Village of Northbrook Plan Commission met June 4.
Here is the minutes provided by the commission:
1. INTRODUCTION OF NEW COMMISSIONERS
Chairman Franklin stated that former Commissioner Jacobs did a great job here and thanked him for his service. She is sorry he was unable to attend the last meeting so the Commission could officially say “thank you”. All members joined Chairman Franklin in thanking Norm Jacobs for his service and professional approach to being a member of the Commission.
Chairman Franklin introduced member Riad to his first meeting and said Member Morgen will be joining the Commission for the next meeting, as he is currently travelling.
2. CALLTOORDER
| Attendee Name | Title | Status |
| Steven Elisco | Commissioner | Present |
| Norm Jacobs | Commissioner | Absent |
| Jeff Sandler | Commissioner | Present |
| Dan Pepoon | Commissioner | Present |
| Jeremy Melnick | Commissioner | Present |
| Mark DeBartolo | Commissioner | Absent |
| Jennifer Lawrence | Commissioner | Absent |
| Marcia Franklin | Chairman | Present |
Commissioner Pepoon moved and Commissioner Sandler seconded a motion to approve the minutes for May 21, 2019. Commissioner Riad abstained. On a voice vote, the motion passed unanimously.
A. Plan Commission - Plan Commission - May 21, 2019 7:30 PM
RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Dan Pepoon, Commissioner
SECONDER: Jeff Sandler, Commissioner
AYES: Elisco, Sandler, Pepoon, Melnick, Franklin
ABSENT: Jacobs, DeBartolo, Lawrence
4. COMMUNITY PLANNING REPORT
Tom Poupard reported at the last Board of Trustees Meeting on May 28th, the Board formally approved the Maple School sign. They also reviewed in detail the recommendations of the Plan Commission concerning Northbrook Court. After much discussion and public input, the majority of the Board directed staff to prepare approval documents. These should be on the Board agenda for a final vote on June 11, 2019. The Board also reviewed two preliminary applications. ; One involved a single-family subdivision on the west side of Landwehr Road, south of Techny Road and north of Willow Road. That received favorable comments and we expect the applicant to be moving forward. The second review was a request by Jacobs Homes concerning the fencing on the perimeter of the Gateway Townhome Development. The applicant wants to remove all the brick columns which were in the original plan and just go with straight fencing. The Board of Trustees didn't like this idea but gave the developer the ability to come before the Plan Commission.
At a future meeting, the staff is going to be presenting a preliminary application involving regulation of Airbnb’s and similar short-term rentals in the community.
Mr. Poupard noted that because there are no public hearings scheduled for the June 18 meeting, staff would like to do a refresher course on Planning and Zoning since we have two new members. Also at the June 18th meeting, the Consultant who is working on the Downtown Land Use and Parking Analysis would like to have a roundtable discussion with the Commission. Mr. Poupard asked if it would be acceptable to start the meeting at 6:30 PM with consultant discussion occurring first, followed by the training session. The Commission agreed to this.
5. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE
None.
6. CONTINUED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
A. DOCKET NO. PCD-19-02: 1363 SHERMER - NORTHBROOK SUITES, LLC (Second Public Hearing). An application filed by Northbrook Suites, LLC as owner of 1363 Shermer Road, for the purpose of: A. An amendment to the existing Special Permit Ordinance No. 04-60 to modify the list of authorized uses on the first floor of the existing building on the Subject Property; and B. Approval of such other zoning relief as may be necessary.
Commissioner Elisco stated for the record that while he wasn't present for a portion of the May 21st meeting where this petition was presented, he did view the video on the website and reviewed all the subsequent information and feels that he is prepared to both discuss and vote on this matter.
Commissioner Elisco made a motion to waive the staff review and presentation. Second. All in favor.
Chairman Franklin stated that for the record, the new Commissioner Riad has indicated that he is not familiar with the material from the last meeting on this and has indicated that he will abstain.
Swati Pandey reported the proposed language in the draft resolution to the Commission includes a sentence that she read out and provided a clarification on; page 2 of the exhibit, the proposed amendment to Ordinance 04-60. Just above the last paragraph it states: "In no event shall tenants operating alternative uses be allowed to occupy more than 33% of the gross square footage of the first floor of the property." Ms. Pandey stated that this is not 33% of the first floor but, it is 33% of the building which is the entire first floor.
Motion by Commissioner Elisco and seconded by Commissioner Pepoon to close the Public Hearing. All in favor.
Motion by Commissioner Elisco, seconded by Commissioner Pepoon to approve Resolution No. 19-PC-07, Village of Northbrook Plan Commission, Docket No. PCD-19-02, 1362 Shermer Road, Northbrook Suites, LLC as prepared and submitted by Staff. Approved on a roll call vote with five members voting in favor of the resolution (Elisco, Melnick, Pepoon, Sandler and Franklin), one member abstaining (Riad), and three members absent.
7. OLD BUSINESS
None.
8. NEWBUSINESS
None.
9. ADJOURN
Commissioner Elisco moved, and Commissioner Pepoon seconded, to adjourn the meeting. On voice vote, a motion to adjourn passed unanimously.
Adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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