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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 05/21/1986 - HAMILTON LAKES VLG • Minutes ELK GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION Date: Wednesday, May 21, 1986 Location: Elk Grove High School Cafeteria The meeting was called to order at 8:12 p.m. Members Present: Members Absent: John Glass, Chairman Clark Fulton Leah Cummins, Secretary Fred Geinosky George Mullen David Paliganoff Orrin Stangeland Staff Present: Tom Rettenbacher, Building Commissioner Alan Boffice, Village Engineer Robin Weaver, Administrative Assistant John Coakley, Administrative Intern Others: David Grossherg, Attorney representing Crow-Chasewood Bruce White, Vice President of Crow-Chasewood Chris Carley, President of Crow-Chasewood John Heller, representing Crow-Chasewood Gregg Plouff, representing Crow-Chasewood Pat MCKillian, representing Crow-Chasewood Dave Miller, Metro Transportation Group Rolf Campbell, Rolf C. Campbell & Associates, Inc. Approximately 200 people in the audience The public hearing was opened at 8:12 p.m. Hamilton Lakes Village (77.0 acre parcel, north side of Devon Avenue, east of I-290, west of Circle Bay Subdivision) Chairman Glass reiterated the petitioner's request for rezoning from R-3 to B-2, A-2 and O-T. He explained to the audience that the Plan Commission is a volunteer advisory body made up of Village residents who make recommendations to the Village Board. A number of residents of the neighborhoods nearby the Crow- Chasewood property expressed concerns about the development. The residents expressed concerns regarding: water restrictions, traffic congestion and related problems, problems relating to singles' apart- ments, too many renters, Indian artifacts on the property, drunk drivers, safety of school children, overabundance of apartment units, health problems created by the restaurants, and the developer's vagueness regarding the.office buildings. Residents also stated Plan Commission Minutes - 2 - May 21, 1986 • Hamilton rakes Village (continued) that they would prefer to have single family homes developed on the property and that Beisner Road should not be put through. 9:20 p.m. : 15 minute recess. Representatives of Crow-Chasewood addressed the residents' questions. Dave Miller explained the need for Beisner Road exten- sion to alleviate excess traffic in residential areas. Beisner Road would be designed as a collector street and take the bulk traffic. Bruce White stated that Crow-Chasewood owned the property outright without any contingencies. He described the proposed development, stating that the three-story apartment buildings would be 35 feet high, including the pitched roofs. He also stated that the midrise building would not exceed 60 feet in height and office buildings would be six stories or up to 90 feet tall. The use of taller buildings would draw the density away from the perimeter of the parcel. He further noted that the net tax revenue of the development to the village and other taxing bodies would be $8,480,000. Chris Carley stated that the benefits of the proposed development will be the homes that will be provided for people who cannot afford to buy a single family home or people who do not desire to purchase • a home. The type of people that would lease the apartments would be young professionals and some older people. The average age of a similar residential project by Crow-Chasewood in Willowbrook is 33 years old and the average income is $40,000. He stated that Crow-Chasewood will be around for years to come to maintain the property. Bruce White addressed the staff comments regarding the property. Adequate water and sewer service is available. He mentioned that the roadway details were under discussion with the Village staff. The staff wants both Wellington Avenue and Beisner Road to be through streets. Further discussion of specific staff comments followed. Fred Geinosky asked if the developer had done a study to determine the need for the two office buildings. Pat McKillian responded that the office space at Hamilton rakes in Itasca is 90% leased. He said that along I-290 would be a good location for corporate headquarters. The Canon building in Hamilton rakes would be a good example. Mr. Geinosky requested that the developer prepare some data on the potential use of the office buildings and provide it at the next meeting. Fred Geinosky inquired about the traffic study. Mr. Miller explained the method of calculation. Chairman Glass requested that the developer prepare some traffic statistics that take the connection of Rohlwing Road with Martingale Road into account • without figuring in the I-290 interchange at Biesterfield Road. Plan Commission Minutes - 3 - May 21, 1986 • Hamilton Ickes Village (continued) Fred Geinosky inquired about the type of restaurants that would go into the development. Mr. Carley responded that the restaurants would not be fast food ones. He further noted that there are no current proposals from any restaurants and therefore no details were known. The restaurants are on 1.8 acre sites. Mr. Geinosky asked why the developer was requesting a variation from the requirement of elevators. Bruce White responded that the cost of including elevators in the same building configuration would cause the rents to increase beyond a marketable level. The elevators could be waived by the Fire and Building Departments if appropriate stairwell designs are incorporated into the building plans. Following further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 p.m. Respectively submitted, John M. Coakley Administrative Intern • ms c: Chairman & Members of Plan Commission, 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. •