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1975-06-25 - Plan Commission - Minutes WORKSHOP SESSION BUFFALO GROVE PLAN COMMISSION Crossings June 25, 1975 Chairman Carl Genrich called the meeting to order at 8:20 p.m. June 25, 1975, in the Municipal Building, 50 Raupp Boulevard. Commissioners Present: Chairman Genrich Mr. Haarr Mr. Mendenhall Mr. Harris Mr. Keister Mr. Goldspiel Mr. Jacobs Commissioners Absent: Mr. Shields Also Present: Mr. Bill Balling Mr. Andrew McPherson, Otis and Associates Mr. Norman Wolf, Lake County Regional Planning Commission Crossings Mr. McPherson presented the revised site plan for the change in development plans for Phase II of The Crossings. He stated that the main loop street had been relocated to make a curvature. Lots with splayed sideyards had been introduced and every lot has some open area that it is related to. Lot size is a minimum of 6,000 feet. The designs for the houses will be presented to the Appearance Commission. The price range of these houses will be from S55,000 to $72,000. No rectangular lot will be narrower than 60 feet. Commissioner Jacobs asked if the people backing up to the lake area will be allowed to put up fences, if they desire. Mr. McPherson replied that no final plan has been made in this regard. Commissioner Goldspiel inquired if there was a covenant preventing a homeowner in The Crossings from erecting a fence. Mr. McPherson stated that the covenant will not allow a fence to be erected unless it is approved by the Association. Until the Association becomes active, the Richards Group would have to approve or disapprove a fence. Several of the commissioners stated they felt it extremely important that if the homeowners felt they needed a fence to maintain their privacy, they be allowed to erect one. Mr. McPherson replied that he will express this interest strongly. Commissioner Goldspiel inquired if the street in this phase will be a dedicated street. Mr. McPherson replied that they do not dedicate internal streets. The streets in the townhouse area are private and maintained by the Association. Plan Commission Page 2 June 25, 1975 Commissioner Keister asked if there would be sidewalks. Mr. McPherson stated that they had not provided for sidewalks internally. They are trying to maintain a rural atmosphere. Commissioner Keister stated he felt there should be a bicycle path and walkway in the area between the single family homes and townhouses. Mr. McPherson stated they will have a paved area extending from the street separating the townhouses and single family homes on the south to the lake. In response to a question from Mr. Balling, Mr. McPherson stated the lot depth will range from 100 to 110 to 140 feet. Commissioner Goldspiel asked about Long Grove boundaries and Mr. McPherson stated that there is a 250 foot buffer strip. This was the sole agreement made with Long Grove. Commissioner Goldspiel asked if the lake would be filled to the present dimensions most of the time. Mr. McPherson replied that the level of the lake will be maintained by flowing water from the stream and dams. The entire area will drain into the lake and go into the stream after the crest has passed. There is a possibility of a 4 foot drop. The land on the north, west and south sides of the lake is bermed. He added that he saw no chance of the adjoining lots flooding. Mr. McPherson stated that if, in the future, the market still was not good for townhouses and a reduction in overall density was necessary, they could continue the street down to the southwest corner with cul-de-sacs and complete another 50 or 60 single family homes. If j they had to reduce the density even further, they have a plan that would take in another 30. • I Mr. Marienthal asked if they could rotate the townhouse at the end of the street separating the townhouses from the single family houses down to open up the area. Mr. McPherson stated they would do this. Mr. McPherson stated he would present the Plan Commission with 15 sets of the master plan including the building change and 15 sets of this at 50 scale. Chairman Genrich set the Public Hearing date for The Crossings for July 16, 1975. Lake County Regional Planning Commission Mr. Wolf stated he is with the Lake County Regional Planning Commission working with the transportation planning which is presently going on in Lake County. He stated that the Lake County Commission has met with the RTA planners to discuss what they wanted and what they thought of the routes planned. He added that they have worked closely with them and the RTA seems extremely receptive to Lake County's suggestions. Mr. Wolf presented the proposed budget for 1976 which the RTA put out. One of the routes in it is a proposed Arlington Heights to Waukegan bus route. They think it will go from Arlington Heights Road up to Route 83 to Washington over to Waukegan. The Lake County Commission Plan Commission Page 3 June 25, 1975 sent a letter to the RTA suggesting the exact route they would like to have and made a recommendation that the route between Mundelein and Waukegan be among their priorities. The RTA put the proposed route in the budget. Mr. Wolf stated that the Transit Development Program is actually a five-year budget of needs for Lake County. It indicates the area of needs, what should be done each year for each area, the cost, and anticipated sources of revenue. The reason for the TDP is that UMTA made the requirement that the metropolitan areas in order to get funds for assistance would have to have several kinds of studies made. These are: 1. 1995 or Long-Range Plan. 2. Short-Range Transit Development Program for an eight-county area. 3. Local TDP' s conducted by communities, counties, etc. Mr. Wolf presented the following charts showing the things they will be doing in Lake County: 1. Short-Range Express Bus System - Intercity bus system connecting major cities in Lake County. 2. Long-Range Commuter Rail System - Shows existing Northwestern and Milwaukee Road. 3. Chart showing the number of people commuting from communities to Lake-Cook Road. 4. Proposed feeder bus routes for village of Round Lake. 5. Potential local bus systems - Shows communities that could support a feeder bus service. Mr. Wolf stated they are considering basically three or four different types of service: 1. Feeder bus to commuter station 2. System of loop routes (This a longer ride) 3. Fixed routes for each area He added that the dial-a-bus concept will be their major focus. They will look very carefully at a shared ride system for communities. Right now they are studying how may people they might be able to carry on this service. Plaza Verde Plat Approval Mr. Balling stated that Mr. Seaberg did not think it was necessary for the elevation or concrete monuments to be shown. The commissioners agreed that the monuments should be shown. When these are shown, they will sign the plat. Wheeling Comprehensive Plan Mr. Balling summarized the comparison between Wheeling' s Comprehensive Plan and Buffalo Grove' s. He stated that their's is a tentative and Plan Commission Page 4 June 25, 1975 unapproved plan. The industrial area on their plan is in direct violation with ours. He added that the industrial park is an integral part of our plan. Arlington Heights Comprehensive Plan Mr. Balling stated that the main inconsistency in this plan is that the area north of Dundee and east of Arlington Heights Road they have marked commercial and multi-family and we have it as high density and low density PUD. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, nda Isonhart Recording Secretary APPROVED: • Carl Genrich,Chairman