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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 09/03/2008 - SPECIAL USE/820 NICHOLAS BOULEVARD Elk Grove Village Plan Commission Minutes September 3, 2008 Present: P. Ayers F. Geinosky R CEWED J. Glass E. Hauser SEP 11 20 C. Henrici J. Meyers D. Paliganoff VILLKGE'CLERK'S OFFICE T. Thompson Absent: D. Sokolowski Staff: B. Jacobsen, Assistant Village Manager S. Trudan, Deputy Director of Community Development Petitioner: Matthew Keefe, President, K&K Diesel Repair Brad Carpenter, Mechanic, K&K Diesel Repair Chairman Glass called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. Item 1: April 16, 2008 Meeting Minutes Commissioner Geinosky motioned to approve the April 16, meeting minutes. Commissioner Henrici seconded the motion. Upon voting (Ayers, Geinosky, Hauser, Thompson, AYES, Glass, Henrici, Meyers, Paliganff, ABSTAINED, Sokolowski, ABSENT) the motion carried. Item 2: 820 Nicholas Boulevard— Special Use Chairman Glass read the legal notice for the record. Petitioner, Matthew Keefe, briefed the Commission on the history of his businesses in Elk Grove. Mr. Keefe's primary business of fourteen years has been K&K Contractors, a demolition and excavation company. In November of 2006, Mr. Keefe started K&K Diesel Repair. In September of 2007, he entered into a lease at 820 Nicholas, with the option to purchase, which still stands. This property is utilized as Mr. Keefe's office, a storage facility, and a warehouse to repair his own vehicles. Mr. Keefe employs three (3) mechanics and two (2) office personnel. His mechanics currently repair his own equipment. Area contractors have approached Mr. Keefe's mechanic, Brad Carpenter, about repairing their vehicles. Mr. Keefe leases the property at 820 Nicholas and the adjacent property at 720 Richard Street. i 2 Commissioner Thompson asked Mr. Keefe what he would do if the building at 820 Nicholas sold. Mr. Keefe expressed his intention to purchase 820 Nicholas in the future. Currently he is in the fourth year of a fifteen (15) year lease. Commissioner Ayers requested clarification on the vehicle he saw parked outside 820 Nicholas Street on the morning of September 3. He also wanted to know when Mr. Carpenter began working on Mr. Keefe's vehicles, what initiated the Special Use application. Mr. Keefe explained that the truck he saw was Mr. Keefe's personal vehicle. Mr. Carpenter has been working for Mr. Keefe since November of 2007 and an Engineering inspection initiated the Special Use application. Commissioner Ayers was concerned that vehicles may be stored at 820 Nicholas rather than on Richard Street. Mr. Keefe stated that.80% of this work is completed within 24 hours and he will not store vehicles outside his building. Commissioner Ayers doesn't view 820 Nicholas as the most appropriate site for this use. He believes the Commission's stipulations might be ignored and parking would become an enforcement issue because, often mechanics are required to order parts that are not in stock. Commissioner Paliganoff asked Mr. Keefe if he was required to widen his driveway entrance and asked for clarification on the loading dock issue. Mr. Keefe stated that his entrance is the widest on Nicholas and his thirty-foot trucks were able to navigate through the turn. He also explained the work done on the loading dock was done prior to K&K's lease. Commissioner Hauser requested clarification on the lease at 720 Richard Lane, where vehicles are currently being repaired, and what K&K will do in the winter months. Mr. Keefe stated he has a formal lease with JMC LLC. De Meo Brothers Construction owns the property at 720 Richard Lane. He noted that much of his repairs are being done at 720 Richard Lane and he assured the Board he would move vehicles to Richard Lane overnight in the winter even if he had to do it himself. Commissioner Meyers questioned staff about the outstanding items noted in the Director of Engineering & Community Development's memo dated July 23. Mr. Keefe informed the Commission that he has obtained a permit for the sidewalk and will apply for the driveway permit, although the work was done before he entered into the lease at 820 Nicholas. Commissioner Meyers then asked the petitioner if he intends to upkeep the property and what work is currently underway inside the property. Mr. Keefe confirmed he would maintain the landscaping and that he currently is installing three catch basins. He also confirmed thay he has a building permit for that work. Commissioner Henrici requested clarification on how many bays K&K plans to have. Mr. Keefe noted that he has six bays, which currently meets code and must be maintained as part of the Special Use. Commissioner Geinosky requested K&K's hours of operation and where they would keep inoperable vehicles. Mr. Keefe stated his hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and his business is not open on the weekend. Inoperable vehicles would be stored inside. 3 Chairman Glass asked if Mr. Keefe intended to hire more mechanics at any time. Mr. Keefe stated that his business had found its niche and he does not want to hire additional mechanics or enter into retail. Commissioner Hauser requested the petitioner to provide the Village with a copy of his lease at 820 Nicholas. Mr. Keefe agreed to deliver the lease to Village staff. Commissioner Geinosky moved to recommend approval of a Special Use Permit for K&K Diesel Repair Inc. to operate an automobile and truck repair garage in an I-1 Industrial Zoning District, located at 820 Nicholas, and based upon the following conditions: 1. The petitioner will pull a permit for their driveway. 2. The petitioner will improve the driveway to meet Village requirements. 3. The petitioner will maintain the lease or purchase the property at 820 Nicholas. 4. The petitioner will not have any outside storage of vehicles. Commissioner Meyers seconded the motion. Commissioner Henrici stated that he would not support this Special.Use application if the property is not large enough for this use and the Village is depending on adjacent unincorporated property to assist this business with storage. Commissioner Ayers stated that he would not support this Special Use application because Village staff will have to continually inspect this property to ensure compliance with the Special Use and even if they get ticketed, the Special Use is still active. He also states that he feels this Special Use is setting a precedent for additional businesses with off site storage to approach the commission. Upon voting (Meyers, Geinosky, Glass, Paliganoff, Thompson, AYES, Hauser, Henrici, Ayers NAY, Sokolowski, Absent) the motion carried. Item 3: Adjournment Commissioner Hauser motioned to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner Meyers seconded the motion. Upon voting (Ayers, Meyers, Geinosky, Glass, Hauser, Henrici, Paliganoff, Thompson, AYES, Sokolowski, Absent) the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m. Respectfully submitted,/ Beth Jacobsen Assistant Village Manager I ' 4 C: Chairman_and Members of the Plan Commission, Mayor and Board of Trustees, `:V -Clerk, Village Manager, Deputy Village Manager, Director of Public Works, Director of Engineering/Community Development, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief(2), Inspectional Services Supervisor, Village Attorney I ' I I