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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/01/1987 MPPC MinutesMINUTES of the REGULAR MEETING of the MOUNT PROSPECT PLAN COMMISSION APRIL 11 1987 CALL To ORDER 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 Hall, Zoo South Emerson 8t., Mount Prospect, Illinois, ROLL CALL Present upon Roll Call: Tom Borrelli Prank Boege Lynn Kloster Toms McGovern Errol Richardson Louie Velasco, 'ing Wang Donald Weibel, Chairman Absent. Frank Bre itsameter Vi l lage ,Matt Present : Stere Park, Director of Planning & Toning Michael Sims, star f Planner APPROVAL OF MINUTES Although the Secretary had delivered the completed minutes, :from the March 1.8, 1987 meeting, to the Village Clerk by March 25, the Clerk did not distribute them with the usual pre --meeting mailing of the agenda, Mr. Sims stated that they were waiting to include the Village Board minutes with the Plan Commission minutes, but since the Board minutes were not ready in time, neither set of minutes were available ;dor mailing prior to this meeting. The Plan Commission minutes were distributed Just prior to the start of this meeting and the Chairman allowed a few minutes for each member to review them. Mr. Weibel requested amendment of the last paragraph on page 5 to read: He cited that ,sometimes we are regarded as a "rubber stamp" body, It had read that often... Mr. Kloster's motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of March 18, 1987 (as amended) was seconded by Mr. Richardson, Seven members noted Aye with one pass, Chairman Weibel declared the amended minutes approved. SUBDIVISIONS ;Brentwood Subdivision The petitioner, The Hoffman Croup, Inc. was represented by its Vice -President, William E. Griffin. They were requesting: 1) approval of the final plat which subdivided the site into 96 single family lots with two outlots, and 2 ) Development Code modification allowing detention areas closer than 75 feet to two of the buildings. Mr. Griffin stated that the commercial area at the northeast corner of Foundry and Wolf Roads was not included i n this request, as they had not purchased that site. In response to Mr. Weibel's question regarding fencing around the detention areas, Mr. Griffin stated that no fencing is proposed, as they believe the fencing is not a reasonable deterrent. He felt the slope of the inclines do not make these area a hazard. The builder plans to add benches, ;landscaping and other amenities to the detention areas to make them attractive sites. .Fences will be erected along the east side of this property along the railroad and Commonwealth Edison's rights-of-way. The MSD "loo year flood factor" was used in their calculations for the detention areas. It was noted that such areas did not flood last year during the heavy storms, however, the builder is not putting basements in homes within the ;flood plain area. Mr. Boege moved, and Mr. Richardson seconded,, that the Commission approve the construction of the detention basins closer that 75 feet to certain of the structures to be erected on this site. Seven members voted ,dye, with one Nay. The Chairman declared the modification approved. Mr. Weibel then offered. Mr. Borrelli the opportunity to explain his Nay vote. Mr. Borrelli stated that he was not convinced that the placement of these basins offered enough protection against possible flood hazard, especially because of the proximity of the flood plain, and that, the fact that the builder was not offering basements in the homes closest to the basins supported his concern. Mr. Kloster moved, and Mr. Richardson seconded, that this final plat of subdivision be approved, and that the Chairman and Secretary be authorized to sign it. The vote was seven to one in favor of the motion. The Chairman and. Secretary then .signed the plat. PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES PACE 3 APRIL 1, 1.987 COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Community Development: No report by Committee Chairman Richardson, Mr. Park announced the ' HUD had notified the Village that final approval, was given for a 1.987--88 Block - rant Funding amount that was $3,000 less than requested. A reduction will be made in the amount for single family rehabilitation services. The Village Board adopted the Plan Commission recommendation and funded NWCS for the same amount as the current year, B. Comprehensive Plan No report by Chairman McGovern, Mr. Park offered the following comments regarding future planning. "The issue, he ,said, "was not how much we will grow, but how we will regrow". Park identified several ,areas which he thinks are "soft" and sugges- ted that these may need to be re -studied and varied from the 1981 Plan, Mr. Weibel said that the Commission would like to get more involved with ,such issues in the future, He recommended that the Plan Commission consider these "soft" areas as well, as vacant sites, He further suggested that we divide these areas into sections, so members can .inspect them, and then discuss each, one section at a time. Mr. Park would review and interpret the ,proposed and potential uses for conformance, Mr . Velasco requested two things from the Staff,: 1.) a map highlighting such areas, and 2 significant Input from Staff on Commission recommendations for these locations, Mr. Borrelli recommended that revision of the Comprehensive Weibel concurred, Mr. Kloster asked If the Plan usage classification, Mr. Park recommends a zoning change, but its Mr. Weibel re -affirmed that pensive elan ,Jurisdiction. we do not hold up the current Plan for this study; Chairman Commission can legally change the responded that the Commission it is the board who must act upon such studies .fall within Compre PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES APRIL 1, 1987 PAGE 4 C Development Code : No report by Chairman Kloster . Mr. Park said that the Village wi l 1 be process i ng some Development Code changes regarding: 1.) bond- ing for financial guarantees, 2) the correctness of the 75' detention basin setback, and 3) Landscape Plan requirements an ordinance may be drawn up for this. D, Te xt Amendment: No report by Chairman Velasco. Some text amendments currently under shady were noted by Mr. Park. Among these are : 1) a policy on churches .and schools in residential areas, 2) Clarification of height measurement on residen- tial esidentical buildings, 3) removal of fee structure from the zoning ordinance, and 4) a new parking regulation section for the zoning ordinance,, Copies of these proposed changes will be given to the Plan Commission before they are finalized. OLD BUSINESS A. Bi -Centennial Celebration Committee: Don Weibel said the Village approved the Committee $5,340 budget request* 45 persons attended the recent Kick-off Breakfast --an event which generated many enthusiastic responses. He noted that Brentwood Subdivision is the first new subdivision where streets are named with names commemorative of the Constitution and he thanked Mr. Sims for following up on his suggestion. Mr. Boege moved, and Mr. Velasco seconded, a motion officially commending the Hoffman Group, Inc. for naming Brentwood streets with names ref lect ive of the Constitution and the Bi -Centennial celebration. The motion was approved by acclamation, Mr. Weibel will send the builder a Letter of congratulations. B. Public Notice requirements for Vacated Properties* The Staff had reviewed the text which the Plan Commission had suggested and presented an alternative wording. Mr. Kloster noted that this staff revision eliminated any ,site sign ostin , which,, he stated, was the original idea behind his proposal.. He added that if we were to accept the Staff's recommendation, a text revision wouldn't be required. Mr. Boege expressed the opinion that because of the low occurr- ence of such vacations, the sign posting requirement ,should not be a big problem or require an excessive amount of time. Mr . Park then explained the posture of the Village. The Plan P +... AN COMMISSION MINUTES P A'. E Y APRIL 1, 1987 Commission discussed several alternatives, and what constitutes an "appropriate notice". Mr. Richardson offered that the commis - Sion might want to present both ideas to the village Board and let them decide. Mr. Kloster made a motion, which Mr. Boege seconded, that sign posting be required for such, vacations, that the proposed text revert bask to the original recommendation of the Plan Commis- sion, and further, that using such, text as a guideline, a ,proposal be given to the board for modification of the Develop- ment evelop-- ment code to provide for sign posting on properties to be vacated, in addition to the normal notifications placed In local newspapers. The vote was 7--0 with one pass; Chairman Weibel declared the amvtion passed . NEW BUSINESS Binge Mr. Park's scheduled presentation on Land Use had actually been discussed as a part of several. Committee Reports, no further comments were offered at this time. QUESTIONS and COMMENT, Mr. Sims responded to a statement made at the prior meeting that the village board minutes showed a Plan, Commission recommendation that was different than the one actually passed for the Mini -Mart sub -division. He said that the Staff had conveyed the correct wording to the Board but that the Board minutes were wrong. The Board approved closing of the two driveways closest to the intersection, allowing the Golf road entrance to remain the same width, but reducing the Busse Road driveway 81 to allow for additional parking. Mr. McGovern announced that the Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting originally ,scheduled for immediately following tonight's Plan Commission meeting would be deferred until after the next Commission meeting. Mr. Weibel welcomed the ,reporter from the Dai 1 Fera ld . ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Commission, Chairman Weibel declared the meeting adjourned at 9:38 P . M. espectful,ly submitted, Thomas L. Borrelli, Secretary