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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 04/06/1983 - WOODSON DEVELOPMENT CO Minutes ELY. GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION Date: Wednesday, April 6, 1983 Location: Multi-Purpose Room EGV Municipal Building 901 Wellington Avenue Chairman Glass called the meeting to order at 8:13 p.m. Members Present: Members Absent: John Glass, Chairman George Mullen Leah Cummins, Secretary Orrin Stangeland Clark Fulton Frederick Geinosky David Paliganoff Staff Present: Jon Wildenberg, Administrative Assistant Docket 83-3: Petition of Woodson Development Company for a Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance decreasing the number of required stacking spaces at Nursery School facilities from one per every 200 square feet of building area to one per every 1100 square feet of building area. Exhibits presented as evidence at the March 16, 1983 Public Hearing were distributed to Commission members and reviewed. it was noted by Chairman Glass that stacking space surveys of the nursery school operations in Elk Grove Village had yet to be completed. Wildenberg indicated that the surveys would be available by the first meeting in May. Paliganoff, referring to a memorandum from the Deputy Fire Chief dated March 11, 1983, questioned representatives of Woodson Development whether the canopy shown on the original site plan would be removed. In response, Mr. Waddington indicated that in all likelihood Woodson Development would eliminate the canopy and rearrange parking, depending on the requirement for stacking spaces. Secretary Cummins expressed concern that designated stacking spaces may block ingress for emergency vehicles. Paliganoff suggested that consideration be given to incorporating two entrances into the building in an effort to provide a passage flow of traffic through the site while maintaining emergency vehicle ingress and egress. Chairman Glass observed that perhaps a two deep stacking arrangement with a flow through for a fire Zane may be feasible. Paliganoff commented that perhaps a substitution of five-minute, short-term parking spaces for stacking spaces or a mixture of short- term parking and stacking would be advisable. Chairman Glass noted that stacking is a more common form of delivery than short-term parking. Plan Commission Minutes - 2 - April 6, 1983 Docket 83-3 (continued) Paliganoff further stated that grassy areas shown on the site plan could be converted to paved parking areas in attempts to meet village requirements. Secretary Cummins noted that the duty of the Plan Commission is to determine the correct number of stacking spaces required of nursery schools. In order to do so, it is imperative that hard data from the surveys of Elk Grove nursery schools be brought to the Commission. Fulton commented that all previous surveys and studies submitted to the Commission have indicated that five to eight stacking spaces would be acceptable for an operation the size of Woodson Development's proposed school. Cummins interjected that one of the studies was based on a dropoff and pickup time of ten seconds and that this parameter is totally unreasonable given that parents will be dropping off and picking up small children. Geinosky observed that should Woodson Development pave over the majority of its grassy area, the site plan would still be 18 spaces short of meeting the current Village requirement. Geinosky added that the grassy areas should be paved if necessary to meet whatever standard the Village adopts. Glass requested the Police Department's opinion on the number of stacking spaces which should be required at a nursery school development. Chairman Glass also requested Police Department's input regarding traffic safety concerns and other pertinent vehicle regulation matters associated with the Woodson Development. However, Glass asked that all results of any studies by the Village staff be forwarded to repre- sentatives of Woodson Development Company and the ABC Foundation of Learning. The meeting was adjourned at 10:35 p.m. Submitted by: PW�a n P. Wildenberg Administrative Assistant ms c: Chairman & Members of Plan Commission, Village President & Board of Trustees, Village Clerk, Village Manager, Assistant Village Manager, Administrative Assistant, Building Commissioner, Village Engineer, Director of Public Works, Fire Chief, Director of Parks and Recreation, Centex, NWAIC.