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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 11/02/1988 - PARKING REGULATIONS SHOPPING CENTERS DOCKET 88-15 • MINUTES • ELK GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION November 02, 1988 Members Present: John R. Glass, Chairman Fred Geinosky, Acting Secretary George Mullen Dave Paliganoff Members Absent: Leah Cummins Phil Knudsen Clark Fulton Staff Present: Julie Carius, Administrative Assistant Earle Kracht, Plan Reviewer Chief Henrici , Elk Grove Fire Chief Others Present: Two (2) Newsreporters Chairman Glass called the meeting and public hearing to order at 8:13 p.m. Bol er-Lena han - Text Amendment Parking requirements forshopping centers zoned B-2) Others Present: Leo Lenaghan - Owner of real estate located within the corporate limits of Elk Grove Village Charles Byrum- Attorney representing petitioner Donald O'Hara- Consultant, Barton Aschman Associates , Inc. DOCKET 88-15 Chairman Glass read and explained the petitioner's request for a text amendment to sections 5.54 and 5.64 of the Zoning Ordinance as it applies to parking regulations for convenience shopping centers in the B-1 and B-2 zoning districts. The proposed text amendment would replace the current parking requirement of one parking stall for every 180 square feet of general retail space and one space for every two employees; to four spaces per thousand square feet of floor area for B-2 shopping centers. -2- • Chuck Byrum explained that the proposed text amendment would apply to convenience shopping centers with four or more tenants and would regulate parking requirements according to the square footage of the building, as opposed to a per tenant standard. Chuck Byrum continued by explaining the disadvantages of the present ordinance: 1. When a tenant moves out of the shopping center, the new tenant moving in may be in violation of the ordinance because they generate more traffic. This sometimes caused vacant space for extended periods of time in order to find the right tenants to meet the code. 2. Enforcement of the code can become a problem when a tenant opens a business which is a hybrid use. (Bakery which also sells coffee and allows patrons to eat pastries inside the store. ) 3. The current code requires that more space be devoted to parking and less space devoted to sales. Leo Lenaghan presented and explained a survey of nearby communities as comparing parking requirements for a typical convenience shopping center within a B-2 zoning district. Don O'Hara of Barton Aschman presented a study which was conducted on parking within existing shopping centers within Elk Grove Village. The study depicted (graphically) the numbers of cars in parking lots of Village shopping centers during the course of a day, in comparison with the actual capacity of the parking lots. O'Hara continued by explaining the issue of parking generation by various land uses and discussed the shared parking issue. O'Hara added that extra spaces in local shopping areas make the centers look unsuccessful . O'Hara continued by noting that most peaks in use of parking spaces are due to restaurants and carry-out food establishments during the lunch hour. O'Hare concluded by stating that all stores under the same roof should have shared parking and that free standing buildings should not be included. George Mullen asked for further clarification of the graphs and requested that the square footage of the buildings and types of tenants be added to the graphs. -3- • Dave Paliganoff questioned whether the proposed text amendment would apply to only new shopping centers. Byrum replied that the text amendment would apply to all existing and new shopping centers. Paliganoff asked what hardship actually exists and whether current tenants of the shopping areas are in favor of the text amendment. The petitioner was then asked to submit letters from tenants contacted. Byrum. explained that the text amendment will allow vacancies in a shopping center to be filled more quickly. Paliganoff asked why parking is the predominate factor in the success of a shopping center. Byrum explained that if a developer wanted to build a shopping center in Elk Grove Village comparable in size to one in a nearby community, the developer would have to purchase more land in Elk Grove in order to provide the appropriate number of parking spaces according to the present code. Lenaghan added that the economy in general is hurt by consistent vacancies and noted the "sea of parking" at Rohlwing Grove Shopping Center. Fred Geinosky referred to the parking survey and asked how much the number of parking spaces for a typical convenience center would change and whether fewer spaces would cause a safety problem because of increased traffic. Lenaghan stated that the number of required parking spaces would decrease from 96 to 40. O'Hara added that parking standards should not be made to handle absolute peak parking every day. Geinosky noted that current zoning restricts the types of businesses allowed in local shopping centers. O'Hara responded by stating that each tenant's parking characteristics should be determined because all of them do not have the same peak times. As a result, shared parking should be considered. Geinosky stressed the safety factor and noted that he does not want people to view crowded parking lots as over-development. • -4- i John Glass asked staff to research and determine the reasoning for the existing parking standards , and to look up existing variations on parking at any of the existing shopping areas. Glass noted that the Sports Bar in Rohlwing Grove Shopping Center often fills the parking lot during athletic games. As a result, the proposed text amendment should have provisions for situations like this. Following the closing statements by Charles Byrum, Chairman Glass closed the public hearing at 10:16 p.m. and stated that the petition will be discussed further on Wednesday, January 18, 1989. Resubdivision of Lot 26 in Centex Industrial Park North, Unit 12 Others Present: Robert Best, Attorney representing petitioner Roger Baum, Beneficial owner of subject property Robert Best responded to staff comments and stated that the petitioner will comply with all requirements. Following discussion, a motion was made to recommend approval of the subdivision subject to staff approval . The vote was unanimous (Cummins , Fulton, Knudsen absent) . The Plan Commission extended congratulations and best wishes to Fire Chief Henrici on his upcoming retirement. Following discussion of the upcoming agenda, the meeting was adjourned at 10:52 p.m. Reesspectfull Submitted, Julie arias Administrative Assistant rh C: Chairman & Members, Plan Commission; Chairman, ZBA; Village President, Board of Trustees, Village Clerk, Village Manager, Assistant Village Manager, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Intern, Building Commissioner, Village Engineer, Director of Public Works, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Village Attorney, Park District, NWMC, INDAB