HomeMy Public PortalAbout1988-05-03 PC minutesDATE: May 3, 1988
PLAINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION
AT:
Village Hall
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Vice-Chairman Sobkoviak, R. Neely, H. Bayer,
W. Schempf, J. Anderson, M�...Krippel.
EX-OFFICIO PRESENT: L. Kelly, R. Russ, M. Gehrke, J. Myers,
J. Wilson, R. Schrader, Fire Dist. Rep.
Vice-Chairman Sobkoviak called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
Roll call was taken. Chairman Simmons, A. Arbo, J. Eichelberger,
J. Bostjancic, and G. Krahn were absent.
There being no additions or corrections, Vice-Chairman Sobkoviak
declared the minutes of the April 19, 1988 meeting approved as
presented.
Flow Con Industries, Inc. - Discussion on Preliminary Sketch Plan
Mr. James Collette, Director of Manufacturing for Flow Con Industries
was present and presented ai�p:beliminary drawing of what they are
proposing to do with the property located at 143rd Street and Rt. 59,
a 1 3/4 acre plot adjacent to the Village well and along the EJ&E
railroad tracks. They are proposing to annex to the Village, to
subdivide the 1 3/4 acre, the back lot being 1 acre, and the front lot
being 3/4 acre. Flow Con,'.. Industries ies would be purchasing the back
acre, and the front acre would be purchased by Allen Builders.
Mr. Collette stated Flow Con is basically a manufacturer of filtration
equipment for the machine tool industry. They are presently located
in Lemont. Have been in business for 12 years and the business is
growing.
They are presently operating in a 4800 sq. ft. area with 15 employees.
They are seeking to find an.ekisting building or property they can
afford to build on. They need about 7200 sq. ft. under roof. There
is no outside storage, the noise level is contained within the building,
some grinding & welding. The only testing on site is before they
are ready to paint the unit, it is filled with water to check for leaks
and make sure the pumps work, etc. No coolants or acids are used.
In a.-previous discussion, a concern of the Village President was that
the back property did not have frontage on 143rd Street. Mr. Collette
stated they have tried to accommodate this by having the back lot
have a- 50 - foot ownership- on _143rd Street and also along that 50-�--feet-_
to be an easement permanently- designated for the two properties. They
have placed the two buildings so that both buildings are visible from
the street.
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Mr. John Djerf, Village Engineer, stated some concern of the
Village is the protection of the well. There are new requirements
as far as distances from municipal wells. Up to 200 feet for certain
processes or manufacturing. There should be some concern on the part
of the developer that their processes conform to these requirements.
VicO-Chaitman--.Sobkoviak:--s.tated - -the-pr6po.sed plah.�:lbbks kind -'_.of''-.tiqht.
What they are really asking for is five separate variances, 3 side lot
and 2 between the buildings.
A long discussion followed with recommendations and suggestions
from the Board on different ways to place the buildings on the
property, etc. The Board felt they would be reluctant to grant so
many variances on this property. Advised the petitioner to try to
revise his drawing to cut down on the number of variances they would
be requesting.
R. Neely moved to table this discussion until petitioner can return
with another drawing. Seconded by J. Anderson. Roll call vote.
Krippel, yes; Anderson, yes; Schempf, yes; Bayer, yes;,-Neely, yes;
Sobkoviak, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Continuation of Case No. 173-012988PP - Ron Schelling,
Renwick Park Estates Preliminary Plat, 1018 Renwick Road.
Mr. Ron Schelling was present and stated there were two areas of
primary concern that needed to be resolved. one was due to the fact
they do not have an emergency overland route and were to provide some
engineering calculations to back up their basis that they are
improving existing conditions. Secondly, to get tie-in approval into
the existing Lewood storm sewer at the end of Lewood Drive from the
Township. Mr. Schelling presented a letter from Larry See, Township
Road Commissioner approving the tie-in into the storm sewer, and
stating a TV survey will be done of the storm sewer system in the
Lewood Subdivision.
Mr. John Djerf, Village Engineer, discussed his letter dated April 22,
1988 reviewing the Preliminary Plat for Renwick Park Estates. In
summary, he feels both under the existing conditions and under the
proposed conditions it appears that things will be better in this area
that now could be-subj-ect to flooding. Flooding---should-be reduced.--
Several residents of the Lewood Subdivision were present and expressed
their concerns: They feel the system is not big enough to handle the
excess water they will be getting from the propsed subdivision;
request that the existing natural berm along Lewood Subdivision remain;
request that the builder not continue the slope of Lewood Street down
into their subdivision, that there be a little bit of a dip in the
road; concerned about futureo--developments in the area, will they be
allowed to tie into their sewer system also.
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Vice Chairman Sobkoviak read the letter dated April 29, 1988 from
Plainfield Township wherein they state that it will be possible for
Renwick Park Estates to connect a pipe from the detention area shown
to the south of Lot 16 on the plat of subdivision to the inlet for
the 12-inch storm sewer at the north end of the current Lewood Drive.
The pipe must contain a restrictor such that the flow shall not exceed
two cubic feet per second from the detention pond. Also, there will
be a television survey of the storm water system in the Lewood
Subdivision.
Vice-Chairman Sobkoviak read into the record a petition with 155
signatures from the Lewood Subdivision residents expressing their
concerns regarding Lewood Drive becoming a through street, that there
will be a conflict of maintenance responsibility between Plainfield
Township and the Village of Plainfield for an extended Lewood Drive
from Township limits to Village limits, and stating their opposition
to the proposed plan of Renwick Park Estates' developers to open
Lewood Drive to Renwick Road.
Vice-Chairman Sobkoviak read into the record a petition with 184
signatures from the Lewood Subdivision residents stating their
opposition to Renwick Park Estates to tie their storm water runoff
into the Lewood Subdivision storm water drain system and recommend
Renwick.Park Estates build their own storm system flowing along
Renwick Road into the DuPage River.
R. Neely moved to approve the preliminary plat subject to the final
plat showing that the berm remains, that the final drawings have an
indication of the dip in the road, and that when the final plat comes
for approval we have the report on the TV survey of the sewer system.
Seconded by M. Krippel. Vote by roll call.
Krippel, yes; Anderson, yes; Schempf, yes; Bayer, yes; Neely, yes;
Sobkoviak, yes. 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.
Kay Jania, ge
tary
STATE OF ILLINOIS
COUNTY OF WILL SS: May 3, 1988
VILLAGE OF PLAINFIELD
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Case.-No.'173-012988PP
Location: 1018 W. Renwick Road
Petitioner: Ron Schelling
Request:- Approval of preliminary plat for Renwick Park Estates.
Discussion: The preliminary plat review was held at the regular
meetings of the Plan Commission on March lst, March 15th and May 3rd.
Mr. Schelling feels he has met the requirements to provide some
engineering calculations regarding overland routing of storm waters
and to get permission from the Township to tie into the existing
Lewood storm sewer at the end of Lewood Drive.
Mr. Djerf, Village Engineer, discussed his letter dated April 29,
1988. In summary, he feels both under the existing conditions and
under the proposed conditions it appears that things will be no
worse, and in fact they will be better in this area.
Several residents from the Lewood subdivision were present and
expressed their concerns regarding drainage, storm water management,
detention area, elevation of homes in proposed subdivision, and
through streets. They are concerned that their storm sewer system
is not big enough to handle the excess water they will be getting
from the proposed subdivision. The residents also requested that an
existing natural berm in the field not be disturbed when this proposed
subdivision is built, and that the developer not slope the road
(Lewood Street) right down into their, that there be a dip in the
road to stop the water.
There was some discussion regarding the TV survey of the Lewood
storm sewers to be done by the Township. The Board requested a copy
of this report before the Final Plat is presented for approval.
Vice-Chairman Sobkoviak read into the record a letter dated
April 29, 1988 from Plainfield Township stating that it will be
possible for Renwick Park Estates to connect a pipe --from ----the --det-e-n-t'l--o--n--
area shown to the south of lot 16 on the plat to the inlet for the
12-inch storm sewer at the north end of the current Lewood Drive, and
that a TV survey will be done on the Lewood storm sewer system.
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May 3, 1988
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Vice-Chairman Sobkoviak read into the record two petitions from
the Lewood Subdivision stating their opposition to the proposed plan
of Renwick Park Estates' developers to open Lewood Drive to
Renwick Road, and opposition to Renwick Park Estates to tie their
storm water runoff into the Lewood subdivision storm system and
recommend Renwick Park Estates build their own storm system flowing
along Renwick Road into the DuPage River.
Recommendation:
By a vote of 6 to 0, the Plan Commission recommends that the
Village Board approve the Preliminary Plat for Renwick Park Estates
subject to the Final Plat showing that the existing berm remains,
have an indication of the dip in the road, and when Final Plat is
presented for approval we have the report on the TV survey of the
Lewood storm sewer system.
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