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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 11/29/2021 - Docket 21-7, Petitions for Prime Data Centers, LLC resubdivide and rezoneElk Grove Village Plan Commission Minutes November 29, 2021 Present: J. Glass S. Carlson F. Geinosky K. Weiner P. Rettberg G. Schumm Absent: J. Morrill L. Bacigalupo R. DeFrenza Staff: M. Jablonski, Assistant Village Manager/Director of Communications J. Polony, Deputy Director of Community Development R. Raphael, Engineering Supervisor N. Radcliffe, Senior Management Analyst Petitioner(s): J. Gibbs, Prime Data Centers H. Cho, Prime Data Centers J. Metcalf, Gensler Chairman Glass called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Item 1: October 4, 2021 Meeting Minutes Commissioner Geinosky moved to approve the meeting minutes of October 4, 2021. Commissioner Schumm seconded the motion. Upon voting (Glass, Carlson, Geinosky, Weiner, Rettberg, Schumm AYES), the motion carried 6-0. Item 2: PC Docket # 21-7: Petitions from Prime Data Centers LLC (1500 E. Higgins Road, 1550 E. Higgins Road, 1600 Oakton Street, & 1700 Oakton Street) to resubdivide from four (4) lots to one (1) lot and to rezone subject properties to I-1 Restricted Industrial District along with associated variations from the Village Zoning Ordinance. (Prime Data Centers LLC) Chairman Glass read the legal notice into the record and asked the Petitioner to explain their purpose before the Plan Commission. 1 J. Gibbs stated Prime Data Centers proposes to redevelop the subject properties by construc data center campus that will include two data center buildings at approximately 726,791 s, feet in aggregate, an electrical substation, and related site improvements. The redevelop project is estimated to include an investment of approximately one billion dollars for constru and the installation of IT equipment in the data center buildings. J. Gibbs stated they plan to two (2) phases of construction and will begin construction of building A in September of 20: J. Metcalf stated the four (4) existing properties located at the intersection of Oakton Street, F Road, and Higgins Road would consolidated from four (4) parcels into one (1) parcel. Prit proposing one (1) data center to be sized at over 380,000 square feet while the second bui would be over 340,000 square feet. J. Metcalf stated there are two primary entrances locate the east of the subject property and the west entrance is for emergency use only. The two entr, have available space for queuing of vehicles so there would be no traffic build up off of Mi( Court. J. Metcalf stated that security of the site is very important to Prime Data Centers. Prime will it an eight (8") foot tall picket/ornamental security fence with brick columns every seventy-five 1 feet. J. Metcalf stated that the following variations are being requested from the Village's Zoning for the proposed use and that he will go through each one. Principal buildings, principal structures and accessory structures to allow multiple print buildings on a single property. Two (2) principal structures along with future structures fo proposed substation are located on one lot. This is to maximize the utilization of the site. The it of this request is to utilize the largest quantity of usable data center space available. Schedule of bulk and yard requirements and regulations for building heights to exceed sixty feet. The maximum building height is requested to be ninety (90') feet. Data centers have a hi floor to floor than typical buildings due to the equipment housed and rooftop equipment screening further increases the overall height. Schedule of bulk and yard requirements and regulations to exceed the floor area ratio of ei, (80%) percent. The floor are ratio is requested to be ninety-nine (99%) percent. This i accommodate two, three story data centers that maximize utilization of the site. Fence and landscaping requirements and restrictions to permit a fence in front of the building a height to exceed six (6') feet. The proposed fence is eight (8') feet and located in the front y This is to comply with the security requirements of the various tenants that will lease space in data center. Schedule of loading spaces to reduce the required amount of loading spaces per each build Based upon the proposed size of each building, at least seven (7) 12'x60' loading spaces wil needed for each building totaling fourteen (14) in all for the development. The number of doh based upon building square footage. The proposed reduction is based on the use of the data center buildings, data centers have limited need for dock space during normal operations. Presently two dock spaces are planned for each building, for a total of four dock spaces on the site. The planned docks will accommodate the needs of the data center. J. Metcalf stated the proposed data centers for this site will be aesthetically pleasing as this is a prominent corner for the Village. The buildings will have many windows, architecturally pleasing entryways, and accompanied with appropriate landscaping and screening to highlight Prime Data Centers brand and create an aesthetically pleasing corner. Commissioner Rettberg asked how many employees will be working on site. J. Gibbs stated from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. there is an estimated twenty-four (24) employees and the overnight shift will have an estimated ten (10) employees. There would be at least two (2) security members at all times, one (1) member at the front desk and the other patrolling the grounds. Commissioner Rettberg asked if there are any tenant's lined up for this development. J. Gibbs stated they have a few interested parties. Commissioner Carlson asked if the entrance gates will have a security guard. J. Gibbs stated that each entrance will have a telecom service, and eventually a security guard once more tenants come aboard. There will be a security guard patrolling the site and another watching surveillance in the initial stages of occupancy. More security members will come aboard once the data centers begin to fill up with tenants. Commissioner Carlson asked if there will be any stacking issues near the entrances. J. Gibbs noted with regard to stacking issues that the west entrance closest to Higgins Road will be exit -only except for emergency access. All vehicles will use the two eastern entrances. Additionally, the security members will be mindful of stacking and queuing of vehicles and may setup a stream- lined process for morning rush to ensure there is no traffic back up on Midway Court. Commissioner Weiner asked if this is the first development in Illinois for Prime Data Centers and why Prime choose Elk Grove Village. J. Gibbs stated it is Prime's first location in Illinois and that the Village is wonderful to work with and that the access to power and the substations is another benefit. Commissioner Weiner asked when construction would begin. J. Gibbs stated building A would begin construction in September of 2022. Commissioner Weiner asked what would happen if Prime cannot get tenants. H. Cho stated typically customers do not sign leases until construction begins. There is a huge demand for data 3 centers and there is also a sales tax abatement that recently became available which saves a 1 a lot of money. Commissioner Weiner stated she has concerns on if the buildings will get leased out or no does not want a vacant lot. H. Cho stated that they plan to build two (2) buildings and have fully occupied or else they would have not chosen Elk Grove Village. Commissioner Weiner asked if the parking lot or screen walls will have any additional lighti Metcalf stated there has been no discussion about lights on the screen wall, but the parkin; will have lights. Commissioner Weiner asked if two (2) security patrol members would be enough to cove whole site. J. Gibbs stated to begin they would have two (2) and once the buildings begin t out, they will have a minimum of six (6). Commissioner Geinosky asked what Prime Data Center employees do at the buildings. J. C stated that their employees working at the site would monitor and maintain all of the equipr any client requests, and safety checks. Commissioner Geinosky asked if this is the largest site that Prime has worked on before. J. C stated that this will be the largest in Illinois, but they have experience building larger in other a Commissioner Geinosky asked if the other data centers in Elk Grove Village would be compet of Prime Data Center. J. Gibbs stated in some aspects, they are competitors, but there is su large demand for cloud services that there's enough for everyone. Commissioner Geinosky asked if ComEd's substation would have to come back to the Commission in order to construct it. M. Jablonksi stated that they would have to come back tc Plan Commission for a Special Use Petition. Commissioner Geinosky asked if there were opportunities to add more stories to the buildin order to expand. J. Gibbs stated they would love to if it is needed, but they would neei investigate it further and explore other opportunities of expansion. Commissioner Geinosky asked if building A and building B would be connected. J. Gibbs st, stand-alone buildings. Commissioner Geinosky asked if there would be issues with queuing of vehicles off of MidN Court. J. Gibbs stated they are being cognizant of Busse and Higgins being such a high traffic that they wanted to pull any traffic off Higgins. All entrances are coming off of Midway Courl Commissioner Schumm asked if Prime is a registered LLC in Illinois and if they are a manager or member of the LLC. H. Cho stated they are a Delaware LCC and they would like to be a member and owner. Chairman Glass asked how tall the first and second floor of the buildings are. J. Metcalf stated roughly 23 feet for each. Chairman Glass asked if 70 feet would be adequate enough. J. Metcalf stated that the highest point of the building is 69 feet and they have close to an additional 15 feet of equipment and screening to place on top of the building. Chairman Glass asked how much of the buildings consist of office space. J. Metcalf stated that the total office space combined for each building would be roughly 20,000 square feet of office. M. Jablonski stated that the Village has a redevelopment agreement with Prime Data Center and the Village is selling the land to them. The Village worked with Prime Data Centers on ways to maximize the site to its full potential and fully supports this development. RECOMMENDATION: Commissioner Schumm moved to recommend approval of the Petitions of Prime Data Centers LLC for the following: • Resubdivide the subject properties from four (4) lots to one (1) lot; • Rezone the subject properties to I-1 Industrial Restricted Zoning District; • Variation from Section 3-6:13 Principal Buildings, Principal Structures and Accessory Structures to allow two principal buildings on one lot; • Variation from Section 7-1 Schedule of Bulk and Yard Requirements and Regulations for building heights to exceed sixty (60') feet to allow a maximum building height of ninety (90') feet; • Variation from Section 7-1 Schedule of Bulk and Yard Requirements and Regulations to exceed the maximum floor area ratio of eighty (80%) percent to allow a ninety-nine (99%) percent floor area ratio; • Variation from Section 7E-9:A Fence and Landscaping Requirements and Restrictions to permit a fence in front of the building and a height to exceed six (6') feet to allow an eight (8') foot tall fence in the front yard; and • Variation from Section 4-4-1 Schedule of Loading Spaces to reduce the required amount of loading spaces from fourteen (14) to four (4). Along with the following condition: • The Petitioner shall provide a landscaping plan to the Plan Commission for approval prior to receiving a Certificate of Occupancy. Commissioner Carlson seconded the motion. Upon voting (Glass, Carlson, Geinosky, Reis Weiner, Schumm AYES), the motion carried unanimously. Item 3: Adjournment Commissioner Rettberg moved to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Schumm second( motion. Upon voting ((Glass, Carlson, Geinosky, Weiner, Rettberg, Schumm AYES), the n passed unanimously. C: Chairman and Members of the Plan Commission, Mayor and Board of Trustees, V Clerk Respectfully submitted, Nick Radcliffe, Senior Management Analyst