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ELK GROVE PLAN COMMISSION
March 1, 1989
MEMBERS PRESENT
John R. Glass, Chairman
Leah Cummins, Secretary
Fred Geinosky
Dave Paliganoff
Phil Knudsen
STAFF PRESENT
Tom Rettenbacher, Building Commissioner
Julie Carius, Administrative Assistant
Dawn Underhill , Administrative Intern
Chairman Glass called the meeting to order at 8:20 p.m.
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Other Present i
Leo Lenaghan
Charles Byrum, Attorney for Petitioner
Terry Lingren, Consultant Barton Aschmen Assoc. , Inc.
Tom Wolter
Tom Rettenbacher stated that he felt nothing was wrong with the I
current ordinance.
Chuck Byrum submitted a revision to the proposed text amendment.
Byrum stated the intent of the proposed text amendment was to provide '
relief to shopping center owners.
Mr. Byrum stated that his proposal would give additional
discretionary power to the Building Commissioner. The Building
Commissioner noted that he was opposed to having such discretionary
power. Leah Cummins noted that the proposed text amendment chips away
at the current ordinance.
The Building Commissioner reviewed several of the issues regarding
the text amendment.
1) The Building Commissioner does not want to be put in the sole I
position of determining what business can or can not be put in;
2) The problem of providing enough parking at strip centers with
restaurants and doctor's offices;
3) The petitioner's concern that the current parking variation
procedures are time consuming and often result in the loss of a
prospective tenant.
The Plan Commission began proposing ideas that would reduce the
lapse of time between applying and obtaining a variation. Members
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pointed out that the Village needs to offer parking relief to shopping
center owners, yet provide adequate parking for patrons.
Charles Byrum questioned whether special uses should continue to
go before the Plan Commission or directly to staff who would then make
a recommendation to the Village Board.
Chairman Glass stated that giving relief from parking regulations
was a legislative function, and not an administrative function. Glass
felt that a possible solution would be to appoint a parking variation
subcommittee to handle parking variations.
The subcommittee would consist of approximately three (3) Plan
Commission members who would meet on an as needed basis to discuss
parking issues and make recommendations to the Plan Commission within a
certain time period. Chairman Glass felt the subcommittee would relieve
some of the time lag, but felt a study of the current parking ordinance
should be considered.
The Plan Commission agreed that the uses of a shopping center
should be looked at instead of size when considering a variation.
Chairman Glass directed staff to determine procedures necessary to
establish a subcommittee of the Plan Commission. Consensus was to
defer action on the petition for the text amendment until a
determination was made regarding the Plan Commission subcommittee for
parking regulations.
Hamilton Manor - Preliminary and Final Land Use and Zoning Plat
Chairman Glass and Secretary Cummins signed the subject plat.
Higgins/Elmhurst Subdivision Nos. 1 & 2 - Plat of Vacation
Members reviewed the corrections made to the subject plat. A
motion was made and seconded to recommend approval of the Plat of
Vacation. The vote was unanimous.
A motion was made by Dave Paliganoff to adjourn, and was seconded
by Leah Cummins. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was
adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
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Dawn M. Underhill
Administrative Intern
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