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ELK GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION
September 19, 1974
The regular meeting of the Elk Grove Village Plan Commission
was called to order by Chairman McGrenera at 8: 15 p.m. on Thursday,
September 19, 1974 in the Staff Conference Room of the Municipal
Building, 901 Wellington Avenue.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Richard McGrenera
Marcus Grice
William Wesley
Thomas Hamilton
MEMBERS ABSENT: Joseph Cimino
Alvin Krasnow
Edward Hauser
Leah Cummins
STAFF PRESENT: Thomas Rettenbacher, Building Commissioner
Gary Parrin, Administrative Intern
Meetings
The Chairman's first order of business was to inform the
Commissioners of the following meetings :
Wednesday, September 25: Hearing on amendments to the Cook
County Comprehensive Plan.
Saturday, September 28: DuPage County Planning Seiminar.
Thursday, October 3: NIPC 1974 Annual Planning Conference
(Planning for Scarce Resources) .
Yankee Doodle Dandy
The Commission considered two aspects of the Yankee Doodle
site plan. First, the general consensus of the Commission is that the
four inch median strip on Higgins Road should not be removed to allow
access across lanes into the restaurant. If the State wants to allow
the removal of the median strip, then it will be against the wishes
of the Plan Commission.
Secondly, the Commission felt that only two openings , rather
than three, should be allowed on Higgins .
Since the Commission lacked a quorum to vote on Yankee Doodle
Dandy, Chairman McGrenera called for a Special Meeting of the Plan
Commission on Thursday, September 26, at 8:00 p.m. to be held in the
Staff Conference Room. The J . L. Williams petition for rezoning will
also be discussed.
Bonavolonta
The Chairman requested that the Assistant Village Manager
ask the Village Engineer to report on what he, and MSD, thinks of Mr.
Bonavolonta's temporary open sewage retention tank; if it is an approved
practice; and if indeed Mr. Bonavolonta received MSD's approval for
the retention tank concept.
Informal Meeting - Pecora
Mr. Ted Pecora, accompanied by his architect, presented the
Commission with a proposal to use his land as an 0 & T (Office -
Transitional District) area. He cited page 40 of the Zoning Ordinance
for the description of the district. The maximum height of his four
proposed buildings would be 15 feet.
The discussion led to the following possible alternatives
for Plan Commission consideration in order to conform to the Zoning
Ordinance: first, put only one building on the property; second,
place four buildings on the property, but connect them with atriums;
third, he should consider the possibility of providing dedicated
streets ; and fourth, what amendments to the Ordinance would be needed
if he could not come up with a proposal to meet the requirements to
the Ordinance.
The overriding recommendation to Mr. Pecora, though, was to
work within the framework of the Zoning Ordinance, or at least let
the Commission know what must be done to the Ordinance in order to
facilitate his proposals.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 P.m.
Submitted by:
ary E. Parrin
Administrative Intern
(September 23, 1974)
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c: Chairman & Members of Plan Commission, Village President and Board
of Trustees , Village Clerk, Village Manager, Assistant Village
Manager, Building Commissioner, Director of Public Works/Engineering,
Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Director of Finance, and Director of
Parks and Recreation.
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