HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 01/15/1970 - ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS i •
MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE PLAN COMMISSION
HELD JANUARY 15, 1970
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Stephen Schwellenbach at 8:00 P.M.
Present: Gayle Bantner, Gerald Tvrdy, Thomas Hamilton, Richard Pottker, Charles
Siewert, William Shannon, and Building Supervisor Tom Rettenbacher. Leah Cummins
was excused. Absent: Alvin Krasnow.
The proposed comprehensive zoning ordinance was the main item for consideration
and the one particular problem, land coverage, which is extremely important because
of developers coming into the village and is of primary concern to the Plan Commiss-
ion.
Observations were as follows: (1) that agreement was reached that the percentage
requirement of ground coverage will not solve the parking requirements at all in the
industrial areas . (2) that the sideyard requirements of 10 feet and the rear-y,a•rds:
requirements of 15 feet be added to the ordinance with the understanding that the
present 25 foot setback for front yards be retained in the ordinance. (3) the
ordinance , as it was written, will make some existing buildings non-conforming
and would be discriminatory and unfair. With this in mind, we recommend that
a "grandfather" clause be written into the ordinance which would then prevent
existing buildings from becoming non-conforming since they are somewhat limited
already because of the usable land and because of the side and rear yard lot re-
quirements . (4) it was also agreed that the restrictions calling for parking to be
within 300 feet of the building, be eliminated from the ordinance . The Commission
could find no rhyme or reason for this regulation in the ordinance.
After a somewhat lengthy discussion on ground coverage and how it applies to
various size lots in the I-1 and I-2 zoning classifications and taking into consid-
eration that one could have the same size lot in both industrial zones , there was
a concensus of opinion that we would have to do some additional research before
we could resolve this problem. The Commission then agreed to accept the gener-
ous offer of the Centex Industrial Park Association to assist us in coming up with
a workable solution to the satisfaction of the entire village. The secretary of
the Plan Commission was directed to contact the executive secretary of the CIPA
and request that they research a minimum of nine industrial parks lying north,
south and west of Elk Grove Village as to how they solved their ground coverage
and parking requirements.
Due to the lateness of the hour, Mr. Hamilton made a motion to adjourn and it
was seconded by Mr. Tvrdy. Motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 11:30
P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
WS:dv William Shannon, Secretary