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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 2062 03/12/1968 .--- ..._J-- ....- 20 678 898 7~ "tJ OFFICE OF THE CLERK MUNICIPAL 8UILD~NG MOUNT PROSPECT, U.~. ORDINANCE NO. 2062 AN ORDINANCE AOOPrING THE COMPREHENSIVE VILLAGE PLAN FOR THE VII..LAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of the Village of Mount Prospect did hold a Public Hearing on December 15, 1967, pursuant to legal notive under case No. 67-32P; and .- WHEREAS, the subj ect matter under consideration in case No. 67-32P was the proposed text for the adoption of a Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Mount Prospect; and WHEREAS, the;l'lan Cormnission, under Chapter 24, Section 12, of the Illinois Municipa.:!;.code, has the authority to hold a public hearing and made recommendations for the adoption of a Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, subsequent Public Heari~ were held before the Plan Conmission on modifications of the original text submitted on December 15, 1967; and WHEREAS, the Plan Commission of the Village of Mount Prospect did recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan contained hereunder; and N " C"") WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees concur in the C' ) Plan Commission's recommendation, having reviewed the matter herein; and ...}. have determined that the sane is in the best interests of the Village of CD Mount Prospect; CO NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT jJID BOARD t561 OF TRUSTEES, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. , SECTION ONE: That the Comprehensive Village Plan for the Village of Mount Prospect be and is hereby adopted and reads as follows: .. '; / /~ v' SECTION TWO: That the Village Clerk be and is hereby directed to publish the foregoing Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Mount Prospect in pamphlet form, pursuant to the statutes of the State of Illinois, made and provided. SECTION THREE; That the Village Clerk be and is hereby directed to file notice of the adoption of said Comprehensive Plan with the County Recorder of Deeds, as provided for by the statutes of the State of Illinois. SECTION FOUR: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect frcm and after its passage, approval and pUblication in the manner provided by law. AYES: 6 NAYS: 0 PASSED this 12th day of MarCh, 1968. APPROVED this 12th day of March, 1968. Village President ATrEST : /.I~ ~~ N C.) Q") .-.a CD CO cO CO '-r1 ' · f1I, ~ /~~! ... """' ....., ""'" - P LA N FOR MOU NT PROS PEeT - -. A Comprehensive Vi Iloge Plan for the Vi Iloge of Mount Prospect - - ....., - ..... APRil, 1968 ..... - -.. - - - - - ,...,~ ""'" .,... TEC-SEARCH, Inc. Edens Executive Center Wilmette, I!linois "~ ,-, ~, ~ c-- OJ ""*..^.~~ C):J CO cO CO \ t '""'" '~ - ..... PARTICIPATING OFFICIALS I""" VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS - - - ELECTED OFFICIALS Daniel Congreve, Vi Ilage President ~ TRUSTEES Robert W. Colfer - Joseph J. Grittani ~- John P. Kilroy Earl W. Lewis ..... Dona Id Rogers N Robert D. Teichert c;; OJ - '--".,J Ri chard H. Monroe, Vi Ilage Clerk CD C..::) ct:.J - '0.) VI LLAGE PLAN COMMISSION Malcolm G. Young, Chairman - Frank R. Bergen Eugene A. Bradtke J. C. Busenhart ..... Warren W. Carlson * Edward H. Erickson Robert T. Jackson * ..... Lynn M. Kloster Eugene F. Martin Lloyd R. Norris ..... George J. Reiter * Ha ro Id H. Ross ..... APPOINTED OFFICIALS ~ Mrs. Marie Hard, Deputy Clerk Robert F. Moore, Vi Ilage Manager - * Past members who participated in preparation of this Plan. - ,..., ii ~ ~ .....it: N,.,;. '<<'~'-A~~~~__:"'-_, - pell: ,.... - ~, - ~ - ,.... """' ~ ,---, "'-~,"'" .'- TABLE OF CONTENTS Hi T ..",. ..-w..;;"",,~. 11 -"'''V'''^''"",r'''';-.r ~ - - ~ LIST OF GRAPHICS -- ...... Community Structure 10 ~ School and Recreation Foci lities 12 - Commercial Foci I iti es 15 N . 0 ,.... en ---....\ Industrial Foci lities 18 CO CO ,.... cO Thoroughfare Plan 23 ex> - Comprehensive Vi Ilage Plan 37 - ,- -- - - ~ ,.,.. - - - - IV ,~ ..1 ~J~--'"";;;"""~ .dO< - - - -. ~ - ~ - """" - LIST OF TABLES ;~ - Table Population of Chicago and Suburbs -- 1940-1980. .~ 2 Population Trends and Projections for Mount Prospect and Surrounding Areas ~ ~ 3 Retail Sales In Mount Prospect -- 1963 and 1966 ~ 4 Retai I Sales In Mount Prospect and Selected Communiti es -- 1963 and 1966. ,.... ,~ ,..... ~ ,.... """ - ..... v ",", .~'" J .... 1l"f'N?t ~_~'~"''''';'I. if! ,'"-"~~..",,____ --," '\I'!XlT 33 N 340 OJ -...J 35 CO CD (J.:J CO 36 -,,-.-- _.~-,.",......, ~ !""" ~ - - - INTRODUCTION -- ,- ,~ ,.... ,fSIJ!I, ~ ~ - - '""" '""" ~. "... - """1k'P" ~ COMPREHENSIVE VI LLAGE PLAN OF MOUNT PROSPECT .... Purpose of the Plan - .-. The Comprehensive Village Plan for Mount Prospect is a generalized guide for the future develop- ment of the Vi Ilage and its contiguous unincorporated environs. The recommendations contained in the Plan are intended as a guide to the day-to-day decisions that must be made by Village officials and local citizens, and not as a detailed solution to all anticipated Village problems. The Plan establishes a general framework within which decisions can be reached and outlines more detai led studies and programs needed to obtain the objectives of the planning program. The main function of the Plan is to establish a CONCEPT for community development. - - The proposals and recommendations of the PLAN are based upon projections of basic data to 1980 and the PLAN depicts Mount Prospect as it is expected to be by 1980. The basic data uti Ii zed in the development of the PLAN was assembled in previous planning studies and included information on physical and geographic characteristics, population size and distribution, economic character- istics, housing supply and demand, traffic and circulation, and public facilities. However, since the PLAN establishes only a generalized guide, it will be necessary for the Village to review the recommendations periodically and make necessary adjustments as economic conditions and Vil- lage policy change. Therefore, to achieve maximum results from the PLAN, Mount Prospect must make planning a continuing process in the Village. .- pRO! "..... The Need for Planning - ,..... The anticipated rapid growth and migration of population to Mount Prospect and the expected ex- pansion of physical facilities is the principal reason why continued village planning is needed in Mount Prospect. In the past, the Village has grown rapidly and with well-planned facilities. This excellent growth has resulted from properly enforced zoning, building, and subdivision con- trois. If future growth is to be as good and complement existing developments, the planning process must provide new and creative methods to meet the challenge of modern development techniques. The Vi lIage Plan must be uniquely creative and the development controls must be flexible enough to meet changing development methods. ~;JfIiIIIII1A ,~ ..... Anticipated Achievements ~ Without a Comprehensive Plan, Mount Prospect may pay expensive penalties in the form of in- efficient land utilization, poor public facilities, costly extensions and operation of utilities, traffic congestion, and lower property values. The Plan makes allowance for the preservation of presently desirable and advantageous community features, provides for the gradual correc- tion of deficiencies, and establishes policies and procedures for the orderly and harmonious development of vacant lands. If effectively carried out, the Plan wi II: ,..... .... Guide physical and economic development toward achi eving accepted community objectives. f'.) c..::;; .fJIIlII' Promote good design and community aesthetics. en ~ Cf.) Cf.) (D C'"J - Provide for the efficient allocation and arrangement of land uses. - ~ ..... ..... -,,' ~ -- Protect and enhance property va lues. ...... Preserve and develop economic and social values. .,..." Assist investors and developers to bui Id in accord with Mount Prospect's development objectives. -- Provide a legal base for development controls and zoning decisions. Provide a municipal capital improvements program. ..... Coordinate the various activities of Village Boards, Commissions and Departments toward the objective of a better Mount Prospect. ..., e3 Cf) -~ CJ) oQ ( ,-.. C0 - """"'" ~ ..... ~ ..... ll'l!lllIl!I ..... """ ..... 2 - .... P Ianni ng Responsi bi I ity @'il'llI':Ito ~ The responsibi lity for the preparation and effectuation of the Comprehensive Plan and for the coordination of planning and development within Mount Prospect rests squarely upon the shoulders of the Plan Commission. The Pian Commission is' established under authority granted by Chapter 24, Division 12, of the Illinois Municipal Code, which states: ..... 11-12-3. General powers.] A 11-12-5. Every plan commission and planning department author- ized by this division 12 has the following powers and whenever in this division 12 the term plan commission Is used such term shall be deemed to in- clude' the term planning department: (1) To prepare and recommend to the corporate authorities a comprehensive plan for the present and future development or redevelopment of the municipality. Such plan may be adopted in whole or . in separate geographical or functional parts, each of which, when adopted, shall be the omcial comprehensive plan, or part thereof, of that mu- nicipality. This plan may include reasonable re- quirements with reference to streets, alleys, public grounds, and other improvements hereinafter speci;' fled. The plan, as recommended by, the plan com- mission and as thereafter adopted"in any munici- pality in this state, may be made applicable, by the terms thereof, to land situated within the corporate limits and contiguous territory not more than one and one-half mUes beyond the corporate limits and not included in any municipality. Such plan may be implemented by ordinances (a) establiShing rea- sonable standards of design for subdivisions and for resubdivisions of unimproved land and of areas subject to redevelopment in respect to public im- provements as herein defined; (b) establishing reasonable requirements governing the location, width, course, and surfacing of pUblic streets and highways, alleys, ways for public service facillties, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, parks, play- grounds, school grounds, size of lots to be used for residential purposes, storm water drainage, water supply and distribution, sanitary sewers, and sew- age collection and treatment; and (c) may'desig- nate land suitable for annexation to the munici- pality and the recommended zoning classification for such land upon annexation. (2) ,To recommend changes, from time to time, In the omcial comprehensive plan. ( 3) To prepare and recommend to the corporate authorities, from time to time, plans for specific improvements in pursuance of the omclal compre- hensive plan. (4) To give aid to the municipal omcials Charged with the direction of projects for improvements embraced within the omcial plan, to further the making of these projects, and, generally, to pro- mote the realization of the omcial comprehensive plan. (5) To exercise such other powers germane to the powers granted by this article as may be con- ferred by the corporate authorities. Added by act approved Aug. 4, 1961. L.1961, p. -, H.B.No. 1324. 23 0') ..~ CD ""'" ..... ..... Q:) eel 0,"\ ,.J ..... ..... -- ,.... ,...., The Planning Process ".... The process used in the development of the Comprehensive Plan involves five of six basic steps necessary to sound commurdty development. These steps include: (1) Establishing Community Objectives, (2) Basic Surveys, (3) Data Analysis, (4) Synthesis, and (5) Plan Development. With the development of the Plan, the planning process now enters jifI1IiIf4. ~ ..... """" 3 ~ - -- the sixth step, its most important phase, that of IIEffectuation. II It is from the effectuation phase that the rewards of planning will result. .... The entire procedure called the !lplanning process" is suggested as the means to all future plan- ning decisions. ,.... ""'" COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES Establ ish Desi res Of Local Citizens .... .,.- BASIC SURVEYS Accumulation Of Statistics Population. Economic Base Land Use .. Et Cetera DATA ANALYSIS Study Of Trends And Relationships ~. ~ CD C9 U..J 0) ..... r SYNTHESIS Determination Of Desired Relationships And Development Of Alternate Trial Recommendations ..... ..... ~ ~ PlAN DEVELOPMENT Preparation Of A Physical Development Plan And Creation Of A Set Of Guiding Policy Determinations ,'{IllCillr EFFECTUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION Determination Of Project Priorities And Establishing Improvement Programs Zoning Ordinance Official Map Subdivision Control Ordinance Public Relations Program Capital Improvements Program Financial Investment Program ..... r- ..... .... - 4 """ ,~ ,.... ~ Comprehensive Plan Report ,.... The text of this document is grouped into four major sections 0 The first deals with OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES, the second with PLAN ElEMENTS1 the third with the COMPREHENSIVE VIL- LAGE PLAN, and the fourth with PLANNING ADMINISTRA nON, The recommendations for individual projects and specific land allocations are covered in the PLAN ELEMENTS section and the composite plan coordinating all land uses is discussed in the COMPREHENSIVE PLAN section 0 The PLAN in graphic form is placed at the end of this report 0 - ,.... In reviewing this report, it should be remembered that the COMPREHENSIVE VILLAGE PLAN and its suggestions are intended to be advh;;ory only and are offered as general recommendations only and are not intended as detoi led final proposals, The PIJlN is intended to establish a framework within which final decisions and recommendations will be made generally based upon established policy statements and conditions that exist at the time of proposed develop- ment. - ..- - Recommendations in this report are based upon past I present, and predictable forces, and as such exact predictions are impossible. However K the recommendations are considered suffi- ciently reasonable to serve as a general guide and working basis in establishing future requirements for plan decisions 0 N o en --.l CJ:) CC GO c..'O - ~ ,.... "... ,.... ,.... ~ ,.... ,.... ,.... ,.... ~ 5 - -~ ~ - - ~. ,.... ,.... ..... OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES ,..... - - ..... ..... ,..... ,.... J!IfIlIIM ..... ,.... ..... ~ ~ -. - . h'~,,' .... - REASON FOR OBJECTIVES .... -, The Comprehensive Village Plan for Mount Prospect includes a set of community objectives that have been developed by the Plan Commission to express the desires and the sentiments of the citizens of the community. These objectives hard Iy need explaining. However, it might be well, as a reminder, to list some of the advantages to be obtained from the process of follow- ing adopted objectivesg ;- 1. Objectives give direction to those responsible for planning public faci lities, enabling them to prepare plans in closer accord with community desires, ..... ,.... 2. Objectives help to avoid confusion of basic community issues by creating a common ground of agreement and clarifying the values and purposes of various community occurrences. 3. Objectives prepare the way for putting the recommendations of the PLAN into effect. .- ~ OBJECTIVES FOR MOUNT PROSPECT N o en -....oJ CO - The following policy statement or OBJECTIVES expresses the desires of the citizens of Mount CO Prospect which should be followed in pursuit of these expressed objectives: ~ ",... It is the policy of the Board of Trustees that the Vi Ilage of Mount Prospect, Illinois shall be a residential community and shall be developed with far-sighted vision to insure the continued cu 1- tural, educational, intellectual and spiritual growth of this community as well as its economic and financial growth. - To implement the growth of Mount Prospect into a well- balanced residential community, providing for its inhabitants the orderly development of all phases of suburban living, a Compre- hensive Plan for Mount Prospect wi II be developed, Some, but understandably not all, of the things we consider essential for the development of this well-ordered community are as followsg ...... .... 1) .... 2) ~ The continued encouragement of construction of high quality single-family residences. ~ The development of all the educational j' religious and recreational facilities that will be needed in this expanding residential community 0 This should rnclude churches, grade and high schools, colleges, public bui Idings, parks, playgrounds, golf courses and other open space areas. ,.... 3) The control of vehicular traffic to insure proper cir- culation of automobile traffic in, through and around .... ...... - 6 - ..... '"'~<--- ~ - the community. This should provide adequate, properly ...... planned traffic flow in cooperation with the county, state and federal highway departments; should provide well-planned off-street parking facilities; and should - consider the need for public transportation facilities, 4) The limitation of mu Itifami Iy and high-rise apartment - development unti I a demonstrated and proved need for further construction is soundly dictated by the needs of the community and only after adherence to firm qua lity .- control standards, open-space requirements guaranteed in perpetuity and other restrictive limitations as this board sha II prescri be. ..... 5) The re-appraisal of our Central Downtown area with the vision of this becoming the cultural and intellectual ,..... "hub" of the community 0 6) The provision for a II the necessary vi lIage services such ~ as water, sanitary and storm sewers, fire protection, N police protection, civi I defense, garbage and refuse 0 disposal, ete. en ---..;,I f'i"-'\ 0) 7) The development of office buildingu commercial and CO light industrial facilities whenever such development co will aid the continued cultural, educational, intellec- OJ tual, financial and spiritual growth of the community. 8) The general, over-all provision for the livable condi- tions associated with and expected from living in an essentia Ily sing le-fami Iy residenHa I community and for the enhancement and protection of residential property values of the property owners of Mount Prospect. - ..... - .- - .- ...... ~ 7 - ',.>';;' ! - ,.,... ~ .... .... .... ,..... ~ F'*"" ..... ".... .... .... ~ .... - .... - ...... ~ .... - ~ P LA N E L E MEN T S N c.J en -..J ex> CO c..D c;o ~ - RESIDENtiAL LAND AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ..... - Communities are primarily for people, and residential areas occupy far greater quantities of land in Mount Prospect than do other uses. Because of this, it is important that the future pattern of residential land use be carefully determined. The location of residential areas, the density of population, and the size and relationship of one residential area to another have a very signifi- cant bearing on other elements of the over-all plan. ~ ~ Future Residential Requirements - Future residential development shou Id be directed to the locations best related to existing de- velopments and to where required facilities and services either exist or can most efficiently be provided. New residential growth should be encouraged that will provide taxable valuation to help support required municipal services and facilities. This type of residential growth is re- flected in high value, low density single-family areas and luxury apartment areas with a limited number of bedrooms. Zoning controls can be adopted that wi II encourage this desirable type of residential development. ~, fl1liIIIIIlIi! ~ The Vi ilage Pian recommends development of a limited amount of multifami Iy residential area within either the present Vi Ilage limits or the contiguous unincorporated area. It is felt that the amount of alea so designated is in accord with recognized Village policies and provides for a balanced community development without an overabundance of this use. Mount Prospec:tns fine residential areas are one of the VillageRs main attractions and future resi- dential growth should be required to be equally as good. land is Mount ProspectRs principal re.source and it sh.ould ~e carefully co.ntrolled and allowed to.deveio~ only in a man~er to per-N m!t the greatest fmcmCia I and aesthetic retum to the community. ThiS type of planning and 0 control by the Village will also allow the greatest return to the individual property owner. 'm -~ :cc> w cD GO - ~ Multifamily developments may adversely affect the Village unless they are properly designed and controned. Multifamily developments are provided for in two distinct areas of Mount Prospect. One recommended area is located a long Algonquin Road and Dempster Street and wi II function as a transition or buffer between the industrial areas along the Northwest Tollway and the single-family area north of the Commonwealth Edison right-of-way. This area is made up of approximately 250 acres and contains a number of presently existing apartment developments 0 The second major area of apartment development is located east of the Central Business District along Prospect Avenue. This area contains about 20 acres and presently contains a number of apartment developments. ~ ..., - - Single-family development is recommended for the remainder of the future residential areas of the Vi 1I0ge. . Some of the vacant land expected to be developed for single-family homes is located within the Vi lIage and some is presently under the jurisdiction of Cook County. It is strongly recommended that the proposed single-fami Iy developments be of a type containing larger lot sizes than presently typical for Mount Prospect, so as to provide sites for larger, more expen- sive homes. These larger homes wi II help to upgrade the Village whi Ie diversifying the Vi 1- lageRs residential character. Mount Prospect residents wanting to move into larger, more expensive homes, but desiring to stay within the Vi lIage, wi II thus have a better opportunity to select a home or home site. Single-family development has always been the backbone of Mount Prospectis growth, suggesting that the character and quality of future single-family growth shou Id be carefu Ily controlled. ~ - ~ - 8 ~ / lP/IlIIIII! - Community Structure f"'" A plan of community structure establishes an organized system of self-contained residential sec- tions, that are bounded or separated from one another by various physical barriers such as major highways, rai lroads, or areas of nonresidential use such as industrial or commercial areas. These residential sections are referred to as IIneighborhoodsll and are the minimum area that will ordi- nari Iy support the average requirements of everyday living such as elementary schools, recrea- tional faci lities, and churches. The size of the neighborhoods is norma Ily limited to contain a population of approximately 4,000 to 6,000 persons occupying between 500 and 800 acres. This size will allow movements within the area, especially those of children, to take place comfortably and safely on foot. The neighborhood street pattern should be designed so as to discourage the movement of through traffic within the area. ,.... ..... ~ - To protect the residential amenities of Mount Prospect, it is important that existing residential neighborhoods be protected from the encroachment of foreign uses and through traffic and that new residential developments become a part of a designed neighborhood unit. The suggested neighborhood structure for both existing and future residential areas of Mount Prospect is shown on the map, IICommunity Structure. II - - The neighborhood concept will help greatly to keep the "small town" atmosphere of Mount Pros- pect alive, even with the pressures of large community activity. Village citizens will still be able to actively participate in community affairs within their neighborhood unit, since the area will be small enough to encourage participation and will provide convenient access to schools, local parks, churches, community centers and shopping areas. ..... - COMMUNITY FACI L1T1ES ,.... The provision and timely development of public faci lities for use by the citizens of Mount Pros- pect is an important part of the Village PLAN. The PLAN provides the general guidelines for the location and distribution of community faci lities and provides the basis for reservation and acquisition of desired sites. The municipal officials of Mount Prospect are actively concerned with the land planning aspects of all community facilities although the actual provision and operation of two of the major community facilities, schools and parks, are vested in public bodies other than the Village Board. ..... ..... ..... Schools and Parks ..... The PLAN designates both school and park facilities in accord with sound planning principles. The locations and recommendations for these facilities have been coordinated with the plans of each of the controlling agencies. By designating the locations of sites desired for schools or parks on the Comprehensive Plan, it becomes possible to reserve proposed sites for future acquisition by means of an Official Map Ordinance. ..... .1'PJl:IiIt It is suggested that joint "park-schoolll sites, a concept increasingly recognized in recent years, be developed in Mount Prospect. The IIpark-school" combines park, school, and recreation faci lities on one site as a neighborhood educational-cultural-social center. By joint planning and development, and cooperative maintenance and operation, the IIpark- school II becomes a unit that makes possible the programming of year-round activities and ..... ..... ..... ..... 9 """' ~.~:; ~~ ? ..,....a N c:J en -,,~ en co ((.:) co ~< ..... r L I" ,.... 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While located in the same general vicinity, they have not been integrated as a de- signed civic and cultural center, The advantages of a functional grouping of public buildings are many: offering convenience of interchange between different offices, one-stop service for the citizen! greater aesthetic significance, lower site cost, joint use of parking faci lities, and often lower maintenance and operation cost. It is suggested in the Village Plan that a civic and cultural center be developed around the presently existing public buildings and that additional public or quasi public facilities be integrated into the civic complex. ...... ...... "'"" Publ i c Uti I iti es Jl"Wi':. Public uti lities and services (sanitary sewer, storm drainage, water distribution systems, new streets, sidewalks, et cetera) are normally provided in response to urban development trends. When a new subdivision is constructed on a vacant site, the public facilities required to service the development are normally provided simultaneously. ...... ,.... It is the purpose of the PLAN, with respect to public utilities, to coordinate the future provis- ion of uti I iti es with the recommendations and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. However, actual utility construction occurs as the coordinated result of requests by land developers just preceding the time of development. Areas to be serviced with new uti lities should be developed in a logical sequence and with programmed, utility extensions. Intermittent areas should not be left vacant with unused uti lities available. An exception to this rule may occur when payment for construction and maintenance, of the utility adjacent to unused land, is borne entirely by the developer of the land parcel obtaining the uti lity extension. ,.... ,...., ~ The PLAN should be utilized to assist in the planning, designing, and timing of new faci lities, since all utilities and services must be adequate to handle future land uses. t5 en -,,'~.\ CO cO cO) Cf ..... Summary of Community Faci lities ..... Community facilities that are properly placed and developed in an orderly fashion are neces- sary ad juncts toa better community. Although the various faci liti es needed by Mount Prospect will require a sizable outlay of public funds, the outlay wi II add to the attractiveness and livability of the Village, while encouraging private investments in the community. ..- ..... P*'" ..... """ ..... 11 ..... "" 1"""" ..... '""" .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... - . t~ t Village of Mount Prospect ..... -- ~ - .... 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Mount Prospect's shopping and service facili- ties are located primarily at Randhurst Shopping Center, the Central Business District, along Northwest Highway, and in a number of scattered neighborhood shopping centers. ..... ~ ~ Randhurst ..... Randhurst Shopping Center is Mount Prospect's principal commercial area occupying approxi- mately 100 acres of land and containing about 80 retail outlets and off-street parking space for about 7,300 cars. The center opened in 1962 and had its most recent expansion in 1966. Retai I sales for the center were approximately $60 mi Ilion in 1966 and are expected to exceed $67 million in 1967. The Village can anticipate receiving approximately $650,000 to $700,000 per year in occupational and use tax that is directly attributable to Randhurst Shop- ping Center. The local taxing bodies also receive approximately $515,000 in real estate taxes yearly. This shopping center is a fine example of a well-designed and adequately planned commercial faci lity. ""'"' ..... ~ Central-Business District ..... Until the establishment of Randhurst, the Central Business District (CBD) was the dominant shopping facility in Mount Prospect and the only area where certain types of retail activities were located. However, because of the development of new freestanding shopping faci lities and the gradual decline of the desirability of the CBD, many retail establishments have moved from the CBD and the area has generally changed in character. ..... ..... Activities in Mount Prospect's Central Business District for the most part fit into one of three categories: commercial, residential, or public. The commercial category is composed pri- marily of service and office type uses, with some retailing operations. Residential uses are scattered around the exterior of the commercial core and are composed principally oFsingle- fami Iy use with a few apartments. Public uses are located mainly in the northeast quadrant of the CBD. ~ '"""' ,.... If the Central Business District is to succeed as an economic activity in Mount Prospect, the area must find a new and dramatic approach to revita lize its area. Those characteristics that gave the CBD its advantage in the past must be revived and new concepts initiated. A pre- liminary study of the area indicates that the following improvements wi II need to be made to the CBD: '"""' Improved vehicular accessibility will need to be provided to the CBD. ~ Provide for improved vehicular circulation within the CBD. ~ Provide convenient and attractive parking facilities within easy walk- ing distance of all commercial uses. ~ ..... ..... 13 ..... r'f _ N C) 0-' ----1 CO Cf) e:0 CO ......::..,.:..,.. ..... ..... !IJIl!IIIIlIl Pedestrian circulation should be made more convenient without the disruption of vehicular conflicts. Pedestrian movement between the north and south busi ness areas shou Id be encouraged. .... Improve the shopping environment through attractively landscaped open areas and visua Ily attractive bui Idings. ..... Encourage the development of office bui Idings in the central core. .... Provide for a limited number of apartment bui Idings on the perimeter of the CBD. .... Develop a civic and cultural center as a supporting feature. .... Northwest Highway ..... It is suggested that the string-type commercial development that exists along Northwest Highway be gradually eliminated with the uses presently located in this area relocating into integrated shopping centers or areas having controlled access from highways and adequate parking facili- ties. The PLAN proposes and designates that the area along Northwest Highway, presently zoned B-3 and used for commercial uses, be developed with well-designed, properly controlled office developments, and shown, on the Comprehensive Vi lIage Plan Map and in this Plan for Mount Prospect text, as B-2 zoned property. ...... Neighborhood Shopping Centers ,.... ...... The PLAN suggests that additiona I neighborhood shopping centers be provided in Mount Prospect. These centers are intended to serve the day-to-day needs of families within the immediate vicinity of the center. The neighborhood center ordinarily will vary in size from two and one-half to six acres and contain from five to ten stores, with a food store of approximately 8,000 to 12,000 square feet being the principal retai ler. ,.. Commercial Principles ~ lF4'I'*\ Land resources for commercial use must be conserved and premature commercial exploitation, principally along major thoroughfares, should be discouraged. If adequate space for commer- cial development is provided in accord with the Village PLAN, a more rational pattern of commercial uses should emerge for the Mount Prospect area. In locating commercial areas, the following principles were used: .... .... 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INDUSTRIAL LAND The Northwestern Suburban Area has been the location of the most intense industrial growth in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Mount Prospect's geographical location in this northwestern area places the community in an ideal competitive position to encourage new industries and office bui Iding complexes to locate within the community or in areas of potential annexation contiguous to Mount Prospect. Industrial Assets The Village is prepared to make improvements in its industrial and office building character in future years. Mount Prospect1s principal assets are available land, proximity to market, good transportation facilities, and adequate labor supply. The progressive attitude and initiative shown by both the business community and the Vi Ilage government are factors in- dicating that Mount Prospect is a good industrial and business community. Industria I Recommendations The recommendations of the PLAN regarding industrial growth intend to make lands available for industry without encroaching on residential neighborhoods. The proposed industrial areas are located adjacent to transportation facilities and in relatively open areas so as to allow room for buffering the industrial area. Three general areas for industrial and office bui Iding development are proposed: (1) the west side of Mount Prospect between the Chicago & North Western Railway and Central Road; (2) northeast of Mount Prospect on the Northern Illinois Gas Company property; and (3) south of Mount Prospect in the unincorporated area of Cook County, north of the Northwest Tollway, south of Algonquin Road, and west of Elmhurst Road. Each of the three proposed industrial areas have industria I uses presently located within their general boundaries. The combined acreage of the three industrial areas is approximately 1 f 100 acres and represents about 13 per cent of the area covered by the PLAN. The proposed industrial areas are shown on the map, "Industrial Faci lities. II The PLAN proposes the annexation of the Northern Illinois Gas Company property and the in- dustrial land south to the Tollway. Only through annexation wi II Mount Prospect be in a position to control the type and amount of industrial growth and receive the maximum bene- fits from property tax and sales tax from the industrial area. Such annexation would bring into Mount Prospect some already established industries; but more important would make available in Mount Prospect approximately 830 acres of land suitable for industrial and office building development. Planned Industrial Park The planned industrial park or district is based on a relatively new concept of industrial de- velopment and use. Such districts or parks are becoming increasingly popular and effective 16 e5 0) ."---.1 CP CO cC) O:J ~ ..... - in attracting industry and guiding industrial growth. They are primari Iy designed for office use, research and development facilities, small manufacturing plants, wholesale uses and warehouses; although, in some, larger sites are available for larger plants. If properly planned, developed and managed, they are exceptionally profitable assets to the community. ~ ..... The industrial park offers the advantage of concentrating industries in locations where they can efficiently be provided with various uti lities and services. It eliminates the objection of scattered industrial development and in the over-all community pattern promotes rational in- tegration of industrial areas. Ancillary commercial uses such as restaurants, service stations, industrial medical clinics, banks and offices often are provided in or adjacent to an industrial park. - ,~ Industrial Summary ..... The orderly development of industrial expansion within Mount Prospect is one of the objectives of the Vi lIage Plan, Development of approximately 1, 100 acres is proposed and annexation of about 830 acres of industrial land is suggested. This land, once annexed, should be protected from the undue encroachment of nonindustrial uses. Zoning regu lations and subdivision con- trols are the means to provide the required protection necessary to obtain and protect high value office and research type industrial uses. .... - .... Industrial expansion is an important asset to the Village. It improves the tax base, creates diversity within the community, and contributes to the financial welfare of Mount Prospect1s citizens. Recommendations on industrial growth are therefore one of the most important seg- ments of the Comprehensive Vi Ilage Plan. ..... N C) OJ -..,J CO CO (;::J 0:) ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ~ .- 17 .... \\." ~ .-. L ~~1~111 .~I\~' - ,.... 0 i ~ . . Hi les ""'" ~ -- ~ C.o 8J ,I?2 Co c".:> C\J - - ~. ...... ,.... """* Industrial Facilities INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ~ INDUSTRIAL USE RECOMMENDED FOR UNINCORPORATED LAND WITHIN THE PLANNING AREA ""'" '..,~ - T HOROUG HFAR ES - The thoroughfares within a community are the framework upon which the growth and develop- ment of the community takes place. If the thoroughfares are properly planned, the chances of obtaining orderly land development are greatly increased. The development of a Thorough- fare Plan is thus the means to provide for better vehicular circulation while also providing for better land uti Iization. - ...... ...... Mount Prospect is situated in one of the most complex transportation systems in the nation. The Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) reports that over ten million one-way trips are made within the Chicago region on an average weekday. Mount Prospect, being situated in a critical location, has five major traffic routes passing through and intersecting within the Vi lIage limits. These routes are Rand Road (U.S. Highway 12), Northwest Highway (U.S. Highway 14), Golf Road (State Highway 58), Algonquin Road...Oakton Street (State Highway 62) running generally east and west, and Elmhurst Road (State Highway 83) going north and south. The solution to the traffic problem in Mount Prospect thus becomes an essential part of the Vi Ilage Plan. ..... .- -. Street Classification .- To move traffic effectively requires that streets be assigned to provide a specialized function. Groups of streets are designated to different functions or classifications with varying purpose and varying right-of-way, pavement width, and design standards. The Thoroughfare Plan, in turn, unifies the different classifications of streets into one coordinated thoroughfare system. - The classification of streets depends on the existing or future purpose of the street and its re- lationship to the metropolitan traffic system, the location of traffic generators, the adjacent land use pattern, and anticipated traffic volumes within the general vicinity of the street. An efficient system of thoroughfares depends upon the establishment of consistent standards end pavement widths for various types of streets. .- The proposed thoroughfare system is comprised of five classes of streets -- Limited Access Expressways, Major Arterials, Secondary Arterials, Collector Streets, and Local Streets. ~ - Limited Access Expressways -- The limited access expressway is a high-capacity facility designed for safe, fast and uninterrupted vehicular traffic flow, developed with dual roadways with completely controlled access, grade separations at cross streets, grade separated interchanges at major streets, and no abutting land uses serviced from the right-of-way. Its primary function is to carry traffic quickly ~ and conveniently between major centers. <':"'Cf> ::::-..1 cP ~ (:P Major Arterials -- The most important function of a major arterial is movement of vehicles in large volumes. Land access should be a secondary function of a major arterial. Parking on major arterial streets should not be allowed in most cases. In general, major arterials are designed to carry from two to six moving lanes of traffic, and they should have such special features as separate turning lanes at intersections, limited access from abutting property and local streets, and divid- ing strips. ...... ...... ~ ..... Secondary Arterials -.;. Secondary arterial streets function primarily as internal thoroughfares within a community, oftentimes acting as links between local streets ...... ..... 19 ~ ..... k 1 1 ,.... ~ """ and major arterials, as well as between collectors and major arterials. The secon- dary arteria I a Iso serves as an easement for utility needs. ~ Collector Streets -- Collector streets are local streets in that they provide access to property. But, in addition, they have the function of bringing traffic from residen- tial streets and other local streets to arterial streets. Since land access direct to a particular parcel is considered a secondary function of collectors, the design char- acteristics of this type of street should reflect this policy. Collector streets cdso function as easements for utilities. - ,~ local Streets -- The principal purpose of a local street is to provide access for pedes- trians and vehicles to property adjoining the public right-of-way. Since movement of traffic is a secondary function of local streets, traffic volumes should be kept low to insure good access to property. Other functions of local streets include~ ease- ments for utilities, an urban design element with trees and landscaping, temporary parking for vehicles, and the area in which to build sidewall's. ,~ ,~ ,.. The Thoroughfare Plan ~ The Thoroughfare Plan for Mount Prospect illustrates graphically the relationship of the differ- ent classifications of streets to each other and to adjacent properties. Each proposed route is intended to function as a part of the total system. ""'" Limited Access Expressways have been designated as east-west facilities to the north and south of Mount Prospect. Five Major Arterials have been designated to carry east-west traffic th rough the Vi lIage and one north-south Major Arteria I has been planned. Secondary Arter- ials form the remainder of the system to carry the heavy volumes of traffic and are represented by four east-west routes and two north-south routes. The Collector and local Streets serve each of the separate residential and industrial areas of the community. -, .... .... LIMITED ACCESS EXPRESSWAYS - The Northwest To IIway (Interstate Route 90) and Palatine Road are the two high-capacity facilities that service Mount Prospect. Since one expressway is located north of Mount Prospect and one is south, relatively convenient access is provided to the community. The north-south major arterials designated on the Thoroughfare Plan provide the access from these two expressways. .... ~ MAJOR ARTERIALS - The major arterials are the backbone of the thoroughfare sys- tem and have been planned in location and capacity to carry the bulk of all through traffic and much of the local traffic. The following major arterials have been desig- nated on the Thoroughfare Plan~ """ Euclid-lake Avenue provides for the primary movement of east-west traffic on the north side of Mount Prospect and makes direct connections to Arling- ton Race Track to the west and Glenview and Wilmette to the east. """ - Rand Road (U.S. Highway 12) carries traffic northwest to and from Chicago and the Chain-of-lakes region. This facility is expected to play an even increasingly important role in the movement of through traffic, while being the principal traffic route servicing Randhurst Shopping Center. -- Northwest Highway (U.S. Highway 14) carries large volumes of traffic from Chicago and the northwest suburbs of Park Ridge, Des PlaineSt Arlington ~ ..... ~ 20 ~ N o 0') '-4 :c;:;:() '0') c.o GO - ~ Heights, Palatine, Barrington, and Cary. It is expected that this facility will be gradually decreased in importance asa route carrying external traffic and function more and more to service adjacent developments along the Highway. ""'" - .,Golf Road (State Highway 58), which functions as an east-west route be- tween Elgin and Evanston, is expected to carry increasingly larger volumes of traffi c in the future. ..... Algonquin Road - Dempster Street is planned to become the major east-west facility on the far south side of Mount Prospect. This facility will carry relatively high volumes of both through and local traffic. ,.... Elmhurst Road (State Highway 83) is the main north-south route through Mount Prospect and is expected to carry increasingly larger volumes of traffic. Because this is the only continuous north-south route in Mount Prospect, it must serve as a facility for both through and local traffic. Some traffic relief can be expected from the upgrading and increased capacity of Busse Road and Mount Prospect Road-Wolf Road as secondary arterials. Elmhurst Road serves as the prime north-south access to both the Central Business District and Randhurst Shopping Center. ,.... ~ ,.... SECONDARY ARTERIALS - The secondary arterials are planned to carry local traffic to local destinations along with some overflow through traffic from the major arterial system. The Thoroughfare Plan designates the following secondary arterials: - ~ Camp McDona Id Road in the extreme north of Mount Prospect., to carry east- west traffic to and from Elmhurst Road. Kensington Road as a feeder faci lity for Randhurst Shopping Center. ~ Central Road as an east-west route to the Central Business District. - Algonquin Road east of Dempster Street as an east-west faci lity to service the south side of Mount Prospect and carry overflow traffic from the proposed upgraded Dempster Street. - - Busse Road as a north-south arteria I on the west side of Mount Prospect. This facility will service the industrial area at Central Road and Busse. It wi II a Iso provide a west side traffic connection to State Route 83. ,.... Mount Prospect Road - Wolf Road on the east side of Mount Prospect is planned to be linked together through the Northern Illinois Gas Company property to form a continuous north-south traffic route. The planned im- provement of this faci lity includes the construction of a controlled inter- section where it crosses Rand Road and Northwest Highway. The proposed industrial development of the Northern Illinois Gas Company property will be serviced by this arterial. - ,...., The proposed street system has been designed to offer a solutioni to Mount Prospect's diverse traffic problem. It has been planned as a coordinated component of the Village Plan and is intended to enable motorists to travel quickly and conveniently to their destinations. The - jIlIMlIlII, 21 ,..., . ~:'.~~~ '~ CP ._4"~ ,'(20 'CO .c'-v 0.) ~ - - effectuation of the thoroughfare proposals will form the framework upon which the development of the Vi Ilage wi II occur. ~ ~ - N o 0'") --.j OJ CO , ., U._. 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The PLAN is intended as a guide to future development and should be used as a reference from which more detai led Vi Ilage planning studies can evolve. A copy of the PLAN appears at the end of the report. - - The PLAN makes no distinction between existing and proposed features and depicts facilities as though they had already been brought into being. The PLAN calls for a continuation of the basic pattern which has been followed in Mount Prospect. The historical pattern is sound and should be followed, with adjustments to take advantage of new, modern technology. ,......, ,...., New Techniques - New development procedures, modern materials, and good design are the key factors in the development of a better Mount Prospect. Variety rather than sprawling uniformity will also help to provide an attractive Vi Ilage. If Mount Prospect wi II encourage continued imagi- native planning and provide the development ordinances to allow creative developments, it wi II foster the preservation of natura I beauty within the community, provide for economy in construction, and encourage better design. .- The PLAN is a general guide to evaluate Village development proposals as an expression of the objectives and policies under which the PLAN was formulated. ~ co OJ OCJ CO I"- The carrying out of the VILLAGE PLAN is the most important part of the planning process. <.D To be of maximum value, the PLAN must be properly implemented. The value of the PLAN, 0 as well as the manner in which Mount Prospect develops, therefore, wi II be dependent upon N the vigi lance of citizen leaders and Vi lIage officials. Implementation ,..... ,...... ,~ - ~ - ..... ~ - ..... - 24 - ..... :~.~ ,.... ,.... ~ - ,.... ,.... ,.... PLANNING ADMINISTRATION ~ ..... ~ ~ ,..... ~ .- ,.... t..... "'"" ..... ,-. ~ ..... flWIIII .... '---.",::"'-- - - PLANNING ADMINISTRATION - Mount Prospect, as a developing community, requires efficient and progressive administration of its Vi llage affairs. The Comprehensive Vi llage Plan wi II administratively assist Mount Pros- pect in working towards an increasingly attractive, convenient, and desirable community. -- Plan Commission Responsibi lity - The Plan Commission is the agency responsible for advising and assisting the Vi Ilage President, Trustees, and other public officials, as well as guiding private developers, in carrying out and fulfilling the principles of the Plan. Diligent efforts through implementation and sound adminis- tration will bring about the recommendations of the Plan. ..... ..... The functions of the Plan Commission are primarily advisory; however, its advice concerning both public improvements and private developments carries considerable weight under Illinois statutes and loca I ordinances. In making recommendations, the Plan Commission should assure that all recommendations are~ (1) in the best interests of Mount Prospect; (2) in harmony with current and probable future needs; (3) not in conflict with other future development feCltures; and (4) not arbitrary or capricious. The Plan Commission also functions as the public agency to review and periodically update the Comprehensive Plan. Adoption of a Plan ,.... ,..... The first step in implementation of a Plan is to provide the document with official recognition by the Village Board of Trustees, as permitted by the Illinois statutes. The Plan will serve as a guide for other municipal programs which are intended to promote orderly and efficient com- munity growth, such as zoning, subdivision control, capital improvements programming, land reservation by the official map, annexation, and other development actions. co CD CD CO f'-- CD ..... Zoning ('"\ N ,...... .... The zoning of land in Mount Prospect should be based upon the recommendations of the adopted Comprehensive Vi Ilage Plan. It is becoming increosingly more important that the provisions of the zoning ordinance be based upon a Plan designed to promote the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare. Generally, areas designated for commercial, industrial, and residential uses would be zoned simi larly as shown on the Plan. ,.... Subdivision Regulations ~ ,.... Every new subdivision in Mount Prospect becomes a physical feature of the community and hCls a lasting effect -- good or bad -- on the Village. The physical design of our Village is simply the design of the composite plan of individual subdivisions. It is evident that control and guidance of land subdivision are essential. The legal basis for making such guidance and control effective is the exercise by the Village of the right to withhold the privi lege of public record from sub- divisions within the Vi Ilage or the one and one-half mi Ie unincorporated area around the Vi Ilage, which do not meet Village standards or are not in accord with the recommendations of the Vil- lage Plan. ..... ,~ ..... - 25 ~ I""" ----.}-.,-- ~ """ - - ""'" ... ""'" ~ - ~ "... - .- ~ ,... ..... .- - ,.,.. .- ~ -- '.-' '"'''-- Subdivision regulations are another tool for implementation of the Village Comprehensive Plan. As with zoning, effective subdivision control should be based on a development plan. Such a plan can provide the means by which new subdivisions are properly IIdovetai led II into the com- munity. This can be accomplished since the Plan describes the present and future locations of major streets, schools, parks, and other elements of new subdivisions. Official Map The official map is a document that provides a means for a public body to reserve lands for future acquisition for public facilities such as school sites, park sites, street locations and lands for special public features. Capital Improvements Program The Comprehensive Vi Ilage Plan is a long-range plan, designed for the future, including the capital improvements likely to be needed to serve adequately the anticipated future population. These capital improvements -- public works or public improvements -- include streets, bridges, parks, schools, fire stations, public parking faci lities, et cetera; and the funds needed to build these facilities are referred to as capital expenditures. The Capital Improvements Program is one of the major instruments used for the systematic and economical implementation of the Plan. The Capital Improvements Program consists of a program of public expenditures on a priority basis. This program should be used with the view that the community should neither over- reach its financia I resources nor neg lect to provide essential public improvements. The formation of a Capital Improvements Program is normally delegated to the Plan Commis- sion with final authority resting with the Vi Ilage Trustees. It is recommended that a program be set up in Mount Prospect to provide for those improvements most needed or feasible for the Vi Ilage to accomplish. The program should be planned and coordinated with programs of other agenci es -- such as Fed era I, State and County -- and i ndividua I pro jects shou Id be designed to take advantage of funds available from cooperating agencies. A Capital Im- provements Program is set up for a period of six years, subject to annual review, extension, and adjustment in the light of changing conditions. CC) CD cD CO t--.. CO C) N Annexation One positive means to assure the proper use of lands outside the corporate limits of Mount Prospect is to encourage the annexation of these territories to the Vi Ilage. With the annexa- tion of new land, however, comes the responsibility of serving the new area with Village facilities and services. Since the cost of servicing a new area can be extremely expensive, detai led study should be given to any area being considered for annexation to analyze the return the community will receive, both financial and environmental, in relationship to the necessary expenditures. The most important factor in determining the net return to the Vi 1- lage is the use to which land has been or will be placed. The Comprehensive Plan gives an indication of the land use potential of all unincorporated land adjacent to Mount Prospect. 26 . ' :".1'. .' "~~,,. . ,.". ,\.','" .> ; ~'. :',....... ~'.. . .' ....f". .~. ..,.,p.-"<~~." ,,,,.;r.. '1\:~~A'" ,.".:. ',. 'j.,fr<<~.... I't'/': - ~ Cooperative Agreements ,..... It is suggested that procedures be established to allow active coordination with the Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals, which has zoning control over the unincorporated areas designated on the Comprehensive Plan, local boards such as School Districts and Park Districts, and ad- jacent municipalities, This spirit of cooperation should help materially in achieving the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan, ,..... - ,..... A procedure for area-wide conti nuous revi ew of proposed land deve lopments shou Id be estab- lished. Presently, Mount Prospect shares with other units of government jurisdiction over pro- posed subdivisions within one and one-half miles of the Village, The Vi Ilage, along with adjacent municipalities, also has an advisory voice in County rezoning matters, Joint review and recommendations should result in better land development for all concerned. ~ ~ The establishment of common development policies throughout the area will greatly help in encouraging better land development. A common policy concerning the acquisition and reservation of public areas to provide an area-wide coordinated system of open space is one important aspect of Plan implementation, An area-wide policy on drainage faci lities, pub- lic utilities, and other facilities and mutual governmental responsibilities would also be extreme Iy usefu I , ,..... ,..... THE VILLAGE PLAN IS OF VALUE TO THE CITIZENSI1 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS!! AND COMMUNiTY LEADERS OF MOUNT PROSPECT ONLY IF IT IS UTILIZED AS A WORKING DOCUMENT TO ACHI EVE A BETTER COMMUN ITY . ..... ..... ..... ..... - ,..... .... ..... ,..... ,a;Mll; ,- 27 ,.... I""V c:.J en -......I (X) (X) CD CO II'l'Il ""'" - I'"'" .... .... A P PEN 0 I XI .... -. .... ptIh. ~ .... .... ~ .... ~ .... .... ,.... .... - .... - .... -~ ~, - APPEND IX I - BASIC DATA CONCERNING MOUNT PROSPECT - Location ~ Located in Wheeling and Elk Grove Townships of Cook County, the Village of Mount Prospect is a member of one of the most rapidly growing sections of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Situated approximately 25 mi les northwest of Chicago's downtown area, the Vi Ilage's growth has been deeply influenced by the major economic forces that shape and mold Chicago and its Metropolitan Area 0 Mount Prospect should continue to share in the high rate of economic de- velopment characteristic of this area. - - The Chicago Metropolitan Area ~ The Chicago Metropolitan Area, between 1940 and 1950, expanded by more than 600,000 per- sons, and another 1,300,000 persons were added between 1950 and 1960. Significantly, from a planning standpoint, 85 per cent of the population growth between 1950 and 1960 occurred in the suburban communities around Chicago. During this 10 year period, population in sub- urban Cook County increased approximately 686,000. Hence, slightly over 60 per cent of the total suburban growth in the Metropolitan Area during this period occurred in Cook County, exclusive of the City of Chicago. The vitality of population growth in the Metropolitan Area of Chicago is indicated in Table 1, Appendix II. _. .- ~ Should present predictions be realized, the Chicago Metropolitan Area will cont~in about 10 million people by 1980. Of this total, 40 per cent of the people are expected to reside within the City of Chicago -- the rest obviously in suburbia. The fact that Chicago is nearing a con- dition of saturation (maximum population density) suggests that suburban communities will operate as a vacuum, into which wi II flow the demand for space. - ~ The Northwestern Suburban Area - Th~ rapid increase of suburban population in the United States is readily recognized and has taken a variety of forms. In the Chicago Metropolitan Area, this growth has developed simi- lar to the spokes of a wheel, with downtown Chicago as its hub. The Northwestern Suburban Area extends outward for nearly 50 mi les from the northwest limits of Chicago. Included in this area are the communities of Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Elk Grove Village, Palatine, Barrington, Cary, Crystal Lake and Wood- stock. These communities are linked to Chicago and to each other by the Chicago & North Western Railway and the Northwest Highway, and have experienced simi lar problems that may be related to the rapid growth of the Northwestern Suburban Area. These problems in- clude: ",.. - - 1 . - 2. 3. P*"r The necessity to annex unincorporated land. The need for updated zoning and general planning. Pressures to increase the amount of land zoned for commercial and industrial activities. - - - 28 ,.... .,1',:.0; ....,:.l.f~,\'.,; .<.:;U{?,;.J,"i r-v c.::> OJ ----J (.."'J:) CD ct) 0) .... ..... ,.... - ..... ..... - ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... "...., ,.... ".., ,..... .... !""'" ..... ~ ,.... .-. 4. How to reduce their economic dependency on Chicago. 5. Declining central business areas. 6. The need for solutions to common traffic problems. 7 . Numerous other common problems. Area Population The Chicago & North Western Railway and the Northwest Highway form the main transportation routes from Chicago and link the successive towns along Northwest Highway. Hence, develop- ment along both routes is nearly continuous to the vicinity of Palatine, after which large areas of open land still remain undeveloped. Within the area encompassed, urban population densi- ties in 1960 varied from a high of 5,400 persons per square mile to a low of 3,200 (the central city of Chicago had approximately 15,800 persons per square mile in 1960). Population growth within the area has been rapid. Between 1950 and 1960 almost 185,000 per- sons were added for a growth of 146 per cent. Interestingly, almost 80 per cent of this tremen- dous growth occurred within the five Cook County townships within the area. This is not unique. Metropolitan areas expand slowly outward from the central city I the greatest growth locating first in the close-in'localities and then later spreading to the more remote areas. It is expected that the portions of the area reporti ng the greatest amounts of growth in 1970 wi II be in the townships in lake and McHenry Counties. The Residents of Mount Prospect Population growth affects many facets of community planning, not only in the community itself but also in its environs area. The number of persons living in a community and the housing they occupy should be considered jointly to develop a full understanding of the relevance of these factors to community development. Table 1, Appendix II, indicates population trends in Mount Prospect and also the larger areas of which it is a part. The growth patterns in suburban Cook County I and Wheeling and Elk Grove Townships, wi II continue their rapid rates of population increase. Wheeling and Elk Grove Townships -- both entities having large amounts of vacant land available for residen- tial purposes -- are expected to more than double in population size in the next 10 to 15 years. Because of limited amounts of vacant residential land and limited possibilities of annexation, it is not expected that Mount Prospect will share in these tremendous rates of popu lation expansion. Nevertheless, the Vi Ilage wi II doubtlessly show a substantial numer- ical increase over the same period. A special census of Mount Prospect residents conducted in 1965 indicated an increase of ap- proximately 8,700 persons over the last decennial census in 1960. This increase was due to three factors -- natural increase (excess of births over deaths), annexation, and in-migration. From figures released by the Illinois Department of Public Health, it is disclosed that between 1960 and 1965 natural increase amounted to 2,711 (3,441 births; 730 deaths), or 31 percent of the total increase. Annexation during this time was limited and therefore amounted to only a small percentage of the total increase. In-migration was consequently the largest contributing factor to population increase between 1960 and 1965. 29 ", '~_JtL ".':.'I;.~~""" '~"~f~~~{;':~~~~~:)"'~~~'~ ;~t"')lJ; ~ OJ -..l ,t:;t:j CO ,A ~ a) ___i . ~ Future Population Projections ~ Mount Prospect's population in 1970 is expected to be approximately 36,000 persons; however, because of such imponderable and variable factors as annexation and migration, it is very difficult to make a reliable population projection for a local municipality that is within a rapidly expanding metropolitan area. However, for planning purposes it is helpful to make a projection even though tentative and subject to revision. ~ JlMIlIlIIll Mount Prospect had a population of 18,906 in 1960 and, assuming 30,000 as the 1967 popula- tion of Mount Prospect, th i s wou Id mean that the 1960 to 1967 annua I average rate of growth was approximately 1,600. If that annual rate of growth were to continue, the population of the Village would total almost 35,000 by 1970. However, the scarcity of vacant residential land within the existing corporate limits of Mount Prospect indicates that the 1970 population should be much lower. The yearly increase of population between 1960 and 1965 reached a peak between 1962 and 1963 when an estimated 4,300 persons were added to the Village's population. Since then the yearly increase has been substantially less and has been gradually declining 0 Assuming this declining trend wi II continue, it is estimated that Mount Prospect's 1970 popu lation, within the present corporate limits, wi II approximate 32,000. - ..... .... ...... If an extensive annexation program takes place during the next three years, the Vi llage's 1970 population could be much greater. Assuming some sort of modest annexation program, it is estimated that the Village's population will be about 36,000 in 1970. That is, the com- munity is expected to have about 6,000 more persons by 1970, or approximately 1,600 addi- tional fami lies. ..... ~, Maximum Population However, it is also possible that the ultimate population of Mount Prospect beyond 1970 cou Id be much higher, particularly if the area indicated on the Plan is annexed and developed as suggested by the Plan Q It is entirely possible that the population of Mount Prospect on this basis could reach as much as 70,000 to 80,000 persons. The apartment area shown on the Plan could hold as many as 20,000 to 25,000 persons and, if that area alone were annexed to the Village, could raise substantially the projected ultimate population. If this apart- ment area were annexed and developed, the additional growth by 1970 would raise the estimated population of 36,000 by about 7,000 persons; thus Mount Prospect would be ex- \?3 pected to have a 1970 population of about 40,000 to 45,000 persons. .... Future Housing Requi rements ..... To accommodate the 1,600 new families projected for 1970, an equivalent number of new dwelling units will be needed. Annexation will provide a number of units especially in the already developed unincorporated areas directly north of the Vi Ilage -- if these areas or parts of them were to be annexed. South of the Village, however, land is basi ca Ily unde- veloped. Some of this area is ideally suited to single-family development while some also is well-suited to multifami Iy development. At an assumed four lots per acre, almost 500 acres would furnish the residential area needed for housing the additional population in single-fami Iy homes Q ~ ..... .... - .... - 30 .. d.. ',L'l.; ',t~~~'f' '''~~~'~~~~4\,:--~i, '",~{., .,."",..,r;!re' ,..."".....;;..,::....~ r- ~ ~ - ,...,.. -- ~ :-- ~ -- - ,~ .- -- - - ~ - .,.. I!l1llIII - - - \",-~ -~~",:",,,*,-~...,,.,-~.,<,,-'-;.~ ".- ..:..;....- T ota I Economy The "economic base" of a community is composed of all the economic benefits that accrue to its permanent residents. Such benefits occur in the form of salaries, commissions, professional fees, business profits, return on investments and properties and, of less though growing impor- tance, retirement incomes. The size and prosperity of Mount Prospect is, and will continue to be, governed by the number and quality of economic benefits, or opportunities for benefits, that exist for its present and future inhabitants. Emp loyment Pattern In eva luating the economy of a community, distinction must be made between the number and types of jobs provided by establishments and activities located within the community and the number and types of jobs held by residents referred to as "gainfu Ily employed. II Based upon present industrial employment and U. S. Census information, it is estimated that total employ- ment of all kinds in Mount Prospect is between 5,100 and 5,300. Almost 65 per cent of the total local employment is generated by commercial establishments. In 1960, 6,324 of the Village's residents were gainfully employed; this was 33 per cent of the total population. Assuming that a similar percentage of today's residents are gainfully em- p loyed, th e tota I wou Id be approxi mate Iy 10,000. The high percentage of commercial workers in Mount Prospect indicates that a high percentage of the Village's female work force is probably gainfully employed in the Village. Hence, the Village is most likely an exporter of male labor. It might be stated therefore that many of the Vi Ilage's male labor force brought their jobs with them when they and their fami lies moved to Mount Prospect, and today a larger percentage of the employed population continues to com- mute to other places within the Chicago Metropolitan Area for their sources of employment. In 1960, almost 50 per cent of the Village's employed male population were employed in a professional or managerial capacity. Another 17 per cent were employed as ski lied laborers. The majority of the employed males at that time earned over $7,000 a year -- 34.3 per cent earned between $7,000 and $10,000; and 35.3 per cent earned over $lO,OOO a year. N C-J ~ Industry within the corporate limits of Mount Prospect is presently not of major importance in OJ the Village's physical, functional, and economic make-up, Within the Village there are CO about 20 industrial firms but only four of these employ over 100 persons. Total industrial '&S employment in the Village is approximately 1,600~ The Industrial Economy However, the industrial picture of Mount Prospect in 1970 or 1980 may be altogether differ- ent from what it is now. In unincorporated areas south and east o.f the Vi Ilage there remains a number of large, undeveloped tracts of land which presently appear to be best suited for industrial use. To the south of the Village a number of industrial establishments have already been developed and it appears as though these may be only the first of many. These new firms are bound to have a significant impact on the communities adjacent to them and will ultimately provide substantial tax benefits to the community of which they become a part. Industrial growth in these areas will also prove a stimulus for increased population growth, for many workers in the plant and their families will undoubtedly take up residence in 31 " .' .,~~. ~~,~.;:~{~~:~. . ,i'. 17 ,.... - ,.... Mount Prospect. This in turn will,have other economic repercussions in the forms of increased retail trade, need for additional community facilities and services, and a demand for the con- struction of new housing units. ,.... Mount Prospect should selectively seek new industries to further strengthen the Village tax base. Industry today is in need of new pLant location areas possessing the proper combination of tangible (adequate amount of land, labor, electric power, et cetera) and intangible elements, or what is known as a IIfavorable business climate. II Such is the net result of all outside con- ditions favorably affecting the cost and ease of operating a business in a given locality. These outside conditions may be social, economic, or political. They may be tangible, such as tax rates, or they may be intangible, such as the general attitude of the community towards busi- ness and industry. -- - ~ In general, however, while future industrial growth under the legal authority of Mount Prospect should be encouraged, it should be carefully controlled as to its extent and character, in order to protect existing and future residential areas and to perpetuate high-quality living amenities. Present and potentia I industrial areas shou Id be developed through encouragement of nonnuisance types of industrial enterprises or office building complexes, whose facilities will have high value of structure and equipment per square foot of land occupi ed. This type of development wi II tend to maximize the broadening of the local property tax provided, of course, these industrial areas become a part of the corporate limits of Mount Prospect. - - - The Commercial Economy ..... Total retail sales made by stores and shops in Mount Prospect amounted to $122.9 million in 1966, over $108 million higher than in 1958 and over $51 million higher than in 1963. Table 3, Appendix II, discloses the distribution of 1966 retail sales and shows that $59.6 mil- lion, or 48.5 per cent of the total sales, were in the General Merchandise category. The tremendous increase in sales and the overwhelming percentage of sales in the General Merchan- dise category is directly attributable to the Randhurst Shopping Center which was developed in Mount Prospect between the two census years -- 1958 and 1963 -- and also to the tremendous surge of population growth in the Northwestern Suburban Area. 'Table 4, Appendix II, which reveals total and percapita retail sales for Mount Prospect and neighboring communities, shows that per capita sales in Mount Prospect are comparatively high. Not only are per capita sales considerably higher than the other localities in the ~orthwestern Suburban Area, but also most suburban communities in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Here again the Rand- hurst Shopping Center can be singled out as the source of this high per capita retail sales. ~, jllU'l\ ,.... Based on these figures it is doubtful that the residents of Mount Prospect, both future and present, wi II require significant expansion of retai I floor space in the community. However, even under ideal circumstances, retailers in suburban localities cannot expect to capture all the consumer expenditures of a II the residents of the community. The best that ~my local business community can do in this regard is to exploit the internal market to the maximum extent possible and, at the same time, cater to the greatest possible number of nonresidents. Consequently, the downtown business area of Mount Prospect shou Id seek to concentrate rather than expand its retai I activiti es and to seek to offer potentia I customers an atmos- phere conducive to shopping. ,.... ..... - - (f{IIIIIII! - - 32 N o en --.1 CO CO c..o CX) - '.' ~ ":7 ~~~f.". ~.. !t"~ , ~... . ~~ .~:, c ,;",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~,,,,,~_,:,~"'<t!,~;'ih-'-""";;''''' ,~1... ,~>f,'~''''''' .-.........:1. ;:"'_'..: f':..~,..,."-/.,-.,.':,..':;. '.'. " ....,_..:~......~.'~.._"~,...- . - - ..... .... ~ ,..... ..... ..... ..... .... .... ...... ...., ...., .... - .... ,- "..., - ..... APPENDIX II ~ ,- "'"" APPENDIX II - Table 1 ...... POPULATION OF CHICAGO AND SUBURBS 1940 - 1980 ...... (In Mi Ilions) - Actual 1940 Actua I 1950 Actual 1960 Pro jections 1970 1980 ..... ".... Chicago Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.6 5.2 6.2 7.9 City of Chicago 3.4 3.6 3.5 4.0 ,...., 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.2 Suburban Area ""... The Chicago Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) includes the six Illinois Counties of Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Wi II. Note: ~ Sources~ u. S, Bureau of the Census, and Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission. ..... .- ;~ - - ,#I..... ~ - ..... - - ..... 33 9.6 4.1 5.5 N t::> tJ") --.J CO co (0 Q) ,~",,~'.f~t,~~ ;.,.,;.;..~~..~~tf';;,l'1.~~.;:",~~.. <m 'f_\__r/l'~i!!l<,~~,j~"""''''.' ~<I;~'ii:'~.~"- - ,~-----,""""..,..i~~~ ) ) ) 1 1 J ] 1 1 J ) 1 1 J J ] APPENDIX II - Table 2 POPULATION TRENDS AND PROJECTIONS FOR MOUNT PROSPECT AND SURROUNDING AREAS 1960 1970 Ten Year Ten Year Ten Year T en Year Actual Numerical Percentage Actua I Numerical Percentage Popu lation Increase Increase Popu lation Increase Increase Chicago Metropolitan Area* 6,220,913 1,043,045 20.1 7,023,000 802,000 12.9 Suburban Cook County 1,579, 321 691,491 77.9 2,124,000 544,679 34.5 Wheeling Township 58,910 42,121 250.9 110,000 51,090 86.7 Elk Grove Township 27,876 21,962 371 .4 55,000 27,124 97.3 MOUNT PROSPECT 18,906 14,897 371.6 36,000** 17,100 90.4 * Includes Cook, Du Page, Kane, lake, McHenry, and Will Counties. ** Assuming a moderate annexation program. g6g gig 0"2 1 J I J ) ',,- . 1 } 1 1 1 1 1 ) I ) } } } 1 1 J 1 APPENDIX" - Table 3 RETAIL SALES IN MOUNT PROSPECT -- 1963 AND 1966 ($OOO) 1963 1966 Per Cent Per Cent Type of Establishment Amount Per Capita Of Total Amount Per Capita Of Total - Lumber, Building Materials, Hardware $ 2,719 $ 110 3.8 $ 3,975 $ 130 3.2 General Merchandise 31,440 1, 273 43.9 59,569 1,947 48.5 Food Stores 13,031 527 18.2 20,626 674 16.8 Automotive Dealers 4,898 198 6.8 8,110 265 6.6 Gasoline Stations 2,186 '89 3.1 3,416 112 2.8 Appare I Stores 7,118 288 9.9 11,699 382 9.5 Furniture, Home Furnishings 1,886 76 2.6 3,203 105 2.6 Eating and Drinking Places 3,337 135 4.6 5,765 188 4.7 Drug Stores 2,125 86 3.0 3,524 115 2.9 All Others 3,913 118 4.1 3,011 98 2.4 Total $71,633 $2,900 100.0 $122,898 $4,016 100.0 Sources: U.' S. Bureau of the Census, and Sales Management Magazine. 969 919 02 } 1 ] 1 1 J J I t' j 1 1 ] J I ] 1 . J ) 1 1 1 APPENDIX II - Table 4 RETAIL SALES IN MOUNT PROSPECT AND SELECTED COMMUNITIES -- 1963 AND 1966 1963 Community Total Sales Sales Per Capita Arlington Heights $62,212,000 $ 1 ,723 Des Plaines 64,192,000 1,446 Park Ridge 53,536,000 1,451 Palatine 28,740,000 1 ,785 MOUNT PROSPECT 71,633,000 2,900 1966 Total Sales Sales Per Capita $8L,657,OOO $1 ,823 96,751,000 1 ,753 72,461,000 1,717 41,420,000 1 ,972 122,898,000 4,016 Sources: U. S. Bureau of the Census, and Sales Management Magazine. Q,\)ld ~Llj \.'SZ J 1 J 1 1 1 1 ,. ...,.. -., r- ,..... H'rffIJ {~~~~ .....] I~~I~~i ......~ ........... ........... ::::;:;::::3 .......:...~ tt~~~~ r:::: ................ :~~;~~~~~~~~~~~:. ...~...... jlIff}: ,.... Vi Ilage 01 Mount Prospect - N 0 L L ,..... ,..... o i . ~ Hi les ~ - - -. Comprehensive - Village Plan ".... - co 0") co co i'- <.0 ~ - - ,..... SINGLE-FAMILY ".... 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