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Home My WebLink About04/09/1996 COW agenda COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AGENDA Meeting Location: Meeting Date and Time: Mount Prospect Senior Center Tuesday, April 9, 1996 50 South Emerson Street 7:30 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL II. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF MARCH 26, 1996 III. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD IV. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PARKED AND STORED IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS/CONTINUED DISCUSSION The Village Zoning Ordinance currently includes provisions allowing residential homeowners to store their commercial vehicles on their property within their garage. However, during a recent Court case, the Court ruled that the Village's Zoning Ordinance does not adequately define what constitutes a commercial vehicle. As a result, the Court concluded that the Village's provisions for commercial vehicle storage was also inadequate and therefore not enforceable. In order for the Village to be able to regulate commercial vehicles, it must establish a detailed definition that clearly delineates what constitutes a commercial vehicle. Given that the existing Code is not enforceable, this is an opportune time for the Village to review, create or reinstate provisions regulating the storage of these commercial vehicles within Residential Zoning Districts. The attached memorandum provides an analysis of the existing and proposed commercial vehicle storage provisions. It also includes a matrix which illustrates different types of trucks and vans which fall within the motor vehicle industry's category for commercial vehicles. This memorandum is a continuation of staff's discussions originally submitted to the Committee of the Whole in a memo dated August 7, 1995. On September 26, 1995, staff presented proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments to the Committee of the Whole. Staff's recommendation was that Section 14.2208 be amended to include a specific definition for commercial vehicles. It was staff's belief that the original intention of the Code remain as follows: To permit a commercial vehicle less than 8,000 pounds to be stored within a residential garage and to prohibit storage of commercial vehicles greater than 8,001 pounds to be stored within a residential garage unless a Conditional Use Permit is secured. NOTE:ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THIS MEETING BUT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY NEEDS SOME ACCOMMODATION TO PARTICIPATE, SHOULD CONTACT THE VILLAGE MANAGER'S OFFICE AT 100 SOUTH EMERSON, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS 60056, 847/392-6000, EXTENSION 5327, TDD #847/392-6064. The purpose of the current Codes regulating commercial vehicles is to provide Village residents access to and storage of commercial vehicles without negatively impacting the character of the Village's residential neighborhoods. The current Code attempted to do so by establishing the following objectives: 1. Maintaining the integrity of residential neighborhoods by prohibiting commercial vehicles within the front yard setbacks of homes by requiring that these vehicles be parked within the garage. 2. Limiting commercial vehicle storage to a weight and size similar to that of a regular passenger vehicle. 3. Regulating and preventing the construction of oversized garages needed to accommodate large commercial vehicles. After a thorough review of the existing Ordinance's intent and discussion with the Committee of the Whole, Zoning Board of Appeals and the public, staff believes that maintaining existing Code requirements would best serve Village residents by allowing individuals the ability to keep their commercial vehicle on their property within a garage while maintaining the character of the Village's residential neighborhoods. The Village may wish to consider eliminating the ability to obtain a Conditional Use for vehicles which require larger than standard size garages given the impact these garages have on the aesthetics of a neighborhood. Notice of this discussion has been sent to citizens who have previously expressed interest in this topic. Appropriate staff will be available to answer questions and facilitate discussion. V. MANAGER'S REPORT VI. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Vii. ADJOURNMENT CLOSED SESSION Litigation 51LCS 120/2 (c) (11)