HomeMy Public PortalAbout1995-05-16 PC minutesPLAINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION
DATE: MAY 16, 1995 TIME: 7:03 P.M.
PLACE: PLAINFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (LOWER LEVEL)
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: JAMES SOBKOVIAK, CHAIRMAN
ROBERT SCHINDERLE
WALTER MANNING
ALAN ANDERSON
LARRY KACHEL
KATHY O'CONNELL
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: TOM SPIKA
OTHERS PRESENT: PETER WALDOCK, DEVEL. & ZONING DIRECTOR
JEFF DURBIN, PLANNER
ED SCHRADER, FIRE DISTRICT
LARISSA PEHLKE, ACTING SECRETARY
Call to order - 7:03 p.m.
Pledge to Allegiance.
Roll call was taken. Tom Spika was absent.
Minutes of May 2, 1995 were accepted and approved. James Sobkoviak
welcomed newest Plan Commission member, Kathy O'Connell.
P. Waldock updated Plan Commission members regarding the events and
outcome of the Village Board meeting of May 15, 1995. Annexation
of the Kelly/Weinhold Annexation of 330 acres was approved. Text
Amendment regarding auto stacking was also approved. Planner
Waldock wanted to clear up some information that was discussed at
the last Plan Commission meeting. It was stated that Burger King
has ten (10) stacking for auto's and McDonald's will have fourteen
(14). This information should be reversed. Special Use permits
were approved for McDonald's and Thorton Oil. Site plan approvals
on both sites were not approved. Village Board had a few concerns
regarding traffic control for Thorton oil and trash enclosures for
McDonald's. There were also some concerns regarding engineering
for these projects. Vintage Knolls Final Plat was approved with a
brief discussion regarding curbing.
John Peterson arrived at 7:07 p.m.
Public hearing for Comprehensive Plan will be June 26, 1995. Last
public meeting regarding the Plan. Meeting will be held in the
Auditorium of the High School.
MINUTES OF VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION
MAY 16, 1995
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Purpose of meeting tonight is for discussion regarding Sector Plan
for Downtown Expansion westward. Would like to have the corner of
Route 30 and Lockport as the "main" corner of downtown with larger
commercial such as K-Mart, Wal-mart, etc. Slightly west of this
location, smaller, more conventional commercial with small
businesses mixed in with some residential. Signalization was
briefly discussed in the larger commercial area. There was much
discussion regarding roads or walkways being constructed to
connected the area between Vista Lane and Indian Boundary Road.
Sector Plan shows a road (bridge) going across the river to keep
the traffic moving in the "new" downtown. J. Durbin stated that
this would be the last bridge built. They would wait until the
"new" downtown at Lockport and Route 30 was busy or "taking off"
and would use this as an option for traffic circulation around the
"downtown". There were some concerns regarding the possible new
location of the Water/Sewer Plant. There was some discussion
regarding the traffic on Route 59 caused by the delay to access
143rd Street. Detour from 1-55 is causing some of the problems.
Would like to see some signs up to try and take care of this
problem. Different types of business areas downtown. Higher
density residential: townhomes, duplexes, senior centers. Location
of the new Post office was discussed. J. Sobkoviak stated he
thought the Post office should be placed back "off the beaten
track" because people will always find the Post office and will
therefore make the surrounding property more valuable. The Post
Office is looking now for a site and the Sector Plan could be a
long way off. New Village Hall site was discussed. Ideally for
the new Hall to be placed near the Post office. It was discussed
that the site for the new Village Hall should be someplace where
room for expansion can be utilized. We do not want to end up in
the same situation as we are now with our current Village Hall
where we are out of space and have no room for growth. We need to
take our growth into consideration when deciding a location.
Commercial facade was discussed in regard to having a building look
nice for only five (5) or six (6) years. We should maybe worry
about long term facade that will last and still look decent in
years to come. L. Kachel stated maybe we should set our standards
higher regarding commercial facades. Much more discussion
regarding municipal parking, stormwater detention, alley's
(deliveries, garbage pick-up, etc.).
J. Peterson asked about two (2) things: 1) 900 feet is too long in
connecting the downtown; and 2) The new Village Hall location. He
feels new Village Hall should be downtown so it is utilized by the
people. He doesn't want to take the Post office and the Village
Hall out of the "old" downtown.
MINUTES OF VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION
MAY 16, 1995
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E. Schrader stated his concerns regarding the Sector Plan; Post
Office and the Village Hall. He believes the Village Hall should
be located in Central School.
Issues were addressed. J. Peterson disagrees with Ed Schrader.
There are several problems at this time regarding the existing
downtown in regard to traffic flow, parking, etc. J. Durbin stated
that we can not forget about the existing downtown. We want to
incorporate the "new" downtown with the "old" downtown so that it
is all utilized.
K. O'Connell wanted to know if angle parking would "come back" in
the new Sector Plan. Staff stated that it was likely.
K. O'Connell stated she would like us to take care of making our
existing downtown look nice before we start developing a downtown
on the west side. If we make the existing downtown look nice, it
will draw in more businesses and customers for the "new" downtown.
R. Schinderle asked, "What is the draw to the west side of town
past the liquor store right now? L. Kachel wanted to know about
putting in public walks along Route 30 to get to the west side
(Larry's Diner, Ace Hardware, etc.) and get people to start walking
to the west side and utilizing this area. L. Kachel asked about
possibly getting funds from the State for public walks along Route
30. Even if we only received partial funds, maybe we should think
about this now.
L. Kachel stated that City of Joliet is staking claim to Route 66
and Route 30 intersection in their brochures. He feels that we
should fix that and that Plainfield should get recognition and the
tourism rather than Joliet.
J. Sobkoviak asked members for their opinion. Everyone agreed with
Sector Plan with a few comments. K. O'Connell stated we should
clean up river area first and would like to keep as much historical
image as possible. L. Kachel does not care for Ottawa Street
bridge and would rather see it as a pedestrian bridge. Would like
to see us get the town "connected" by sidewalks. R. Schinderle
agreed with L. Kachel regarding the Ottawa Street bridge. Still
concerned with north/south traffic. A. Anderson agrees with L.
Kachel regarding walks and with K. O'Connell regarding historical.
Also, has concerns regarding traffic and truck routes. J.
Sobkoviak agreed with all issues.
L. Kachel would like to put together a list of goals and objectives
(Wish List) regarding this Sector Plan. J. Durbin will take care
of this.
MINUTES OF VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION
MAY 16, 1995
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There was other discussion regarding funding for some of the
concerns such as planting and care of Village property down on
Vista Lane.
There were no other questions or comments from the Board or
audience.
Meeting adjourned at 8:38 p.m.
LARISSA M. PEHLKE, ACTING SECRETARY
PLAINFIELD
Would everyone attending this Plan Commission meeting on May 16, 1995.
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