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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 06/05/1996 - OFFICE DEPOT ' rC� ELK GROVE VILLAGE Plan Commission Minutes June 5, 1996 8:00 P.M. Council chambers Present: D. Paliganoff C. Prochno J. Meyers C. Henrici P. Ayers R. Guzzardi Absent: F. Geinosky, Chairman P. Feichter, Secretary K. Zizzo Staff: S. Niehaus, Administrative Assistant Petitioners: Frank Calloway, Atlantis Holdings, Corp Donna Pugh, Katten, Muchin, & Zavis (Attorney) Louis Kao, Teltect Architects (Architect) Acting Chairman Paliganoff opened the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Item A: Office Depot Special Location Plan Acting Chairman Paliganoff reviewed the issues raised by the Plan Commission at the April 3, 1996 meeting regarding the Office Depot - special location plan and asked the petitioner to explainwhat has - happened since that time. Calloway stated that over the past two months he had successfully worked to respond 'to the Plan Commission's requests that a 30 year ground lease be obtained for the parking lot property and that an agreement with the owners of the Esquire Restaurant be reached. Calloway stated that the ground lease for the parking lot was signed and in effect with provisions to prohibit any buildings on the property. This ensures that Office Depot has adequate parking at all times. Calloway further explained that Office Depot had entered into a termination agreement whereby they bought out the Esquire's remaining lease so that there would not be any parking conflicts on the property. Calloway stated that the Esquire had closed for business and was in the process of auctioning their equipment before the building was demolished. Acting Chairman Paliganoff questioned as to Office Depot's timeline for construction. Calloway stated that Office Depot had already closed on the Airlane Motel property and was ready to begin construction as soon as possible. The anticipated opening of the store is November 1, 1996. Acting Chairman Paliganoff questioned the petitioner as to the required number of parking spaces. Calloway stated that the size of the building requires 174 parking spaces. The plan provides for 175 spaces. Commissioner Meyers questioned as to the additional store located on the east side of the Office Depot facility. Calloway stated that Office Depot has plans to construct an additional retail store at that location sometime in the future. The parking spaces provided on the lot includes enough for that building. Upon further discussion, Commissioner Henrici moved and Commissioner Meyers seconded a motion to recommend approval of the Office Depot Special Location Plan. Upon voting (all AYES, Geinosky, Feichter, Zizzo ABSENT) the motion carried unanimously. item Bi Ameritech special use Permit Acting Chairman Paliganoff reviewed the minutes of .the Plan Commission public hearing on this matter on April 17 and asked the petitioners to summarize their activity since that date. Pugh stated that Ameritech had gone to great efforts to respond to concerns and questions which were raised by the Plan Commission pertaining to the number of antennas and equipment shelters which could be placed on the site. Pugh explained that a revised site plan had . been reviewed by staff and received no negative. comments. Louis Kao explained how the revised site plan was developed. Kao stated that due to structural and technical limitations the water tower could only sustain the installation of four(4) cellular companies on the tower. Two(2) companies would be located on the painters rings and two(2) companies could locate on top. Kao stated that upon. determining the maximum number of companies that the tower could hold, he designed the site to accommodate four(4) equipment shelters of similar size and design to the one proposed by Ameritech. The Ameritech shelter would be located on the north side of Outlot F in a northwest to southeast direction and would be accessible from an extension to the Village's planned bituminous driveway. The second and third potential shelters would be parallel to the 1-290 expressway approximately 42 feet from the IDOT right-of-way. The fourth potential shelter would be located in a northeast to southwest direction on the south end of the site. Kao explained that the drawings for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th shelter were only speculative and would only be built if other companies were to locate on the site. Chairman Paliganoff asked staff to explain what measures were included in the lease to ensure that the equipment shelter would be maintained and be consistent with the surrounding areas. Niehaus stated that the lease required Ameritech to build the structures in a similar fashion to the surrounding residential area including brick color and roofing material. in addition, Niehaus stated that the property would be heavily landscaped to screen the building from surrounding residents. Niehaus further explained that the lease would require Ameritech to return the site to its existing state prior to their locating there. This would encompass the removal of all pavement, construction, and underground materials. Acting Chairman Paliganoff questioned as to what impact Ameritech antennas would have on the Village's maintenance cost for the tower. Niehaus stated that the antennas would increase the painting cost by $5 to $10,000. These costs would be recouped through the lease agreement which was designed to make Ameritech pay more than similar agreements between the Village and telecommunications companies. Commissioner Ayers questioned as to the level of noise created by the air conditioning unit on the equipment shelter. Kao stated that the decibel level of the air conditioning unit for the shelter is actually lower than a residential dwelling and would not be a nuisance. Upon further discussion, Commissioner Henrici moved and Commissioner Prochno seconded a motion to recommend approval of a special use permit to allow Ameritech to install cellular communications antennas on the Village's water tower located at 1141 Hawthorne Lane. Upon voting (all AYES, Feichter, Geinosky, Zizzo ABSENT) the motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Ayers moved and Commissioner Guzzardi seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting. Acting Chairman Paliganoff adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submit/ted, . Scott R. 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