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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 03/02/1983 - INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS DOCKET 83-1 Minutes ELK GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION Date: Wednesday, March 2, 1983 Location: Council Chamber Elk Grove Village Municipal Building 901 Wellington Avenue The Public Hearing was called to order by Chairman Glass at 7:00 p.m. Plan Commission Members Present: John Glass, Chairman Leah Cummins, Secretary George Mullen Frederick Geinosky Clark Fulton David Paliganoff Orrin Stangeland JPZ Committee Present: Trustee James Petri, Chairman Trustee Joseph Bosslet Trustee Edward Hauser Staff Present: George Knickerbocker, Village Attorney Thomas Rettenbacher, Building Commissioner Jon Wildenberg, Administrative Assistant Docket 83-1: Petition of Village of Elk Grove village for a Text Amendment to the Elk Grove Village Zoning Ordinance to increase area allowed for retail sales in industrial districts from 5% to 20% of total floor area. George Knickerbocker was in attendance to present testimony on behalf of the village of Elk Grove Village regarding the proposed Text Amendment. An upward change in allowable retail sales space from 5% to 20% of total floor area is requested for consideration by the Plan Commission. The current standard of 5% was established with the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance in 1972. Limited retail sales space opportunity is provided for industrial uses and it appears as if many firms could well utilize more than 5% of their total floor area to handle retail sales traffic. The Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee has examined various percentage mixes of retail sales space ranging from 5% up to 50% of total floor area. 20% is recommended for consideration because it is felt that the industrial nature of the I-1 and I-2 Districts will be maintained and that service and protection to the public will not be negatively impacted by such a change. a Plan Commission Minutes - 2 - March 2, 1983 Docket 83-1 (continued) In addition, the increased opportunity for retail sales should strengthen the overall viability of firms in the Industrial Park as well as produce an increase in Village revenues through greater sales tax receipts. Opportunities for retail sales are and will be available to every type of business in the Industrial Park. Firms are and will be allowed to sell only those products which are warehoused or manufactured on site. The Public Hearing was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Discussion of the Text Amendment continued. Cummins motion to approve the Text Amendment as drafted and presented to the Plan Commission was seconded by Mullen. The motion was approved by the following vote: AYE: Fulton, Geinosky, Mullen, Paliganoff, Glass, Cummins NAY: None ABSTAIN: Stangeland Docket 83-2: Petition of Warehouse Club for a Special Use Permit to allow a retail sales area exceeding 20% of floor space at 1950 Pratt Boulevard. The Public Hearing was called to order by Chairman Glass at 9:11 p.m. Edward Wong, Attorney, Walter Teninga and Franz Lazarus of Warehouse Club were in attendance to present evidence and testimony in support of the above petition. Teninga displayed a chart showing the building layout. He further explained the operation. Approximately 20% of items sold will be food, the remaining 80% will be non-food items. It is anticipated that gross sales generated in the first three (3) years of operation will be: $28 million in year 1; $35 million in year 2; and $48 million in year 3. The Warehouse Club is expected to serve over 9,000 businesses within a five mile radius as well as many individuals through membership arrangements. It is expected that 100 to 130 people will be employed at the site. Lazarus noted that non-food items to be sold would consist primarily of appliances, electronics, domestics and automotive supplies. Proposed hours of operation are: 12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m, to 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Rettenbacher observed that a determination as to how much space is dedicated for retail sales versus space used for wholesale business must be made so that the Building Department can calculate whether the site will meet parking requirements. Teninga suggested that dedication of floor space to either retail or wholesale use be related to the percentage of sales in the retail and wholesale categories. Knickerbocker noted that persons not paying sales tax would be categorized as wholesale trade. Lazarus pointed out that based on past records for similar operations, the average wholesale customer spends $120 per sale, while the average retail customer spends $50 per sale. The average buyer is in the building I Plan Commission Minutes - 3 - March 2, 1983 Docket 83-2 (continued) for 30 to 45 minutes. Warehouse Club expects 20 to 30 delivery trucks per day between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12 Noon. In response to Glass, Teninga stated that Warehouse Club would consider a segregation of wholesale and retail parking spaces. Glass requested further detailed information regarding the parking lot configuration. The Public Hearing was adjourned at 11:07 p.m. Submitted by: P�. Jon P. 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