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Minutes
ELK GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 1986
Location: Council Chamber
901 Wellington Avenue
The meeting was called to order at 8:16 p.m. by Chairman Glass.
Members Present: Members Absent:
John Glass, Chairman George Mullen
Leah Cummins, Secretary David Paliganoff
Fred Geinosky Resigned:
Clark Fulton Orrin Stan geland
Staff Present:
John Coakley, Administrative Intern
Others Present:
John Terzakis, partner with RJT Partners
Viz Ballentino, owner of Peppino's Restaurant
Several people in the audience
900 Fargo Avenue - Revised Screening Plan
Chairman Glass read a memorandum from the Building Commissioner
regarding the screening plan. The company requested to replace their
landscaping with a deco link fence.
Clark Fulton stated that the property is not being maintained at
present and a fence would be an improvement. He also raised a
concern that the fence might become an eyesore in the future. He
said that he saw no reason to assume that a fence would be maintained
there. Leah Cummins agreed and stated that she would prefer something
more aesthetically pleasing because the property is across from
residential areas.
Following further discussion, Leah Cummins made a motion to deny
approval of the revised screening plan and Clark Fulton seconded it.
The vote for denial was unanimous.
Chairman Glass stated that the Plan Commission was not opposed
to the intent of the screen plan or the use of a fence. He stressed
the need for a maintenance provision to be included in the plan.
Leah Cummins added that something also should be added to increase I
the aesthetic quality of the screening plan because of the residential
dwellings across the street.
RJT Partners - Rezoning from M-1 to B-3
(Northeast corner of Devon Avenue and Tonne Road)
The Public hearing was called to order at 8:28 p.m. by Chairman j
Glass.
John Terzakis reiterated the request for rezoning and plans for
the subject property. He also stated that RJT Partners is requesting
a variation from the 75 foot setback requirement.
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RJT Partners (continued)
Clark Fulton raised a concern that two employees would not be
able to handle the operations at Peppino's. He asked if more parking
would be provided if more employees were hired. Mr. Terzakis
responded that more parking would be added for additional employees
according to Village codes. Vic Ballentino added that Peppino's
could reduce the seating capacity to meet Village parking space
requirements if necessary.
Fulton reiterated the necessity for sidewalks to be installed
at the corner of the property between the two driveways. Mr. Terzakis
stated that RJT Partners would be happy to install the sidewalk and
that he would request a sidewalk waiver for the remainder of the
sidewalks. Leah Cummins agreed that sidewalks should be installed.
Terry Bolger, owner of Devon Avenue Shopping Center, and several
tenants of the shopping center, raised concerns about truck traffic
generated by Peppino's Restaurant. Bolger stated his belief that
trucks would park on his parking lot to use Peppino's across the
street. Large trucks would destroy the parking lot.
Mr. Ballentino stated that he would post signs on his lot and
share the cost of a guard for Devon Avenue Shopping Center if necessary.
Leah Cummins stated that while the Plan Commission sympathized with
the problem, it was a matter for the Village Board to handle. She
suggested that Bolger wait to see if a problem does exist later on
and then attempt to find a solution. Chairman Glass stated that
this issue is not a zoning matter but rather a problem between two
private property owners.
Following further discussion, the public hearing was closed at
9:24 p.m.
Chairman Glass stated that the Plan Commission would not take a
vote on the rezoning issue because they did not have a final site
plan. He said that the general feeling among the members was to
recommend: approval of the rezoning, the variation from the setback
requirement, require sidewalks on the corner, recommend a waiver for
the rest of the sidewalk, and to provide a fence to screen the
residences on the north and east sides of the property. Glass
announced that the Plan Commission would vote on the rezoning
issue at the September 3, 1986 meeting prior to the public hearing.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:53 p.m.
Respectively submitted,
/vim
John M. Coakley
Administrative Intern
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