HomeMy Public PortalAbout2005-04-19 PC minutesVillage of Plainfield Plan Commission Record of Minutes Date: April 19, 2005 Location: Village Hall Chairman Sobkoviak called the Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals meeting to order concurrently at 7:20 pm. Old Business CASE NO.: 1170 -030705 .TA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Request: Text Amendment (PUBLIC HEARING) Location: Village -wide Applicant: Village of Plainfield Started: 7:21pm Michael Garrigan read the staff report. Mr. Hoffman addressed the commission regarding his agreement on the expansio n of the plan. He liked the residential design guidelines. He listed a couple of questions he had: 1) He thought the bonuses should be for development who “meet or exceed” the requirements 2) He had a number of technical changes that he gave to Mr. Garrigan. 3) H e mentioned the retail on the ground and the services above. Mr. Garrigan thought that this was typo. 4) Regarding buildable acreage, he thought that item 6 should be left out regarding community centers and school and park lands. He thought the percentages should be taken out of the text for the density bonus clarification. He though the table covered this. Mr. Garrigan said that there has actually been some talk about taking out the percentages. Mr. Hoffman liked the bonus provision for the multi -family homes. Mr. Hoffman thought that they should add captions to the pictures for the residential design guidelines. His final question was to ask for clarification if the residential landscape guidelines were for single or multi -family homes. Chairman Sobk oviak said that the staff identified that the bonuses should be for developments that “meet or exceed” requirements. The Plan Commission agreed with this. Regarding the private recreational center, Chairman Sobkoviak said that this is almost treated as a penalty, but the center does benefit certain residents of Plainfield. Commissioner Manning supported taking this out of the “minus” category. Mr. Garrigan said that he has just forwarded the Board’s opinion on this. Commissioner Kachel asked for clar ification on what the Board’s feeling was on this. Mr. Garrigan believed the 1
Board wanted this removed. A discussion ensued regarding any money that is made on this and who uses it. Commissioner Racich said that when an individual recreational facility is put in, it benefits the entire community as it takes the burden off of the Park District’s facilities. Chairman Sobkoviak asked for the consensus of the Plan Commission, and Commissioner Manning asked what calculation this was being removed from. Mr. Hoffman said that this should be added back into the buildable acreage. Mr. Hoffman also asked if a development dedicates five acres to a school, and the school identifies that it needs 15, how should they calculate the bonus? Chairman Sobkoviak said tha t this is the luck of the draw as to where the school goes. Mr. Garrigan said that the Board did not identify how to handle this situation. Mr. Hoffman said that this will come up later. Chairman Sobkoviak said that the builder will take the penalty on this. Commissioner Manning said that they do not currently take this space out of the buildable acreage. He asked what the rationale was for deducting this now. Mr. Hoffman thought that they should only take out what is required from the calculation. C ommissioner Schinderle thought that they should take no more than what the ordinance calls for. Commissioner Kachel thought that the surrounding areas could help with this. Commissioner Manning thought that at a minimum, the deductions should only be w hat are required by ordinance. Chairman Sobkoviak asked Mr. Hoffman to clarify the residential landscaping comment. Mr. Hoffman said that they need to determine if this is for single -family or multi -family homes. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if the multi -fa mily homes should require a higher level of landscaping. Mr. Garrigan said that the standards for the multi -family homes are already higher because they are required to come in for site plan reviews. The commission came to a consensus that the want to ke ep this as is, so Mr. Garrigan said this would be clarified in the new draft. Commissioner Schinderle said that Section 4 under transportation had a section on 126 re -routing to 143 rd Street, and he thought that the corresponding explanation was confusing . Chairman Sobkoviak opened up the floor for public comment. Chairman Sobkoviak swore in Dick Welton, the Director of Local Government Affairs division of the Attainable Housing Alliance. Mr. Welton explained what the AHA does and said that they have en joyed prosperity in this region. The problem has become the increasing demands for fees that end up being passed on to the buyer. Mr. Welton entered into public record a National Association of Homebuilders report regarding the increase in prices that ha s priced people out of their homes. He gave some figures. He said that communities are under pressure to allow affordable homes in their area, but every dollar does add up. 2
Chairman Sobkoviak swore in John Phillipchuck who was there representing several homebuilders – nationally, regionally, and individual developers. He said that each entity approaches the housing market differently, and this will impact each entity. Mr. Phillipchuck said that when he read some of the changes, they were confusing. Re garding the density calculations, this has been a bone of contention for a while. He said the Plan Commission has given this some good thought, and he hopes this gets passed on to the Board. He also thought that the buildable acreage changes were a major step in the right direction. Regarding landscaping standards, Mr. Phillipchuck thought this was confusing. He said that they are taking more and more choices away from the consumers. When the Village introduced “key lots”, they gave these lots more att ention. He thought that this was a step in the right direction. Mr. Phillipchuck had a concern regarding the introductory comments regarding the historical aspects. He said that they made a decision at some point to go toward the “newer”, and the housin g market has tried to accommodate this. They want to preserve the old area, but he also thought they should look at the historical future. Mr. Phillipchuck said that the list of criteria for the developer to submit has some merit. However, the Village h as encouraged custom and semi -custom builders to establish a plan for subdivisions, and the custom builders have a problem with that. He also was not sure how to use the guidelines for the marketing concept. He wanted to know who on staff will review the developers’ marketing plans. He thought that the developer should determine how best to do this. Mr. Phillipchuck said that the materials are overly strict. He thought that there should be opportunities for low and high budget homes. He gave some exam ples of some options that are now becoming required. He did not like the design and home placement. He did not think that they could compare what was in Plainfield before and what is there now. Regarding smaller playgrounds, Mr. Phillipchuck said that t he Park District has had a problem maintaining a lot of small playgrounds. He also said that he would recommend creating a committee of the Plan Department and EDC to sit and discuss this. He did not know if the new Board will change feelings regarding t his. He wanted to sit down with the Village members and address concerns. Chairman Sobkoviak said that the draft of the Comprehensive Plan changes was dictated by the Village Board without a lot of outside input. This product was put together at their r equest. Chairman Sobkoviak swore in Adam Dontz of Gladstone Builders who wanted to add that looking at 360 -degree architecture is very difficult. The front of most homes are 3
very presentable, but even his best homes will not pass the requirements as pres ented here. The backs of the homes are not part of the curb appeal. He also talked about the garage designs and how this can affect the home sale. He said that the marketplace is presenting homes that cannot meet these requirements. He said that lookin g at the homes in Lakeland, you would even find some that do not pass this. Regarding density calculations, he said that they start with one dwelling unit per acre and move to more based on the bonuses. He was not sure what is required and where. He tho ught that this plan needed to be looked at. Chairman Sobkoviak swore in Wendy Yaksich of MPI who echoed the sentiments on the content of the design guidelines. She thought that the document was confusing. She found conflicting information, like asking f or innovative landscaping but also requiring certain landscaping. They want meandering streets but also grid streets. She brought up some other confusing points. She said that she was concerned about the ranges in density bonuses where certain densities were allowed. She was also worried about the infrastructure costs. She said that the plan is used by many organizations and needs to be realistic. Chairman Sobkoviak swore in Larry Vaupel of Wiseman -Hughes. He said that he struggled with the school an d open -space as it would be a leap to go from how this is done now to what is being proposed. He said that if the dedication requirement is exceeded, the developer takes a big hit. He said Oswego takes the size of the footprint of the building out of the calculation. Regarding pattern books, he said that they have a problem doing this because they do not know the lot size until well into the process and that dictates a lot. Regarding downtown uniqueness, he said that the 1970’s pattern of development ha s changed due to zoning guidelines. He thought that they needed to look at this. Chairman Sobkoviak closed the public forum. Commissioner Racich said that in Comprehensive Plan discussions, he never heard from the developers. Mr. Phillipchuck said that they never saw this document. Commissioner Racich said that this information should have been presented earlier. Commissioner Kachel asked if the public was asked for input. Commissioner Racich said that this was never discussed in an open meeting, but they did hear from one builder. Commissioner Kachel said that when the Comprehensive Plan was first developed, different people from different communities had input. He wished that more people had put in their thoughts, and he also wished more people co uld review this before continuing. Commissioner Manning asked if Mr. Hoffman was ever invited to talk to the Board. Mr. Hoffman said he was only invited to this Plan Commission meeting. Commissioner Manning said that the output from the Board was put to gether with a lack of input. He thought that Mr. Phillipchuck had a good idea to form a committee. 4
Commissioner Schinderle asked if they should make a motion to form an appropriate committee to review the process before moving forward. Chairman Sobkovia k recommended continuing this until the first June meeting. Commissioner Kachel said that they are an advisory committee. Commissioner Manning wanted there to be action and asked what Staff suggested. Mr. Garrigan said that a committee makes sense, but he does not know what the new Board will want. At 8:29pm, Commissioner Schinderle moved to continue discussion on the Comprehensive Plan until the first meeting in June. Commissioner Kachel seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by ro ll call. Aye: Kachel, Gehrke, Manning, Schinderle, Racich, Sobkoviak Nay: None The motion is carried 6:0:0. Commissioner Schinderle asked how they can ensure that a group is formed of builder, staff, and Plan Commissioners. A discussion ensued regarding this. Chairman Sobkoviak thanked the developers who took the time to speak as he liked their advice. New Business CASE NO.: 1165 -030205.TA STORMWATER DRAINAGE & DETENTION ORDINANCE Request: Text Amendment (PUBLIC HEARING) Location: Village -wide App licant: Village of Plainfield Started: 8:30pm CASE NO.: 1168 -030705.TA SOIL EROSION & SEDIMENTATION CONTROL Request: Text Amendment (PUBLIC HEARING) Location: Village -wide Applicant: Village of Plainfield Started: 8:30pm Stephanie Sheetz read the staf f report. She said that some materials were provided to the commissioners on this. 5
Chairman Sobkoviak thanked Ms. Sheetz for her hard work putting together the training session. Commissioner Kachel was glad to see action is being taken. Chairman Sobkov iak said that soil erosion and sedimentation was a housekeeping issue, and the stormwater was updated. At 8:38pm, Commissioner Kachel moved to recommend approval of the attached text amendments to the Stormwater Drainage and Detention Ordinance. Commis sioner Gehrke seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call. Aye: Kachel, Gehrke, Manning, Schinderle, Racich, Sobkoviak Nay: None The motion is carried 6:0:0. At 8:39pm, Commissioner Kachel moved to recommend approval of the at tached text amendments to the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance. Commissioner Gehrke seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call. Aye: Kachel, Gehrke, Manning, Schinderle, Racich, Sobkoviak Nay: None The motion is carried 6:0:0. A 10 -minute recess was called at 8:45pm. The meeting re -convened at 8:55pm. CASE NO.: 1157 -010405.SPR/SU GODDARD SCHOOL (DAYCARE) (PUBLIC HEARING) Request: Site Plan Review/Special Use Location: 135 th Street, 600 feet west of Route 30 Applicant: Jonathan Willette (Four Point Real Estate Development) Started: 8:55pm John Kersh read the staff report noting the three additional stipulations. He announced that the special use was a public hearing being held in accordance with a ll applicable rules and regulations of the Village of Plainfield and the State of Illinois. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if there were any engineering concerns. The Village Engineer said that there were none. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if he was in agreement with the revised access plan. He was. 6
Chairman Sobkoviak swore in John Willette who thanked them for their time. He gave them background on the developer and applicant. He showed the building plan. He said that he was concerned about the neighbors. H owever, he thought that they minimized the traffic impact close to the school. Chairman Sobkoviak looked at the Staff’s concerns. Mr. Willette did not have any problems addressing any Fire Department or Engineering concerns. Regarding the security fence detail, Mr. Willette showed a picture of the proposed fencing to the commission and explained that it is four feet to keep people in and out, but they will be able to see out. Mr. Willette said that he would revise the landscaping plan to meet the minimu m requirements. Mr. Willette said that this photometric plan would be minimal since they close at 6:00, but he will submit a photometric plan. He said there would be two outside pole lights. Mr. Willette had no problem revising the architecture to match the surrounding buildings. He also had no problem providing an access point or cross access easement. Commissioner Kachel thought that the school should be labeled as a day care. Mr. Willette said that this is how the company advertises, and once a chi ld leaves the school, they go into a public school system. Commissioner Racich asked how many children they expect. Mr. Willette said that they expect about 132. There will be some busing, and the hours will either by 7am to 6pm or 6am to 6pm. Commis sioner Racich asked how many cars would be accessing this. Mr. Willette said that it is spread out with the highest concentration between 7am and 9:30am. There are also some pick -ups at 12:00, 3:00, and 6:00. Chairman Sobkoviak said that similar parking in other day care centers has not been a problem. He agreed with the three lanes. Commissioner Gehrke asked what the fence height was. Mr. Willette said this was 4 feet. Commissioner Gehrke asked if this was regulated. Mr. Willette said that the heig ht was not regulated. A discussion ensued regarding this. Commissioner Kachel asked if they will provide a canopy in their landscaping. Mr. Willette said that they will have to provide shade, but they do not put trees in for safety reasons. Chairman So bkoviak asked how close the safety fence was from the buffer fence. This was shown on the map. Chairman Sobkoviak opened up the floor for public comment. There was no response. Chairman Sobkoviak said that the Plan Commission received a letter from Geo rge Schade who objected to the playground on the west and south sides of the building. He also questioned the landscaping being considered on the west side. He said that the buffering is in place from the original PUD and will not change. He also questi oned the 7
lighted signs and early shut off. The applicant assured them that this would not be a problem. Chairman Sobkoviak confirmed that the Staff’s concerns had been met. At 9:26pm, Commissioner Racich moved to recommend approval of the site plan for a day care facility on Lot 1 of the resubdivided Lot 2 of the Rose Subdivision with the following stipulations: 1. Compliance with the requirements of the Village Engineer. 2. Compliance with any additional provisions of the Plainfield Fire Protection District. 3. Show security fence detail. 4. Revise landscape plan to meet minimum requirements outlined in the Site Plan Review Ordinance and in the staff report. 5. Submit a photometric plan and light pole and cuts. 6. Revise the architecture to match the surrounding buildings . 7. Provide a three -lane configuration access point. 8. Provide a cross -access easement. Commissioner Kachel seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call. Aye: Kachel, Gehrke, Manning, Schinderle, Racich, Sobkoviak Nay: None The mot ion is carried 6:0:0. At 9:27pm, Commissioner Racich moved to recommend approval of a special use permit to establish a day care facility on Lot 1 of the resubdivided Lot 2 of the Rose Subdivision. Commissioner Kachel seconded the motion. Chairman Sobko viak called for a vote by roll call. Aye: Kachel, Gehrke, Manning, Schinderle, Racich, Sobkoviak Nay: None The motion is carried 6:0:0. This case will go forward at the next meeting. Mr. Willette thanked the Staff for getting them the information needed . CASE NO.: 1172 -032805.FP FAIRFIELD RIDGE Request: Final Plat Location: North of Lockport Street, west of Van Dyke Road Applicant: McNaughton Builders Started: 9:30pm 8
Mr. Proulx read the staff report. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if there were any engi neering issues. The Village Engineer said that there are currently no issues. They are starting to coordinate a full review of the plans, but there are no major issues. John Phillipchuck, who was already sworn in, addressed the commission. He said that he has worked long and hard on this project and is working with adjacent owners on stormwater detention and open space. The future plans with an office will be coming in at a later date. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if he had any trouble with the stipulatio ns offered in the staff report. Mr. Phillipchuck said he did not have any problems with these. Commissioner Kachel asked if there would be a sidewalk along Van Dyke by the office buildings. Mr. Phillipchuck said yes. Commissioner Kachel asked if the bi ke path will remain alongside the road. Mr. Phillipchuck said yes. Chairman Sobkoviak opened up the floor for public comment. There was none. Commissioner Manning asked if they calculated gross density. Mr. Phillipchuck said that this came in just und er 3. He said that this property is designed to provide substantial density near the downtown area. Mr. Garrigan said that staff supported this based on the Village’s support. Commissioner Kachel asked if the ponds and water will fall under the new ordi nance. The Village Engineer said that the new amendments will apply to all new ponds. Mr. Proulx said that the guidelines would be incorporated into this project. At 9:42pm, Commissioner Schinderle moved to recommend approval of the final plats of subdi vision for Fairfield Ridge, subject to the following six (6) stipulations: 1. Compliance with the requirements of the Village Engineer. 2. Compliance with the requirements of the Plainfield Fire Protection District. 3. Payment of applicable recapture fees. 4. Formatio n of a Dorman Special Service Area. 5. Documentation of a definitive agreement for use of off -site right -of -way for detention and access to U.S. Route 30. 6. Revision of the final plat to incorporate the detention area and off -site access, subject to review and approval by the Village Engineer. Commissioner Manning seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call. Aye: Kachel, Gehrke, Manning, Schinderle, Racich, Sobkoviak 9
Nay: None The motion is carried 6:0:0. This case will go forward at the next scheduled meeting. CASE NO.: 1156 -122204.FP SPRINGBANK OF PLAINFIELD UNITS 1&2 Request: Final Plat Location: Generally south of Renwick Road, West of the DuPage River, north of Walker Road, And east of County Line Road Applicant: MAF Develop ments Started: 9:44pm Mr. Proulx read the staff report. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if there were any engineering issues. The Village Engineer said that they have received a complete report and said that there are no issues. Chairman Sobkoviak swore in Pa ul Mitchell, a representative of the petitioner. Mr. Mitchell said that the Board approved this last fall and gave a brief presentation on the project. He said that they are in compliance with the concept plan. They are working with the park district to iron on park details. He also said that they agreed with the staff’s eight stipulations. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if they agreed with the temporary road easement and landscaping. Mr. Mitchell said they did. Commissioner Gehrke asked if the portion of Drauden Road colored in red would remain intact. Mr. Proulx said yes – that this portion will stay intact and will be improved. The Village Engineer confirmed this and said that this included curb and gutter improvements. A discussion ensued regarding t he other parts of Drauden. Commissioner Gehrke asked who this street will be maintained by. Mr. Proulx said that this is a Village street and will be maintained by the Village. Mr. Proulx also said that the portion of Drauden Road that is colored in the lighter red will keep its existing pavement until the units north of Unit 1 are developed. Chairman Sobkoviak swore in John Lach who lives on Drauden. He said that his house is adjacent the development and pointed out its location on the map. As shown on the map, he said that he will have traffic lined up directly across from his driveway. He also said that the electric pole with the transformer will need to be moved. Mr. Lach said that this project as it is will devalue his property. He wanted to kn ow the plan for the intersection and how this connects with his driveway. Mr. Lach also asked what actions would be taken to minimize dirt. He said that he has already had construction traffic in his driveway. He confirmed that Drauden Road would be thr ee lanes for now and would be five lanes in the future. He asked if the contruction on the homes would happen before Drauden Road was complete. Mr. Mitchell said that 10
this would happen at the same time, and the North end would be constructed immediately. Mr. Mitchell said that he will work with the engineer to coordinate this. A discussion ensued regarding this. Mr. Proulx explained why the connection is set the way it is. Commissioner Kachel asked how wide the lot was. Mr. Lach said that it was 219 -feet, and Commissioner Kachel suggested looking at moving the driveway. Chairman Sobkoviak said that the traffic engineer and Village Engineer can take a look at this to determine the best options. Mr. Proulx said that he would contact them. Commissione r Gehrke said that on page 3, the Staff has asked the developer to contact adjacent residents, and she asked when this would occur. Mr. Proulx said that this would happen as soon as possible. The Village Engineer said that they will create to plan to pre sent to the homeowners. Commissioner Racich asked if the land acquisition had been completed for the Drauden extension. Mr. Garrigan said that negotiations continue for the road that far north. Commissioner Racich said that there was a provision that th e Drauden -Steiner connection would be complete approximately November 1, 2006. He asked if that is still the case. Mr. Garrigan said that he would have to confer with Public Works on this. The Village Engineer said that a few permits are being sought pe nding land acquisitions. Commissioner Kachel said that he liked the idea of the temporary easement. He would like to look into having police move traffic during peak times. At 10:10pm, Commissioner Schinderle moved to recommend approval of the final pla ts of subdivision for Springbank of Plainfield – Unit 1 and Springbank of Plainfield – Unit 2, subject to the following eight (8) stipulations: 1. Compliance with the requirements of the Village Engineer. 2. Compliance with the requirements of the Plainfield Fir e Protection District. 3. Provision of a temporary road easement for that portion of Drauden Road to be vacated, which easement will be released upon completion of realigned Drauden Road. 4. Commitment on the developer to actively coordinate with residents and p roperty owners who will be affected by the Drauden Road street vacation and realignment, including, at a minimum, an informational letter to be provided to residents and/or property owners adjacent to Drauden Road in the area of the street vacation. 5. Paymen t of applicable recapture fees prior to release of the mylar final plat for recordation. 6. Formation of a dormant Special Service Area. 7. Recordation of a Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for the development, which will include architecture standards and responsibilities of the Home Owners’ Assocation, prior to release of the mylar final plat for recordation. 11
8. Preparation of final landscaping plan, subject to review and approval by the Village Planner. Commissioner Kachel seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call. Aye: Kachel, Manning, Schinderle, Sobkoviak Nay: Racich Present: Gehrke The motion is carried 4:1:1. Commissioner Racich said that his opposition was to the Van Dyke Road portion of the project. CASE NO.: 1171 -031805.SPR/SU SPRINGBANK ACQUATIC CENTER Request: Site Plan Review/Special Use Location: Parcels 7 and 19 of Springbank of Plainfield, Unit 2 (south of Renwick Road, west of Drauden Road) Applicant: William Haider, MAF Developments, Inc. Started: 10:12pm Mr. Proulx read the staff report. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if there were any engineering issues. The Village Engineer said that he has not seen the final engineering, but most of the infrastructure will be part of the Unit 2 plans. Paul Mitchell, alre ady sworn in, addressed the commission. He said that the aquatic center was on the initial plan and will be turned over to the Home Owners Association. This was counted in the density and acreage. Mr. Mitchell said that they have determined the access road will be a private road and will provide cross -access easement to the North as there is a gas pipeline to the east. He said that easements do not prevent landscaping – they just do not want trees to be directly over or within 10 feet of the gas main. Chairman Sobkoviak swore in Alan James, the project architect. Mr. James gave a brief presentation and showed the layout of the site in its two phases. Phase 2 is currently a concept only. He showed the capacity, landscaping, playground features, and roadway access. Commissioner Schinderle said that this facility is better than anything Plainfield currently has and asked how they will keep other people out. Mr. Mitchell said that they will have passes or key cards. 12
Mr. Mitchell said that he had thre e concerns with the Staff’s stipulations. Regarding the hours of operation, he said that all swim clubs plan to be closed at 9pm. However, occasionally, there are parties or events that will last past this time. He also said that some practices come in early as does the cleaning crew. He thought that limiting the hours of operation was overkill. Chairman Sobkoviak asked if they can make this up to the Home Owners Association. Mr. Mitchell said yes. He also said that the houses will be far enough away to not be a problem. Mr. Mitchell also had a problem with the access road recommended to the north. He said that he objected to sharing access to the north as this will be a non -profit entity, and they will have liability concerns. Mr. Mitchell also ha d a problem with the recommendation for porous pavers. He was concerned about the expense and the possible weeds. He said that they have stormwater detention. He said that the Home Owners Association will need to maintain this, and they do not know what the cost of maintaining them will be. Chairman Sobkoviak asked the commission what they thought about these objections. Commissioner Kachel said that they have used brick before. Mr. Mitchell said that this is different, and trucks will be driving on t hese. He also was not sure of the cost. Commissioner Racich asked what the rationale was for the brick pavers. Mr. Mitchell said that this was supposed to be better to drain large paved areas. Commissioner Manning asked if the petitioner had a problem with stipulation 4. Mr. Mitchell said that they were agreeable to this. Chairman Sobkoviak opened up the floor for public comment. There was no response. Chairman Sobkoviak asked what the commission felt about the hours of operations. Commissioner Sch inderle thought that the Home Owners Association should set this. Commissioner Kachel asked if Creekside has expressed a concern with this. Mr. Mitchell said that they have been notified but have not expressed any concerns. Chairman Sobkoviak asked what the commission felt about the shared parking agreement. Chairman Sobkoviak thought that they have expressed good cause to keep the parking separate. The commission agreed. Chairman Sobkoviak asked what the commission felt about the brick pavers. Commi ssioner Kachel said that if it was permeable, it would add aesthetically to the plan. Chairman Sobkoviak asked what portion they wanted to put the brick pavers on. Mr. Proulx said that they only want to do a portion of the parking lot because of the cost . However, he thought studies show this would be less costly in the long run. He was looking to have about 15% of the lot brick paved to the north where there would be less truck traffic and snow removal. A discussion ensued regarding this. 13
Mr. Mitchel l suggested having the brick pavers run down the center of the parking lot. Mr. Proulx said that they can eliminate this as a stipulation and can revisit this with the petitioner on a voluntary basis. At 10:56pm, Commissioner Schinderle moved to recomm end approval of the requested Special Use for Planned Unit Development, based on the findings of fact, to permit an aquatic center on Parcels 7 and 19 of Springbank of Plainfield, Unit 2, subject to the following one (1) stipulation: 1. Execution of a Stateme nt of Intent and Agreement to be recorded with the ordinance granting approval of the Special Use for Planned Unit Development. Commissioner Racich seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call. Aye: Kachel, Manning, Schinderle, Racich, Sobkoviak Nay: None Present: Gehrke The motion is carried 5:0:1. At 10:58pm, Commissioner Schinderle moved to recommend approval of the requested Site Plan Review for the proposed aquatic center on Parcels 7 and 19 of Springbank of Plainfield, Un it 2, subject to the following seven (7) stipulations: 1. Compliance with the requirements of the Village Engineer. 2. Compliance with the requirements of the Plainfield Fire Protection District. 3. The applicant shall provide documentation that the proposed access point is compatible with Creekside Crossing development access west of Drauden Road. 4. If the access drive is a private drive and not dedicated public right -of -way, the applicant shall provide an access easement across Parcel 19 to the benefit of Parcel 7 a nd also to Parcels 8 and 9 (future daycare and commercial). 5. The applicant shall provide documentation of an easement or other right to landscape within the pipeline right -of -way. 6. A revised site plan shall be submitted showing the location of required bicyc le racks and their approximate storage capacity. 7. A revised site plan shall be submitted showing a pedestrian connection from Drauden Road into the site. Commissioner Racich seconded the motion. Chairman Sobkoviak called for a vote by roll call. Aye: Kac hel, Manning, Schinderle, Racich, Sobkoviak Nay: None Present: Gehrke 14
The motion is carried 5:0:1. Commissioner Kachel asked if the property south of the new Walgreens site was BTD. Mr. Garrigan said that this continued to be R -1, but it is unclear what the future of that home is. Commissioner Racich thanked staff as this would be his last Plan Commissioner meeting. He also thanked the commission, and especially thanked the chairman for doing his job well. Commissioner Manning also reflected his sentim ents. Chairman Sobkoviak said that even when their opinions differed, their input has always been beneficial. Chairman Sobkoviak declared the meeting adjourned at 11:02pm. __________________ Respectfully submitted, Laura Griffith -Recording Secretary K arick & Associates, Inc. 15