HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 11/18/1987 - METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE HEARING DOCKET 87-12 Minutes
ELK GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION
November 18, 1987
Members Present: Members Absent
John Glass, Chairman None
Leah Cummins
Fred Geinosky
George Mullen
Phil Knudsen
Clark Fulton
Dave Paliganoff
Staff Present: Others Present:
Earle Kracht, Donna Pugh, Attorney for
Plan Reviewer Metropolitan Life
Lynn Jones - Metropolitan Life
James Gaveel, Walker Parking
Associates
Al Alexis, Architecht for
Metropolitan Life
(2) members of local newspapers
(4) unidentified citizens
Chairman Glass called the meeting and public hearing to order at 8:04 P.M.
He requested a moment of silence in remembrance of past member Orrin
Stangeland who recently passed away.
Chairman Glass then announced the purpose of the public hearing was
to be a discussion of Docket 87-12 to consider the petition of Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company for a text amendment to Section 5.74 O-P - OFFICE
PARK CONDITIONAL USE DISTRICT, of Elk Grove Village Zoning Ordinance
No. 842.
The petitioner represented by D. Pugh, L. Jones, J. Gaveel and
A. Alexis each addressed the board regarding their petition.
In summary the issues were as follows:
1 . They would like to increase the square foot area for
required parking calculations from 250 to 300, which
in effect would decrease the total number of parking
spaces required. This, they felt, would put them in
a competitive position for land use with similar
facilities in surrounding communities.
2. They would like to decrease the required width of a
parking stall from nine feet to eight feet six inches,
since the stall use for the larger majority of spaces
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would only be used once a day as opposed to in and
out use found in shopping centers.
3. They would like to add 700 angle parking to the
existing angular parking allowed, because, for their
proposed traffic pattern, 700 is a more practical
angle.
Mr. Gaveel, as an expert, presented several exhibits to demonstrate
the impact of these changes. Following the presentation each board
member was invited to ask any questions that they may have.
The petitioner was asked to present evidence that other communities
have a square foot area requirement or similar requirement to the
300 foot requested. There was also some concern that the narrower
width would create problems of damage to vehicles opening doors and
the like in abutting stalls. One board member stated that the parking
requirements have already been reduced for the O-P zoning area and that
this would be a further reduction.
After much discussion between the board and the petitioner it was
the decision of the board to have further discussion at the next
scheduled meeting on December 16, 1987.
The public hearing was adjourned at 11:20 P.M. and the Plan
Commission meeting at 11:25 P.M. Full text testimony was recorded by
a court reporter.
Respectfully submitted,
Earle Kracht
Plan Reviewer
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,
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