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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPLAN COMMISSION - 04/23/1986 - HUNTINGTON SQUARE • • Minutes ELK GROVE VILLAGE PLAN COMMISSION Date: Wednesday, April 23, 1986 Location: Council Chamber Municipal Building 901 Wellington Avenue The meeting was called to order at 8:23 p.m. Members Present: Members Absent: John Glass, Chairman George Mullen Leah Cummins, Secretary Orrin Stangeland Clark Fulton David Paliganoff Fred Geinosky Staff Present: Tom Rettenbacher, Building Commissioner Robin Weaver, Administrative Assistant John Coakley, Administrative Intern Others: Bob Lux, representing Huntington Square Jack Schleismann, representing Huntington Square Jayne Matt, representing Huntington Square Karen Wirth, Housing Commission Chairperson Cathy Duoba, Housing Commission Member Huntington Square Chairman Glass stated that the Plan Commission had previously recommended approval of the text amendment and licensing ordinance for senior congregate housing. The ordinance was currently being reviewed by staff. The village Board had assigned the ordinance to the Judiciary, Planning and Zoning Committee for review. Because the text amendment and licensing ordinance had not yet been approved, the Plan Commission could not recommend approval of Huntington's plans. Glass said they could grant an informal approval given that there are no significant changes in the text amendment when it is adopted. Bob Lux inquired if there was any way to speed up the process. He asked if Huntington could simply receive variations for density, open space and parking under an A-2 Special Use permit. Later they could switch over to the text amendment. This action would permit Huntington Square to begin development sooner. Chairman Glass stated that the documentation as prepared by the developer was not sufficient for A-2 Special Use. A change at this point would require new staff review and slow down the process even more. He recommended that Huntington Square stick with the original proposal and wait for the text amendment. Plan Commission Minutes - 2 - April 23, 1986 Huntington Square (continued) Tom Rettenbacher stated that at the last meeting he was asked to investigate the parking needs at the existing senior citizen housing. His recommendation is to require 1.3 parking spaces per dwelling unit. The parking spaces at the Village Grove Apartments is 1.3 spaces per dwelling unit. Chairman Glass stated that the Plan Commission was satisfied with the .75 spaces per dwelling units as proposed by the developer. Glass mentioned the Barton-Aschman study, recommending only .65 spaces as adequate to meet the senior congregate housing needs. Glass asked Bob Lux how the Huntington Square proposal compared to the proposed text amendment. Lux responded that density was .6 over the requirement in the text amendment. The developer would reduce the number of dwelling units, 'however, in order to comply. He said that the footprint of the building would remain as shown on the site plan but that the interior would be rearranged in order to meet density requirements. Fred Geinosky stated that at Village Grove there was a contingency plan for additional parking if needed later. Lux responded that such a plan would not be possible at Huntington Square. Further discussion followed regarding parking needs. Clark Fulton stated that while he had no problem with giving a "vote of confidence", he was uncomfortable with an informal vote of approval. Leah Cummins requested that the Plan Commission make an expression of support for this proposal based on Plan Commission recommendations for the text amendment and licensing ordinance. The other members unanimously agreed. Following further discussion, the meeting was adjourned at 10:02 p.m. Respectively submitted: ohn 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, Centex, Housing Commission, Board of Health.