parkway
would be an enhancement for employees at this site and the parcel to the north. The walkway
could be placed near the lot line between the two properties to give employees convenient
pedestrian access to Deerfield Parkway.
Mr. Klonoski stated they had not thought about it but it is something they would consider
depending on what happens on the building, especially if it is people intensive.
Mr. Pfeil noted that the Metra train station is close to the site, and some commercial shops and
restaurants are farther west at Deerfield Parkway and Weiland Road.
Chairman Ottenheimer asked if this landscape plan is preliminary or if it will be the final plan.
Mr. Klonoski stated it is final to the extent that there are some existing species not yet shown on
the plan and they have yet to research if they are capable of being transplanted. If they are, they
will do so. The plan is final to the extent that what is shown meets the code and they would not
do anything less than that and if they can enhance it by using those more mature trees, they will.
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT—None
FUTURE AGENDA SCHEDULE
Mr. Pfeil stated the next meeting will be held on April 18, 2007.
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS—None
STAFF REPORT—None
NEW BUSINESS—None
ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Commissioner Kenski-Sroka, seconded by Commissioner Bocek and carried
unanimously to adjourn. Chairman Ottenheimer adjourned the meeting at 7:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Fay Rubin, Recording Secretary
APPROVED BY:
LESTER OTTENHEIMER, Chair