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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/21/1987 MPPC MinutesMINUTES of the REGULAR MEETING of the MOUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION OCTOBER 21, 1987 CALL TO GORIER The regular meeting of the Mount Prospect Plan Commission was called to order by Chairman Donald Weibel at 8:00 P.M. at the Village Ball, 100 ,youth Emerson St., Mount Prospect, Illinois. ROLL CALL Present upon Roll Call: Absent: Village Staff Present Press Staff Present VOTING PROCEDURE Frank Boege Tom Borrelli Frank Bre i tsame ter Lynn Kloster Torn McGovern Errol Richardson Louis Velasco Donald Weibel, Chairman i ng Wang Michael Sims, Staff Planner Doris Folkl, Mount Prospect Times Mr. Velasco advised Commission members that the Village Board had considered a "rotating method" for :roll call voting. This avoids placing pressure upon the alphabetically first member of the Commission when such votes are taken. He requested that the Plan Commission entertain such a procedure. The Chairman opinioned that it was acceptable to him if other Commission members concurred, No opposition was expressed and the Chairman directed the ,Secretary to follow this practice., APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Kloster's motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 7, 1987 was ,seconded by Mr. Boege . All members voted Aye and Chairman Weibel declared the r-4 flutes approved. SUBDIVISIONS Lake Center Plaza was petitioning for a Development Code modifi- cation to allow a 4:1 slope for the detention facility, They were also seeking approval of the final plat of subdivision. PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES FACE 2 OCTOBER 21, 1987 .Staff recommended approval Plat subJect to the attainment of 1) a corrected linen showing changes requested by the village Engineer and, 2) formal receipt of signatures or approval noti f icat ions from the utilities. Mandy 'Thomas, of the Alter Croup - the developer, stated that since the Preliminary Plat had been approved, minor changes had been made in Lot #1 along with a few other small items, Lots #1- 8 are proposed for Industrial use, with -1:1 being scheduled for offices* Lots #12 & 13 are the detention basins. Mr. Boege noted that during the last severe rain storm, this area was completely under water and he questioned the adequacy of the detention facilities. Alter's engineer responded that most of that standing water had flowed in from other areas and that their basins were designed to handle the 11:100 year ra in,s" . The developer understands that he must maintain the detention basin and slopes, Mr. Boege moved, and Mr. Richardson seconded, that the 4: 1 detention basin slope modification be approved. The vote was 8 ,dye, and the Chairman declared, the motion passed and that the Commission's recommendation be passed to the village Board. Mr. Borrelli Introduced a motion, which was seconded by Mr. Richardson, that the Final plat. of Subdivision be approved sub J ect to the attainment of the necessary approvals from the Utilities and with the understanding that the Chairman and. Secretary will defer the affixation of plan Commission approval signatures until that requirement is met. Mr. Velasco asked if this was a PUD and was advised that it was not. Mr. 'Thomas Mated that, at one time, this area had been part of a pre -annexation agreement, but such agreement had now expired. All members voted in favor of the motion, and the Chairman declared it passed and that this recommendation should be forwarded to the village Board. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Community Develop ent: No report. Mr . Velasco discussed the availability of flood insurance, noting that while literature explaining these programs is readily ob- tainable, the general public is not well informed on this issue. He suggested that the Village should consider notifying Mount Prospect residents about this coverage PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES PAGE 3 OCTOBER 21, 1987 B. Comprehensive Plan: No report. Distribution was made of BDDRC' s Comprehen- sive omprehen-- sive Plan recommendations for the downtown area. Revisions were marked with a him l i hter, pen; unmarked text remained unchanged :From the current version. C. Development Code: No report. D. Text Amendment*0 No report, Mr. Velasco suggested that the Commission review the text amendments recently proposed by Staff. Mr. Park is also requesting Plan Commission input. Velasco thought some recommendations were very good, but that others were very general and should be made more specific. chairman Weibel advised that the Commission should set a review timetable if the Board approves Mr. Park's proposal. This will be put on the agenda for the next Plan Commission meeting. OLD BUSINESS Constitution Bi -Centennial committee: Don Weibel reported that the "biggest party" at Randhurst was very successful with over 600 persons in attendance. They are currently working on plans for a dinner near Thanksgiving Day, the proceeds of which will benefit the poor and needy; this is part of a national program. NEW BUSINESS "Vacant Pro erties : Area # 150 Evaluation of this area was carried over from last meeting in order to allow commission members to make onsite inspections, Don Weibel commented that there were very few undeveloped sites in this area, that the usage was poorly planned and occupancy was very congested. Mr. Richardson advised the Commission of a Des Plaines/Mount Prospect annexation agreement which limited Mount Prospect to annexation of areas north of oakton Street, The Comprehensive Plan is silent ro l ative to Area #15, but since it is within the 1-1/2 mile None, we can recommend land use. Don Weibel suggested Light Industrial. Chairman Weibel directed Mr. Sims to investigate the annexation agreement and also to determine if the Des Plaines comprehensive Plan discussed this area. Response to these items will be added to the agenda :For the next Plan Commission meeting, PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES PACE 4 OCTOBER 21, 1987 BDDRC tin Louis Velasco complained that he had never received00 �promised materials prior to the last BDDRC meeting. p Board Louis reported that Mr. Park advised that video tapes a� B meetings are o available to Plan, Commission, given authority to deal with Hemphill for TIF 01 and the time schedule for this project became a main topic of discussion. BDDRC will begin study of 'TIP' N2. an area located south of Central Road, west of Route 83 and northeast of Northwest Highway. Louis also discussed the TIF schedule and target dates. QUESTIONS and COMMENTS Mire Sims reported that the parr a Sh,area is going to have a OWN big clock installed as part of the ,facade program. The name will be changed to Pros, Pla.ce.He also advised that the Village Board had requested the developer of Harvest Homes to move the location of certain out lots. Thus, this layout will now be different fr oma the Plat approved by the Plan Commission. Don Weibel observed that the Hoard had overridden the Plan Commission's recommendations and had approved the parkway paving as requested by Francis Cadillac. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meet - Ing adjourned at 9:04 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Thomas L. Borrelli, ,Secretary