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Home My Public Portal About1988-07-19 PC minutesPLAINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION DATE: July 19, 1988 AT: Village Hall COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairman Simmons, J. Anderson, H. Bayer, J. Sobkoviak. EX-OFFICIO PRESENT: L. Kelly, R. Russ, M. Gehrke, A. Arbo, E. Schrader, Fire District Rep., D. Norris, G. Krahn Chairman Simmons called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.-.m. Roll call was taken. W. Schempf, M. Krippel, J. Eichelberger, and J. Wilson were absent. There being no additions or corrections, Chairman Simmons deemed the minutes of the June 21, 1988 meeting approved as presented. Chairman Simmons introduced Peter J. Waldock as our new Village Planner. Case No. 186-71988 - Proposed Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Planning and Urban Study. Mr. Jack Pettigrew, Ms. Barbara Berlin, and Mr. Timothy Griffin of Trkla, Pettigrew, Allen and Payne were present to present the Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Study to the Plan Commission. Mr. Pettigrew first explained the process the firm went through in compiling the studies. Both plans received input from residents by way of key person interviews, public workshops and questionnaires. He stated a Comprehensive Plan is a statement of local policy about what the community wants to be in the future. It does not have the enforcement capability of a zoning ordinance or subdivision regulations. There are three characteristics of a Comprehensive Plan: It covers the entire municipality and its 112 mile planning jurisdiction and beyond; it is long range, looking 15-20 years into the future; and it is a general policy guideline that establishes controls and direction for future growth and development. It is expected the plan will be used regularly and updated on a regular basis as the community changes. They went through three phases on the Comprehensive Plan. The initial phase collected background information on the community; the second phase involved the development of some alternative concepts for growth and development; and the final phase was the actual drafting of the recommended Comprehensive Plan. After this public hearing, if the Plan Commission adopts this plan, it will then be presented to the Village Board for consideration. They will adopt the plan by ordinance which gives it an official status. Following adoption by the Village Board the process of reviewing the Zoning ordinance should begin. The Comprehensive Plan does not give the legal authority to control what is placed on a given piece of property. PLAINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION July 19, 1988 Page Two Ms. Barbara Berlin gave a basic presentation on the content and purpose of the Comprehensive Plan: The plan covers a planning area of 37 square miles. The Village covers two and one-half square miles at this time. The whole of the Comprehensive Plan is predicated on two things: One is that Plainfield is going to grow. Based on some of the long- range forecasting that has been done it is likely Plainfield will triple in population by the first decade of the next century. Secondly, there is a historic corridor to the community. This is something the community wishes to retain and build upon. With these two factors, this is really the essence of the Comprehensive Plan. One is to recognize growth, to manage the growth, and to plan for the growth. At the same time build upon the historic corridor. There are three phases to the long-range plan: Land Use Plan, Transportation System Plan, and a Facilities Plan. The Land Use Plan looks to provide all needs for development into the future. One of the major assumptions is that Plainfield is primarily a community of low density, single-family for the most part. So it aniticipates most of the development into the future will be single-family housing. Question remains to what density and how much. The Plan calls for two levels of single-family housing. The area that is more or less defined by the River and Route 30 and up to 135th Street. As it goes further out away from the town center, a lower density of housing. This is to reinforce the idea of a town core, where people can walk and take advantage of the services. The Plan also provides for Industrial Development. Industrial development is important to provide a tax base for the community and to provide for jobs. Additional Commercial Development is recommended on Route 59 and 135th Street, and Route 59 and Renwick Road. The Plan suggests that existing commercial development on Route 30 be included. The organizing feature for the Land Use Plan is the River and the natural features that make up Plainfield. Regarding Transportation System, Ms. Berlin pointed out the existing roadways, major roads are 1-55, Route 59 and Route 30. The regional arterials are streets that carry local traffic that -- take - you -out of town into the next community. Collector streets are basically streets that gather the traffic as it comes out of the neighborhoods to get onto the arterial streets. PL-AINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION July 19, 1988 Page Three The major feature of the Transportation Plan really comes down to what happens to Route 30. The Plan offers some solutions: The Village could suggest to the Illinois Department of Transportation that trucks be routed from Route 30 to Weber Road then back to Route 30 on 143rd Street; contract a "ring road" by building a road from the intersection of Route 30 and 126 through currently undeveloped land, over the DuPage River to Renwick Road and Route 59; use the proposed I -55 interchange at Weber Road to re -route truck traffic to 127th Street and then to Route 30. Finally, future facilities in the area. Plainfield is growing and there will be need for additional facilities. One is the question about water and sewer extension. Other aspects dealt with in the Plan are the need for future schools, and for additional fire stations. Mr. Pettigrew stated that with the growth coming to Plainfield, there will be congestion and one of the key benefits of the Comprehensive Plan is identifying where the major traffic streets should be. Mr. Timothy Griffin presented the Downtown Planning and Urban Study. Most of the work for the downtown study was done between October and March of this year. This study was based on four premises: that the downtown should remain the center of the community; the historic character should be preserved; the downtown area should remain the primary retail center of town; and development of the DuPage River incorporated into the downtown environment. The downtown study outlines 12 projects to be undertaken in the short - and long -term which include relocation of the Village Hall to a downtown location, the expansion of the library, and development of the Chobar and Baptist Church properties. The study also addresses truck traffic through downtown and suggests that the Village ask IDOT to allow diagonal parking on Lockport Street, after street improvements are completed. (A short recess was taken.) After the presentation, the consultants addressed questions from the audience. Some of the concerns.raised were: That a Route 30 truck by -pass would cut off both Whispering Creek and Indian Oaks from the downtown area; the by -pass would eliminate more than traffic from downtown; discussion on downtown parking (angle parking versus diagonal parking); employee parking in downtown area; and the Business Transition District was discussed. PLAINFIELD PLAN COMMISSION July 19, 1988 Page Four Chairman Simmons stated the traffic must be by-passed somehow or Plainfield will choke on the congestion. Mayor Latta stated she prefers the 127th Street by-pass alternative in that it could provide opportunity for commercial development in that area. She would also like to see the trucks out of the downtown area. Mr. Jack Pettigrew thanked the Village and everyone for their patience and interest in showing up at all the meetings regarding the Plan. J. Sobkoviak moved to recommend to the Village Board that they adopt the Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Planning and Urban Study. Seconded by J. Anderson. Roll call vote. J. Anderson, yes; H. Bayer, yes; J. Sobkoviak, yes; A. Simmons, yes. 4 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Adjourn: 9:10 p.m. Kay Jan /,/ secretary Would everyone attending this Plan Commission meeting please sign this sheet for our official records. 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