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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/09/1999 COW minutes MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MARCH 9, 1999 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Farley called the meeting to order at 7 35 p m Present at the meeting were Trustees George Clowes, T~mothy Corcoran, Paul Hoefe~, R~chard Lohrstorfer, Darnel Nocch~ and Irvana W~lks Staff members present ~ncluded V~llage Manager M~chael Janon~s, Assistant V~llage Manager Dawd Strahl, Community Development D~rector Will,am Cooney, F~re Chief M~chael F~olah and F~re Marshal Paul Valentine II APPROVAL OF .MINUTES Acceptance of Minutes of February 9, 1999 Mr Janoms requested that these M~nutes be deferred s~nce they were not ready for Board consideration M~nutes were deferred until the next Committee of the Whole meeting III CITIZENS TO BE HEARD None ~ IV ABOVEGROUND TANK ORDINANCE Fare Chaef Machael Figolah stated th~s request as being brought before the V~llage Board for consideration based on numerous requests from vanous businesses to ubhze aboveground storage tanks because of the expenses and complications related to having underground storage tanks There are also numerous electrical generator sates that have found It necessary to consider aboveground storage for fuel storage necessary to run the generators He stated that the revased Ordinance that as presented addresses many of the business requests to date Village Manager Janonis stated that staff ~s requesting Village Board input to th~s request s~nce the current Ordinance prohibits all aboveground storage The rewsed Ordinance would conbnue to prohibit aboveground storage for commercial purposes but would allow , aboveground storage for bus~ness operations only General comments from the V~llage Board members included the following ~tems Generally, the technology has ~mproved the type of aboveground storage tanks compared to the old days when many people thought of aboveground storage tanks as the tanks that are on many farms There was some concern regarding the possibility of vehicles running into the tanks and what precautions would be undertaken to minimize th~s possibility There was also d~scuss~on regarding the concrete poles that surround the tank and the height of the concrete pad for which the tanks rest on Fire Marshal Paul Valentine stated the concrete pad would be required to m~n~m~ze weeds, which could create a possible fire hazard, and he would rewew the draft Ordinance to determine whether the pad d~mens~ons are adequate based on th~s ~nput He also stated that the concrete barriers are factory poured, not poured on s~te, to ensure proper integrity Consensus of the Village Board was to consider the Ordinance as recommended by staff at its next regular V~llage Board meeting V. FRONT PORCH ENCROACHMENT REGULATIONS Community Development Director B~ll Cooney stated there have been s~x specific cases over the past year brought before the ZBA for Variances regarding encroachments of front porches ~nto the front yard setback He stated that the ZBA is final on everything under a 25% ~ncrease ~n the structure In order for a Vanabon to be considered a hardship, ~t must be defined and to date, such justification has not been adequately prewded in the cases, which the ZBA has considered He stated one of the primary revisions requested ~s the change to consider encroachments ~nto the front yard setbacks as a Conditional Use, therefore, ehmlnabng the hardship reasoning for each Variation request ZBA member Arlene Juracek spoke She stated that she felt that staff has set out the options well for the Board to consider She stated that she is speaking on her own behalf and not as a representabve of the entire ZBA membership She confirmed the fact that the ZBA has had d~fficulty defining what constitutes a hardship She also stated there ~s a concern about enforceability of the setback wh~le balancing the need for updates to maintain the home investment She would consider additional definitions to help clanfy a hardship and would be supportive of changing the defin~bon to include porches as a Conditional Use ZBA member Richard Rogers spoke He would also support defining porches as a Cond~bona[ Use In order to exhibit some control over the necessary standards ZBA Chairman MIchaele Skowron spoke She felt the developers m the past had designed d~fferent housing to stand out and be d~sbnct from the typical urban or c~ty design The trend currently underway is a need to increase the porch enhancement for secunty and the opportunity to ~nterchange the neighbors She would support a C.ond~tlonal Use for porch consideration General comments from Village Board members ~ncluded the following ~tems Comments were made regarding the desirability of porches and the enhancement of curb appeal of the home by hawng a front pomh The Zoning Code has set some I~m~ts on what can be designed w~th~n a s~ngle lot and based on the lot hm~tahons, porches may not be desirable in all instances There was some concem raised regarding the diminishing front yard setback and the fact that every home cannot be made ~nto everything the homeowner desires While every home cannot lend itself to a porch, there ~s also a concern regarding possible teardowns and rebuilds and different set of encroachments regarding such activity There is also a need to maintain some front yard setback so the commumty appearance ~s not degraded 2 Community Development Dmrector B~II Cooney stated staff has suggested four d~fferent options for addressing th~s s~tuahon 1 Continue the process and require a Vanabon, which often requires the ZBA to be final m such a request 2 Continue the current process but require V~llage Board approval for Variations ~nto the front yard 3 Change the Zoning Ordinance text to permit unenclosed, uncovered porches to encroach into setbacks 4 Change the Zoning Ordinance text to hst front porches that encroach ~nto front setbacks as a Conditional Use ~n res~denbal areas General consensus of the V, Ilage Board was to support option #4 allowing the change mn the Zomng Ordinance text to hst front porches that encroach into front setbacks as a Conditional Use mn resmdenflal neighborhoods VI. DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PHASE 'lB Commumty Development D~rector Cooney stated the RFP draft ~s presented to the Village Board for comment and pending the amount of comment, the RFP ~s expected to be sent out by the end of the week General comments from the V~llage Board members included the following ~tems There was a concem raised about the Apn112 response date based on the projected t~me for which the RFP would be sent out There was also a suggestion to ~nclude a statement whereby the developer could move the General Store building to a Village-owned lot for extra points for consideration ~n the RFP response There was also a concern that the RFP assumes a five-story building as the maximum height and the preference stated as to the type of dwelhng un~ts that are desirable Concern was raised about the building setback and parkang location as suggested ~n the RFP. There was also a suggestion that office space be ~ncluded as a component of any response to the RFP Commumty Development D~rector Cooney responded to the Village Board comments He stated that the deadline for submittal to the RFP could be moved back a couple more weeks to g~ve the developers a full s~x weeks to respond He also stated that the option of including bonus points for inclusion of the General Store building movement could be incorporated into the draft He stated the submittal w~ll be sent to ten developers ~n order to speed response brae and the developers have been pre-quahfied in h~s mind through prewous d~scuss~ons He also felt that the developer should suggest the type of dwelhng units that are preferred in the plan depending on the market VII. VILLAGE MANAGER'S REPORT Village Manager Janoms reminded the Village Board that Coffee vath Council is scheduled for March 13, 1999, from 9 00 a m until 11 00 a m at Village Hall 3 III ANY OTHER BUSINESS Trustee Paul Hoefert mqu~red as to the status of the Quiet Commun~bes Resolution as requested by Trustee Nocch~ at the last meebng Mayor Farley stated that a new Sub-Committee has been formed at the O'Hare No~se Compat~b~hty Commission to d~scuss the projected no[se ~mpact of the new terminals and would prefer to rewew any report that may come from th~s Committee before cons~denng the Quiet Commumbes Resolution as prewously proposed Trustee Clowes requested that staff determine what the status of the cable modem option that TCI ~s offering ~n other communities to determine when ~t w~ll be available m Mount Prospect He also stated that he has not~ced there has been some remodehng work within the basement of the Village Hall and he ~s requeshng staff keep the V~llage Board updated as to what the plans are for the V~llage Hall IX CLOSED SESSION Mobon made by Trustee CIowes and Seconded by Trustee Hoefert to move ~nto Closed Session to d~scuss Property Acquisition The meebng moved into Closed Session at 938pm Meeting reconvened ~nto Open Session at 10 23 p m Village Manager Janonis rem~nded the V~llage Board that the Aspen Dnve meeting has been scheduled for March 24 and the VViscons~n Central meeting has been scheduled for March 31 X ADJOURNMENT No other bus~ness was transacted and the meehng was adjourned at 10 28 p m Respectfully submitted, t DAVID STRAHL Assistant V~llage Manager DSIrcc H \GEN\Cow\M~nutes~30999 COW M~nutes doc 4