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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 07/19/1989 - PARKING REGULATIONS August 1, 1989 MINUTES JPZ/PLAN COMMISSION JOINT MEETING July 19, 1989 Plan Commission Members Present JPZ Committee Members Present John Glass, Chairman 8:00 Dennis Gallitano, C -airman Fred Geinosky, Secretary Edward Hauser George Mullen Joseph Bosslet Dave Paliganoff John Meyers Nancy Czarnik (7:25 p.m. ) Staff Present Paul Ayers Gary Parrin,Asst. Village Mgr. Thomas Parker Julie A. Strahl , Adm. Asst. Dawn Underhill , Adm. Intern T.R. Rettenbacher,Bldg. Comm. George Knickerbocker,Vlg. Atty. Members Absent Phil Knudsen A The joint meeting between the Plan Commission and JPZ was called to order at 7:07 p.m. by JPZ Chairman, Dennis Gallitano. Chairman Gallitano asked each member of the JPZ and Plan Commission to introduce themselves. I I . PARKING REGULATIONS Leo Lenaghan expressed the hardship he had been experiencing finding tenants for his smaller strip centers due to the stringent parking requirements. He explained that the process of coming to ! the Plan Commission for a variation took a very long time. As a result, the Lenaghan-Bolger Text Amendment proposed to revise the current parking ordinance from six (6) parking spaces per 1 ,000 to i four (4) parking spaces per 1 ,000. Members and staff noted that the problem with straight 4/1 ,000 is that it does not address "heavy-users" such as sit-down and carry-out restaurants. I Chairman Gallitano referred to a report from Earle Kracht dated 11-17-88 which indicates that the proposed text amendment could not accommodate the parking needs for strip centers. I During the sessions with the Plan Commission a modified text amendment was presented by the petitioners which would provide for eight (8) parking spaces per thousand square feet for restaurants and gave the Building Commissioner the power to authorize shared parking plans. However, the Plan Commission and staff did not believe that the amendment would be an acceptable solution to the petitioner's situation. After further discussion, JPZ and Plan Commission directed the JPZ/Plan Commission0int Meeting • July 19, 1989 Minutes Page 2 following: 1. The Building Department will develop a realistic profile of shopping center usage for developing parking requirements. 2. Staff should look at carry-out and sit-down restaurants and their impact on parking. 3. Staff should work with the Plan Commission and investigate tolerance parameters: How much of a percentage over the parking requirement can go directly to the Village Board rather than the Zoning Board of Appeals. 4. Should the Village round up or round down the number of parking stalls needed? (Currently, the Village rounds up for any fraction of a stall . ) 5. Staff is to review and consolidate categories for parking requirements that can be changed or updated (i .e. there is no need for separate parking categories for beauty shops (12 stalls) and barber shops (8 stalls) when haircare is now unisex) . II . DEFINITION OF COMMON OPEN SPACE Following discussion, it was the consensus of the Pian Commission and JPZ Committee that driveways should be addressed in the Definition of Open Space. i The Plan Commission and JPZ directed the following action: 1. The Village Attorney should rewrite the definition of open space, and process accordingly so that the Zoning Ordinance is clear in its intent that driveways should not be considered as common open space. III . COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN/OFFICIAL MAP f Gary Parrin explained the importance of a Comprehensive Master Plan/Official map. He also stated that Elk Grove Village' s Official Map was developed in 1968 and is quite outdated. The Official Map needs to reflect the future jurisdictional boundaries of the Village thus, alerting developers as to how the Village wants to see vacant land developed. The Plan Commission and JPZ Committee directed staff to prepare the following: 1. Identify all current and future jurisdictional boundaries, and prepare a listing of suggested areas for rezoning; JPZ/Plan Commissionloint Meeting • July 19, 1989 Minutes Page 3 2. Clarify all thoroughfare designations; 3. Compare what sections of the Comprehensive Plan need to be amended so there is no conflict with the revised official map. IV. ZONING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS The original text amendment for Zoning Performance Standards was temporarily postponed due to possible conflicts in content. Members noted that the Village Attorney has contacted Mary Salzenstein regarding whether any updates are needed to the current document. Mr. Salzenstein noted that only minor revisions were needed primarily in the area of toxic substances. The Plan Commission and JPZ Committee directed the following action: 1. Mary Salzenstein should review the current draft of performance standards, rechecking state and federal requirements; 2. Staff shall distribute the draft document to the Plan Commission; 3. The Consultant should hold a workshop session with Plan Commission to review and explain the details of the text amendment. 4. The Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Text Amendment. V. ORGANIZATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE Fred Geinosky explained that in 1982 he was a member of a Plan Commission sub-committee directed to study and make recommendations for reorganizing the Zoning Ordinance. Geinosky distributed a copy of the subcommittee's recommendations to each member. i Members discussed several methods of organizing the book: 1. Definitions should be put on the front of the ordinance; 2. A comprehensive index should be listed in the back of the ordinance; 3. Establish a cross-reference exhibit Chairman Glass stressed the need to put the current ordinance on the computer. Members then directed the following action: 1. Staff shall get estimates for organizing the Zoning Ordinance: I II JPZ/Plan Commissioneint Meeting • July 19, 1989 Minutes Page 4 - Through universities - Through consultants Dennis Gallitano suggested that the Plan Commission and JPZ Committee meet in six months to check the status of the subjects discussed at the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Dawn M. Underhill Administrative Intern rh CC: President and Board of Trustees, Chairman and Members of Plan Commission, Chairman and Members of JPZ Committee, Village Clerk, Village Manager, Assistant Village Manager, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Intern, Building Commissioner, Village Engineer I I I I I I i