Village of Arlington Heights Plan Commission met April 12
Here are the minutes provided by the commission:
MEMBERS PRESENT:
BRUCE GREEN, Acting Chairperson
LYNN JENSEN
JOE LORENZINI
JOHN SIGALOS
JAY CHERWIN
ALSO PRESENT:
SAM HUBBARD, Development Planner
APPROVED
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: I'd like to call the Plan Commission of April 12th, 2023 to order. Our first order of business is to say the
Pledge (Pledge of Allegiance recited.)
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: Thank you.
Sam, would you take the roll call please?
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Cherwin.
COMMISSIONER CHERWIN: Here.
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Drost.
(No response.)
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Ennes.
(No response.)
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Green.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: Here.
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Jensen.
COMMISSIONER JENSEN: Here.
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Lorenzini.
COMMISSIONER LORENZINI: Here.
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Sigalos.
COMMISSIONER SIGALOS: Here.
MR. HUBBARD: Vice-Chair Warskow.
(No response.)
MR. HUBBARD: Chair Dawson.
(No response.)
MR. HUBBARD: All right, since we don't have a Chair or a Vice-Chair this evening, I've asked Bruce if he would be Acting Chair for the evening.
So, if we could do a quick motion and voice vote on that?
COMMISSIONER CHERWIN: I will move.
COMMISSIONER SIGALOS: I'll second.
COMMISSIONER JENSEN: I'll second.
MR. HUBBARD: All right, all in favor?
(Chorus of ayes.)
MR. HUBBARD: All opposed?
(No response.)
MR. HUBBARD: Seeing none, congratulations, Acting Chair Green.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: We did it again, okay.
Approval of minutes as we move along here, the Betty Haag
Academy.
COMMISSIONER JENSEN: So moved.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: Is there a second?
COMMISSIONER SIGALOS: I'll second.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: All those in favor, say aye?
(Chorus of ayes.)
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: All those opposed or abstaining?
COMMISSIONER LORENZINI: I abstain, I wasn't here.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: All right, the ayes have it.
Now, we're moving into the public hearings, Greenbrier School
APPROVED
Addition and, I suppose we have to start with just one at a time. So, whoever is going to speak on behalf, we'll swear you in.
If you would give us your name, Ryan, and then spell your last name for the court reporter?
MR. SCHULZ: Ryan Schulz, S-c-h-u-l-z, Director of Facilities for Arlington Heights School District 25.
(Witness sworn.)
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: You're sworn in.
MR. HUBBARD: All right, so we're having to go through this hearing again because the first time when I published the notification in the Daily Herald, which is a requirement prior to all public hearings, I mistakenly had the wrong date for the meeting. So, that was an error. The previous meeting on this which occurred on February 22nd occurred without proper notification, so the public hearing was not properly notified and potentially could have been invalidated.
So, the reason we're before the Plan Commission again this evening is to re-hold this hearing under proper notification. The School District has erected the required signs and sent notices to neighboring property owners. We have put the correct publication notification within the Daily Herald for this meeting. So, all public notices have been given, but I wanted to give a brief overview of why we're here again to discuss this project.
Nothing has changed since the February 22nd meeting, and the minutes from that previous meeting are posted online and are there to become part of the public record for this application. So, the entire discussion that took place at that February 22nd meeting is now a part of this application as well, under proper notice this time.
Again, the project remains the same at Greenbrier. It's a two-classroom addition on the south side of the school to accommodate for the full-day Kindergarten program. There's no change to the parking lots, although the east side parking lot will be reconstructed. There's about a 20-student expected increase, expected increase of two teachers. Overall, it needs an amendment to the previously granted special use permit, a variation for eaves encroaching three feet into a setback where a maximum 2.5-footencroachment is required, and an adjustment to the previously granted parking variation.
So, at this time, I would like to open up to the audience. Is there anyone in the audience that is in attendance specifically for the Greenbrier School? If you could please raise your hand?
(No response.)
MR. HUBBARD: Okay, seeing no hands raised, I would conclude the Staff and Petitioner's presentations for this project.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: Okay, so any further discussion here from the Commission?
(No response.)
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: Is there a motion? Do we -- COMMISSIONER JENSEN: Bruce, I'll make a motion.
A motion to recommend to the Village Board of Trustees approval of PC #22-020, an Amendment to SUP Ordinance #17-035 to allow a building addition, and the following Variations:
APPROVED
1. An amendment to the variation granted in Ordinance #17-035 that allowed 75 parking spaces where 84 spaces are required by code, to now allow 75 spaces where 86 spaces are required by code.
2. A variation from Chapter 28, Section 6.6-5.1, to allow eaves projecting three feet into a front yard setback where code restricts this distance to 2.5 feet.
This recommendation is subject to the following conditions:
1. If enrollment at Greenbrier Elementary School exceeds or is projected to exceed 406 students within the proposed building, the School District shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of Village Staff that adequate onsite parking can accommodate peak demand and drop-off/pickup operations and will not create unsafe vehicular or pedestrian movements. Improvements needed to satisfactorily accommodate such increase shall be implemented upon administrative approval by the Village. If administrative approval is not granted, an amendment to this special use permit shall be required.
2. The Petitioner shall continue to work with the Village and neighbors to address any drop-off/pickup concerns.
3. The Petitioner shall continue to work with the Village to provide stormwater information to verify compliance with all MWRD and Village regulations to the satisfaction of the Village.
4. Compliance with the 2/28/23 Design Commission motion shall be required.
5. The Petitioner shall comply with all federal, state, and Village codes, regulations and policies.
COMMISSIONER LORENZINI: I'll second it.
COMMISSIONER CHERWIN: Second.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: And then we'll take a roll call vote on that, Sam?
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Jensen.
COMMISSIONER JENSEN: Yes.
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Cherwin.
COMMISSIONER CHERWIN: Yes.
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Lorenzini.
COMMISSIONER LORENZINI: Yes.
MR. HUBBARD: Commissioner Sigalos.
COMMISSIONER SIGALOS: Yes.
MR. HUBBARD: Acting Chair Green.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: Yes.
So, we have a unanimous vote once again, and it will move forward to the Trustees. Is there a date certain on that yet?
MR. HUBBARD: No, not yet. I believe it would be the first meeting in May, he first.
ACTING CHAIRPERSON GREEN: Just notify Sam and he'll give you the exact date when he has it.
(Whereupon, at 7:36 p.m., the public hearing on the above-mentioned petition was adjourned.)
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