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1984-02-15 - Plan Commission - Minutes REGULAR MEETING BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION Trammell Crow Retail Center - Arlington Heights and Lake Cook Roads February 15, 1984 Chairman Shields called the regular meeting to order at 7:43 P.M. in the Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard, Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Commissioners Present: Chairman Shields Mr. Goldspiel Mrs. Reid Mr. Krug Mr. Goldberg Mr. Musfeldt Commissioners Absent: Mrs. Sheldon Mr. Davis Mrs. Kaszubowski Also Present Mr. T. Beechick, Developer, Trammell Crow Mr. T. Barrett, Developer, Trammell Crow Mr. A. Olsen, Architect, Trammell Crow Mr. D. Miller, Traffic Analyst, Trammell Crow Ms. S. Best, Traffic Analyst, Trammell Crow Mr. R. Gudmundson, Engineer, Trammell Crow Mr. T. Farley, Landscaper, Trammell Crow Mr. & J. Mrs. Mason, 20 Whitehall Ct. , Buffalo Grove Mrs. VanStan, 6 Whitehall Ct. , Buffalo Grove Mrs. M. L. Shields, 1016 Whitehall, Buffalo Grove Mr. R. Anderson, 9 Whitehall Ct. , Buffalo Grove Mr. S. Stone, Village Trustee Mr. J. Truesdell, Village Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES Moved by Commissioner Goldspiel, seconded by Commissioner Reid to approve the February 1, 1984 Regular Meeting minutes. Page 3, last paragraph change "be pavement" to "an access road", page 4, paragraph 12 change "all public streets" to " a public street". Approval was unanimous and the motion passed. COMMITTEE REPORTS None LIAISON REPORTS None TRAMMEL CROW RETAIL CENTER - LAKE-COOK AND ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ROADS Chairman Shields explained to the audience that this was a workshop and not a public hearing. He then went over the format the meeting would take. Mr. Truesdell referred to his February 9, 1984 memo to the Plan Commission titled Trammell Crow Retail Center - Arlington Heights and Lake-Cook Roads. Point 2, the developers have agreed to make the necessary changes. The bike path should be required to be extended along this site. The one approved originally for the office park, on the east property line, will still be extended. Mr. Beechick reviewed the history of the site stating it is an 8.8 acre retail property. Mr. Barrett noted they are working on a final lease negotiation with Dominick's which will be for 61,000 square feet of food and drug space. There is an additional 29,000square feet of retail space. They feel they have a very saleable product that is appropriate for this location. Currently this site is zoned for business on 5.5 of the 8.8 acres. Their concern has been that they protect the front door of the Trammell Crow development. Mr. Olson stated they have worked with Trammell Crow on similar projects and are involved with the property to the east of this site. He presented renderings and elevations of the buildings. Signage would be controlled and managed through a narrow band. The face brick would be put completely around the building, that is on the sides and back. Mr. Farley showed renderings of the landscape plan and explained it. There is a greater density of planting materials and the trees are 3" to 5" trunk width. They could be upgraded from this size depending on the price at the time of purchase. They will provide the most screening from the Lake-Cook side of the project. The back and the Arlington Heights Road side of the project will have a softer look. There could be raised or free standing planters to break up the front of the store. There would be a 4 foot hedge to screen the parking lot from Lake Cook Road. Ms. Best explained that they took a traffic count at Arlington Heights and Lake Cook Roads and at the drives of the site. Arlington Heights Road has a 35 foot south bound turn lane to the side. Lake Cook Road has a 35 foot drive entrance which will come up to the front of the store. The circulation drive into the office center can be used to get behind the store. The 100 foot south turn lane will be maintained as well as the west turning lane. The left turn lane on Lake-Cook Road will be a back to back lane. Mr. Barrett noted the large arches on the building are for the entrance and exit of Dominick's. The store sign is on a band of masonry, below that would be a sloping shingle roof. It will be strictly a Dominick operation. The north west corner of the building will have an access door for an office. They will get the type of tenant or business for this portion so that there will not be a problem with traffic. The drive behind the eastern commercial is 30 feet wide. They feel there will be no problems in that area with traffic. Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Regular Meeting February 15, 1984 - Page 2 Mr. Gudmundson stated the entire site drops from the south west corner to the north east corner. The parking area and buildings will drop slightly to facilitate the drainage from the parking lot. The parking lot will be below the curb line along Lake-Cook Road. Mr. Farley stated the berm behind the store is essentially a double berm five feet to six feet high. They propose to leave the parking row ends with trees in staggered locations for visibility. Eventually the trees will be a significant size and if aligned on every island would block the view of the store. Putting grass planters at the island ends can create a maintenance problem. Ms. Best stated they felt very little traffic will be coming from the west. They did not feel that much traffic will be shifted onto Lake-Cook Road from Dundee Road. Trustee Stone felt Dominick's could be a substantial anchor for establishing other business in that location. Mr. Truesdell stated that regarding site distance at Lake-Cook and Arlington Heights Roads it may be necessary to move a couple of the trees on Lake-Cook Road because they create a visual distraction. Commissioner Goldspiel felt there should be a right turn deceleration lane on Arlington Heights Road. Staff will review this. Chairman Shields called a recess at 9:22 P.M. and reconvened the meeting at 9:34 P.M. Mr. Mason presented a petition signed by 110 residents of Buffalo Grove which stated their concerns. There was discussion concerning how pedestrain safety at the intersection could be improved and it was suggested the best way was a push button light signal that would give a longer green. Mrs. VanStan was concerned with the traffic when Route 53 is joined with Lake-Cook Road. Mr. Anderson noted that the children going to the pools and creek would be walking along the bike path across the entrance to the site and this should be taken into consideration. He feels there are many safety problems involved with the plan. Moved by Commissioner Goldberg, seconded by Commissioner Krug, the plan be scheduled for a public hearing. Discussion: Commissioner Goldspiel suggested an auxiliary traffic signal at one of the entrances to the center or prohibit a left turn onto Lake-Cook Road. Mr. Barrett stated they did not have enough traffic to warrant the light. They Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Regular Meeting February 15, 1984 - Page 3 did not look favorably on preventing left hand turns. Commissioner Goldberg suggested that before the public hearing the applicant consider the traffic problems. Mrs. Shields noted that the residents of the area did not want a grocery store in that location. They did not feel it was compatible with the residential area. Mrs. Reid explained that the original plan provided for less commercial acreage. She feels the office space could be further reduced or the Village should go back to the smaller retail concept. Mr. Barrett noted that Dominick's will eventually move their present store out of its location. They feel this site is a good one for their new store. Commissioner Goldspiel would like to see the applicant address itself to the traffic and specifically consider the drive in front of the side entrance portion. He would like attention given to the islands at the ends of the parking lanes. THE VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Goldspiel, Reid, Krug, Goldberg, Musfeldt NAYES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Commissioners Sheldon, Davis, Kaszubowski The motion passed 5 - 0. FUTURE AGENDA There will be a public hearing on the Pizza Hut on March 7, 1984. Trammell Crow Retail Center public hearing could be scheduled for March 14, 1984 if all the necessary paperwork is in. There was a quorum problem for the regular meeting of March 21, 1984. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Commissioner Goldspiel, seconded by Commissioner Goldberg that the meeting be adjourned. The vote was unanimously in favor and Chairman Shields adjourned the meeting at 10:23 P.M. Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Regular Meeting February 15, 1984 - Page 4 Respectfully submitted, Kathleen Comer Recording Secretary APPROVED BY: ,--3 Patrick Shields Chairman Buffalo Grove Plan Commission Regular Meeting February 15, 1984 - Page 5