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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/22/2005 P&Z minutes 36-05 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION CASE NO. PZ-36-05 Hearing Date: September 22,2005 PETITIONER: Chicago Signs, on behalf of Bed Bath & Beyond PUBLICATION DATE: September 7, 2005 REQUEST: Variation - oversized wall sign MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Arlene Juracek Joseph Donnelly Leo Floros Marlys Haaland Ronald Roberts Richard Rogers Keith Youngquist MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT: Jill Baty, Planning Intern Judith Connolly, AICP, Senior Planner Bill Cooney, AICP, Director, Community Development Ellen Divita, Deputy Director, Community Development INTERESTED PARTIES: George Vytlacil Chairperson Arlene Juracek called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Richard Rogers moved to approve the minutes of the August 25, 2005 meeting and Ronald Roberts seconded the motion. The motion was approved 5- 0; Marlys Haaland and Chairperson Juracek abstained from the vote. After hearing one case, Chairperson Juracek introduced Case No. PZ-36-05, a Variation request to install an oversized wall sign. She said that the Planning & Zoning Commission's decision was final for the request. Judy Connolly, Senior Planner, summarized the case. She said that the Subject Property is located at the northeast comer of Rand and Elmhurst Roads, between Kensington Road and Euclid Avenue, and contains a regional shopping mall with multiple outlots. She said that the Subject Property is zoned B3 Community Shopping PUD and is bordered to the north by single-family residential, to the east by the RX Single Family District, to the west by the RX & Rl Single-Family Districts and the B4 Corridor Commercial District, and to the south by the B3 and B4 Commercial Districts and the RX Single Family District. The Petitioner's tenant space, the former Circuit City store, is located along the west elevation of the mall, and is setback approximately 400' from Elmhurst Road. Ms. Connolly said that the Petitioner's exhibits call for two new wall signs to be installed on the north and west elevations of the building. She said the proposed Bed Bath & Beyond wall signs include white text placed over a black tile background. She showed an example of an existing store that is the same as the Petitioner's proposal. Ms. Connolly reported that the Sign Code allows signs to cover 50% of the signable area, up to 150 square feet. She said that Staff reviewed the proposal and found that the wall sign for the west elevation exceeds the maximum square footage permitted by the Village's Sign Code. However, the size of the wall sign proposed for the north elevation complies with Sign Code regulations. Therefore, the Petitioner is seeking a Variation to allow a 289 sq. ft. wall sign on the west elevation of the building. . '"""""''''''-O-'''"''V~''';'''''"''>''''''O,~'''''~='''"",''';'=''H~'~,:,,,,,,;c,,,=,,-,,==,,,,,,,,':=';;':,""''!';'''''"_:'''''''''~'?'~''''n:''''':"N:""^".=_<<'''.'''''''',,,,,,c<',,,,,,,~,,,,,_~_ Arlene Jurcek, Acting Chair Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting September 22, 2005 PZ-36-05 Page 2 Ms. Connolly summarized the standards for a Variation and said that the west elevation of the building measures slightly more than 60 linear feet and the signable area measures approximately 673 sq. ft. The Petitioner is seeking relief from code regulations that limit the maximum size of a wall sign to 150 square feet and would like to install a sign that measures 289 square feet, which is 43% of the signable area. In the past, the Village has granted Variations for larger wall signs when businesses were located a significant distance from the right-of-way and had large front elevations. Ms. Connolly said that the table in the Staff Report provided details on Variations for wall signs that were approved since 1993. Ms. Connolly said that the table indicates that the proposed wall sign would cover a significant amount of the signable area. However, the size of the Bed, Bath & Beyond sign would not be uncharacteristic in comparison to other oversized signs approved by the Village or wall signs currently found at Randhurst. In addition, the Petitioner's store is setback approximately 400' from the road, which is a condition typical of other wall signs that obtained Variations for larger wall signs. Based on this analysis, Staff recommends that the Planning & Zoning Commission approve the following motion: "To approve the proposed 289 sq. ft. wall sign for the west elevation of Bed Bath & Beyond as submitted by the Petitioner, for the tenant space 999 N. Elmhurst Road, Case No. PZ-36-05." George Vytlacil, Chicago Sign Company, 26 W 535 St. Charles Road, Wheaton, IL, was sworn in. He said that the Staff presentation was very thorough and described the request very well. He said he would answer questions from the Commissioners. Richard Rogers asked Mr. Vytlacil to clarifY the color scheme for the proposed wall signs. Mr. Vytlacil said the colors would be very similar to the colors used at the Chicago Ridge Mall, which was the picture used in Staffs presentation. He said the letters would be white, placed on a black tile background. Mr. Rogers clarified that the black tile was considered part of the building elevation and not the sign. Chairperson Juracek summarized the case and stated that the proposal was typical of signs used at other Bed Bath & Beyond stores. She said the Variation request was similar to other Variations requests reviewed by the Commission. She asked if anyone in the audience had questions or wanted to address the Commission. As there were none, she closed the Public Hearing at 8pm. Richard Rogers made a motion to approve the proposed 289 sq. ft. wall sign for the west elevation of Bed Bath & Beyond as submitted by the Petitioner, for the tenant space 999 N. Elmhurst Road, Case No. PZ-36-05 because the store is setback 400' from the street and because the size ofthe sign is similar to other wall signs at Randhurst; Keith Youngquist seconded the motion. UPON ROLL CALL: AYES: Donnelly, Floros, Haaland, Roberts, Rogers, Youngquist, and Juracek NAYS: None Motion was approved 7-0. After hearing two more cases, Richard Rogers made a motion to adjourn at 9 pm, seconded by Ronald Roberts. The motion was approved by a voice vote and the meeting was adjourned. Judith M. 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