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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 06/16/1993 - HARDEES RESTAURANT C � ELK GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES June 16, 1993 PRESENT: John R. Glass, Chairman Fred Geinosky, Secretary Pat Feichter James McAllister John Meyers Tom Parker ABSENT: Charles Henrici David Paliganoff Paul Ayers STAFF: Renee M. Farrell , Administrative Assistant Scott R. Niehaus, Administrative Intern Joe Davis, Staff Engineer PETITIONERS: Larry Mueller, Hardees Restaurant Wayne Workman, Hardees Restaurant Mike Loughlane, Hardees Restaurant Bill Olson., Architect Chairman Glass called the meeting to order at 8:04 p.m. ITEM A: Hardees Restaurant - Special Use Permit, Docket 93-2, Public Hearing The petitioners were sworn in by Secretary Geinosky. Wayne Workman opened with a brief summary of the Hardee's franchise. He stated that it is a fast food business much like that of McDonald's. This particular Hardees' will employee 55-60 people, 20-25 full time. It will serve all three meals and may be open for 24 hours. Workman also stated that he had done considerable research of the area and came to the conclusion that the southeast corner of Busse/Greenleaf was the best location due to the Industrial Park traffic activity. Bill Olson explained that the building will contain three parts; seating area, sales area and a kitchen. There will be a double drive thru service with two windows, one of which will be a cash window. The building will consist of glass , masonry and asphalt shingles with a bright color scheme. Outdoor seating at the north end of the building is a future option. Full access will be available on Greenleaf Avenue and a right-in, right-out only point of egress/ingress is planned on Route 83 (Busse) . Off of traffic entering the site will be directed to make a loop around the building before entering the drive thru lanes. A pork chop median is planned near the entrance of the drive thru lanes to prevent cars entering the site off Busse Road to immediately enter those lanes. The outside drive thru line will have a stacking space of seven(7) cars. The inside lane will hold six(6) cars. Olson stated that the building will be 118 feet in length and 41 feet wide. The building will be 4,000 square feet. There are 79 parking spaces available of which 4 are designated as handicapped parking. Olson mentioned the possibility of moving those handicap stalls to another location in order to have more aisle way space available. In addition, Olson stated that landscaping will be provided in accordance with Village ordinances. Olson then addressed the six comments made by the Director of Engineering and Community Development, Alan Boffice in his May 27 memorandum and stated that they will comply with all requests as stated in the memorandum. Commissioner Meyers questioned the effectiveness of the pork chop median to prevent access to the drive thru lanes when entering the site off Busse Road. Olson stated that the pork chop median will act as a barrier to prevent cars from making the immediate access off Busse Road. In addition, signage and directional arrows will also be installed in order to direct motorists. Commissioner Feichter questioned if the restaurant would be open 24 hours a day. Mueller stated that the restaurant will most likely be open from 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. unless there is a demand for a 24 hour operation. Commissioner Feichter questioned if there had been any traffic study on the proposed site. Olson stated that a traffic study was not done. Commissioner Feichter questioned if item 6 from staff comments had been addressed. Olson stated that landscaping will be planted at the rear of the site (detention area) as requested by staff. Commissioner Geinsoky questioned the hazard posed to disabled persons if their parking spaces were moved across the drive thru lanes as proposed by Olson. Olson stated that those spaces will not be moved as it was only a thought since the number of parking spaces exceed what is required by ordinance by 11 spaces. Commissioner Geinosky requested that traffic be directed one way only, counter clockwise, to eliminate all cross traffic on-site. In addition, Geinosky requested that all parking spaces be angular to accommodate the one-way traffic. Olson stated that will be done. Commissioner Geinosky questioned as to what the current hours of Portillo's and McDonald's were. Olson stated that Portillo's is open until 8 p.m. and McDonald' s from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Commissioner McAllister questioned the possibility of trees on the south and of the property. After viewing aerial photos of the site it was determined that the trees in question were not on the subject property. Commissioner McAllister questioned the use of the double drive thru, specifically the safety of the services who would assist the outside lane. Mueller stated that in his 23 years at Hardee's there has never been a safety problem in this type of layout. Commissioner Parker questioned as to when the 2nd drive thru lane would be open. Mueller stated that is would only be open at peak hours which typically occur at breakfast and lunch time hours. Commissioner Parker questioned the possibility of inadequate stacking space. Mueller stated that this would be unlikely because the restaurant design is focused on providing fast service to drive thru customers , which constitutes over half of their business. Commissioner Parker questioned how many parking spaces they would lose if they converted to all angular parking. Olson stated they expect to lose 4 spaces which provides for a total number of spaces that exceeds the number required by Village ordinance. Commissioner Meyers questioned if the restaurant will be open on Saturdays and Sundays. Mueller stated that yes , they intended to do business on weekends. Chairman Glass questioned the placement of the entrance/exit door on the east side, expressing concern to pedestrians considering the close proximity to cars exiting the drive-thru lanes. Olson stated that it would be feasible to install a handrail outside the door to direct pedestrian traffic further to the north. Chairman Glass opened the hearing to the audience. Bill Pankiw, the owner of Marathon, questioned the placement of new utility poles on Route 83. Olson stated that he was unaware of the poles but they should not be a problem as they are located off of the subject property. Pankiw questioned the time frame of construction. Olson stated that they would like to begin construction in August and open in October. Chairman Glass closed the Public_ Hearing at 8:52 p.m. Commissioner Geinosky moved to grant the Special Use Permit for the construction of a Hardee' s Restaurant in an I-2 zoned district subject to the following conditions: - provision of angular parking; and - installation of an outdoor handrail at the east side entrance to direct pedestrian traffic further north. ' Commissioner Parker second the motion Upon voting, All AYES (Henrici , Paliganoff, Ayers ABSENT) the motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Geinosky amended his motion to add a condition that all staff comments from the May 27 memorandum be incorporated to the Site Plan. Feichter seconded the motion. Upon voting All AYES (Henrici , Paliganoff, Ayers ABSENT) the motion carried unanimously. Adjournment: Commissioner Feichter made a motion and Commissioner Geinsoky seconded to adjourn meeting. Chairman Glass adjourned the meeting 8:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Scott Niehaus Administrative Intern el 6-21-93 C: Chairman and Members of Plan Commission, ZBA Chairman, Village President, Board of Trustees, Village Clerk, Village Manager, Assistant Village Manager, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Intern, Director of Engineering/ Community Development, Director of Public Works, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Village Attorney C June 18, 1993 To: President and Board of Trustees From: Oh R. Glass, Chairman, Plan Commission Subject: Finding of Fact - Special Use Permit To allow Hardee ' s Restaurant in an I-2 Zoned District The Village has been petitioned by Hardee' s Restaurant, for a Special Use Permit to construct a Hardee ' s Restaurant in an I-2 zoned district located at the southeast corner of Busse and Greenleaf . Restaurants are permitted in industrial zoned districts as a special use. The Plan Commission held a public hearing on the proposed Special Use Permit on June 16, 1993 . At the Public Hearing it was learned that the Hardees Restaurant will be 4 , 000 square feet and operate a double drive thru window service. The second double drive thru will only operate at peak hours and runs adjacent to the primary drive thru lane on the same side of the building. The drive thru lanes begin at the south side of the building and terminate at the east side of the building. Since the second drive thru lane is not directly adjacent to the building, a Hardee' s employee will be stationed outside to assist those customers using that drive thru lane. It was learned that the 102 by 41 foot restaurant will have indoor seating with the possibility of adding outdoor seating to the north side of the restaurant at a later date. Approximately 79 parking spaces are planned for the location which exceeds the 68 spaces required by ordinance. There are two points of egress/ingress planned for the location; a right in/right out only on Busse Road and a full access on Greenleaf Avenue. The Plan Commission suggested that there be signage and directional arrows on site to direct traffic one way in a counter clockwise direction in order to eliminate cross traffic flows . In addition, the Plan commission suggested to eliminate the mixture of angular and perpendicular parking and have all angular parking in order to accomodate the one way flow of traffic . Finally, the petitioner agreed to add a pork chop median near the entrance of the drive thru lanes in order to discourage traffic entering from Busse to immediately enter the drive thru lanes which may cause stacking of cars onto the Busse Road entrance/exit. C The Plan Commission expressed concern regarding the safety of pedestrians exiting the east side of the building given the close proximity of the cars exiting the drive thru lanes at that location. The petitioner agreed to install a handrail parallel to the building that would direct pedestrian traffic further north before entering the parking lot . Upon further deliberation, the Plan Commission voted unanimously (Henrici, Paliganoff, Ayers ; ABSENT) to recommend that the Village Board grant the Special Use Permit for a Hardee' s Restaurant in an I-2 zoned district with the following conditions : - To revise the Site Plan to show all angular parking; - To install a handrail on the east side of the building to direct pedestrian traffic at the west entrance/exit; and - To incorporate all revisions as recommended in the Director of Engineering and Community Development ' s memorandum dated May 27 , 1993 (attached) . C: Plan Commission Chairman and Members , President and Board of Trustees, Village Manager, Assistant Village Manager, Administrative Assistant, Director of Engineering/Community Development, Village Clerk, Fire Chief, Village Attorney