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Home My WebLink AboutPLAN COMMISSION - 02/01/1989 - BOLGER LENAGHAN TEXT AMENDMENT MINUTES ELK GROVE PLAN COMMISSION February 01, 1989 MEMBERS PRESENT John R. Glass, Chairman Leah Cummins , Secretary Dave Paliganoff Fred Geinosky MEMBERS ABSENT Clark Fulton Phil Knudsen George Mullen STAFF PRESENT Tom Rettenbacher, Building Commissioner Dawn Underhill , Administrative Intern OTHERS PRESENT Leo Lenaghan, Petitioner Charles Byrum, Attorney for Petitioner Terry Lingren, Consultant, Barton Aschman Assoc. , Inc. Chairman Glass called the meeting to order at 8:20 p.m. The members of the Plan Commission were informed by Chairman Glass that due to a job transfer to London, England, Clark Fulton would be resigning from the Pian Commission. BOLGER-LENAGHAN -TEXT AMENDMENT Since the last meeting on January 18, 1989, members of the Plan Commission and the petitioners received copies of the DuPage Zoning Ordinance for parking. A comparison study of Nerge Center has also been prepared and distributed by the Building Department. In the study, the proposed text amendment is compared to the current parking ordinance. Leah Cummins stated that the proposed text amendment did not offer any long term solutions. Leah Cummins also expressed concern regarding the new PACE bus route along Arlington Heights Road. Cummins was concerned that people would park their cars in Elks Crossing and Grove Mall to take the bus to the River Road CTA Station. Chairman Glass stated that PACE probably picked these two locations for pick-up due to PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES 2 February 01, 1989 their easy accessibility from the road for a "kiss and ride" operation. Leah Cummins would like to see all of the ramifications explored, before making a decision. The basic concern of the Plan Commission was how to maintain ample parking for high volume uses, such as restaurants, and at the same time, give relief to shopping center owners. Fred Geinosky stated that it would be difficult to come up with a text amendment that would benefit everyone. Charles Byrum suggested limiting restaurants in shopping centers by stating that only 40% of the gross leasable area could be restaurants. The petitioner felt that a text amendment specifying 4-1/2 - 5 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet, with the exception of restaurants, would be satisfactory for all parties involved. Chairman Glass stated the text amendment would be retroactive, unless written to the contrary. Chairman Glass suggested that Charles Byrum and Tom Rettenbacher discuss a compromise, and put it into writing. He felt this was a major change to the ordinance and the uses might need some classification. Discussion on the Bolger-Lenaghan Text Amendment was placed on the tentative agenda for February 15, 1989. A motion for adjournment was then made by Leah Cummins, seconded by Dave Paliganoff, and passed unanimously (Knudsen, Fulton, Mullen absent) . The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Respectfully 'submitted, Dawn M. Underhill f Administrative Intern 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 i Works, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Village Attorney, Park District, INDAB, I i i