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TO: DAVID STRAHL, ACTING VILLAGE MANAGER
FROM: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DATE: APRIL 16, 2015
SUBJECT: WITHDRAWAL OF PZ -21-14 / 2806 BRIARWOOD DR. W / VARIATION
REQUEST TO LOT COVERAGE
Upon further review of the Petitioner's request, it was determined that the variation request to allow an
overall lot coverage of 48.07% is no longer needed. Based on the Village Engineer's review of the
subject property, the wood deck is different from a typical deck in that there is no impervious weed
barrier beneath it and drains directly into Lake Briarwood. Therefore, the wood deck is not considered
impervious surface and should not be counted towards the lot coverage calculations. The overall lot
coverage calculation excluding the deck is 44.74% and does not require a variation as it is under the
45% permitted. Consequently, the request for a variation is no longer necessary and should be
withdrawn from the April 21St meeting agenda.
Since the Variation request appeared before the Planning and Zoning Commission and Village Board in
2014, the Petitioner removed the wood deck and has cooperated with the Village Engineer to address
concerns regarding the Village Floodplain Regulations. The attached memo from the Village Engineer
summarizes what has taken place since 2014.
The Petitioner would like to reinstall the wood deck. Staff has no objections to the Petitioner reinstalling
the wood deck, provided it is consistent with the attached site plan prepared by George Simoulis dated
06/02/2014 and a building permit from the Village is issued for the concrete block patio and wood deck.
No further permitting from any outside agency is required.
Please forward this memorandum and attachments to the Village Board for their review at their April 21,
2015 meeting. Staff will be present to answer any questions related to this matter.
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Mount Prospect Public Works Department
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TO- DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSUELO ANDRADE
FROM: PROJECT ENGINEER CHUCK LINDELOF
DATE: APRIL 16, 2015
SUBJECT: PZ -14-2014; SEAWALL, PATIO & BOARDWALK
(2806 BRIARWOOD DRIVE WEST
In 2011, Mr. Andy Kalinowski of 2806 Briarwood Drive West obtained a permit to build a sea
wall for the purpose of bank stabilization. In April of 2012, the wall was inspected and approved;
no fill was placed behind the wall, and floodwaters from Lake Briarwood could freely pass
through weep holes in the wall, preserving the existing floodplain storage volume.
In October of 2012 Public Works approved the design for a patio to be installed along the back
property line/bank of Lake Briarwood. The permit was later denied by Community Development
because the proposed patio violated the rear yard setback.
Although no permits were issued, Mr. Kalinowski installed the patio and the boardwalk across
the top of the sea wall. In 2014 Mr. Kalinowski attempted to obtain an after -the -fact permit for
the patio and deck. While the Code had been amended to eliminate the setback requirements
along the lake, the patio and boardwalk exceeded the maximum allowable lot coverage.
Through various discussions, emails, and meetings, culminating in a meeting on January 9,
2015 at Village Hall, attended by Mayor Juracek, Mr. Andy Kalinowski, Bill Cooney, and Chuck
Lindelof, it was determined that the following issues must be explored -
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xplored:
1. Compliance with other agency permitting requirements (Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) and the Illinois Department of Natural
Resources (IDNR))
2. Compliance with the Village floodplain regulations as detailed in Chapter 22 of the
Village Code
3. Compliance with lot coverage restrictions as detailed in Chapter 14 of the Village
Code
Item 1 (MWRD & IDNR Compliance): Mr. Dan Feltes, in charge of administering the MWRD's
Watershed Management Ordinance confirmed that since the work was completed before the
new WMO became effective, the work is considered as "existing" by the MWRD, and so does
not require a permit from the MWRD.
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PZ -14-2014; 2806 Briarwood Drive West
April 16, 2015
Lake Briarwood is mapped as "Zone A" on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). No
floodway has been established or recognized by IDNR, so IDNR does not require a permit. In
lieu of determining the floodway, the Village conservatively applied IDNR's floodway regulations
to Lake Briarwood. The permitted sea wall would be covered under IDNR's "Regional Permit
No. 9", so no additional review or permitting was required. The boardwalk was installed on top
of the wall, encroaching no further into the floodplain of Lake Briarwood than the original wall.
Because the boardwalk has no impact beyond that of the original sea wall covered by Regional
Permit No. 9, no additional review or permitting was required.
Item 2 (Village Floodplain Compliance) : Mr. Kalinowski hired Bono Consulting, Inc. to
resurvey the property, and compare the floodplain storage currently provided to that available in
2005, the date of the previous survey, and the conditions prior to the construction of the sea
wall, patio and boardwalk. The survey identified the Base Flood Elevation, and confirmed that
the work completed complies with the Village's floodplain storage requirements:
Fill Placed = 197.16 ft3
Compensatory Storage Required = 1.5 x 197.16 ft3 = 295.74 ft3
Total Cut/Storage Provided = 420.71 ft3 > 295.74 ft3 ok
It should be noted that Mr. Kalinowski removed the boardwalk in December. The survey
included the ground elevations behind the seawall, and under the boardwalk, and confirmed that
this area remains free of fill, and accessible as floodplain storage.
Item 3 (Lot Coverage Compliance): The lot coverage restrictions consider two different
issues: impact to drainage caused by the impervious surface represented by lot coverage, and
the amount of greenspace on a site. A boardwalk would typically be considered as a deck.
Because impervious weed barriers are often placed below decks, a deck would normally be
considered as impervious for drainage considerations. However, the boardwalk in question is
partly over, and drains directly into Lake Briarwood. Consequently, from a purely drainage
perspective, we would not consider the boardwalk as impervious, or to count against lot
coverage. We defer to Community Development regarding the boardwalk and greenspace
determinations.
In summary, the sea wall, patio, and boardwalk require no further permitting from any outside
agency, meet the Village's floodplain regulations, and do not adversely impact the drainage of
the area. Public Works has no further objections.
Please feel free to call if you have any questions.
Chuck Lindelof
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