Planning and Zoning Commission

PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES City of Geneva 109 James Street - City Council Chambers Meeting #1150 – December 11, 2014 Chairman Rogers called the Plan Commission meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call followed: Present: Commissioners Case, Dziadus, Erickson, Leidig, Mead, Stevenson, Stocking, Chairman Rogers Absent: Commissioner Evans Others Present: Community Development Dir. Richard Untch; Planners Dave DeGroot and Paul Evans; Alderman Bruno; Real Time Court Rptr. Paula Quetch and Recording Secretary Celeste Weilandt Public Present: Sheavoun Lambillotte, Executive Director, Geneva Park District; Rich Olson, 212 S. Main St., Wheaton; Mary Pastorello, 318 N. 2nd Street, Geneva; Brennon Anderson, 320 N. 2nd Street, Geneva; John Luczynski, 3N680 James F. Cooper Lane, St. Charles; Linda Mazur, 513 N. 1st St., Geneva; Todd Latham, 227 N. Fourth St., Geneva; Emily Wolf, 327 N. Second St., Geneva; Jim Anderson, 427 Ford St., Geneva; Tara Burghart, 121 Anderson Blvd., Geneva; John McItalo, 618 W. Jefferson, Naperville; Kurt Beyer, 124 Stevens St., Geneva; Dan Horvath, 115 Ford Street, Geneva; John Mazer, 513 N. First Street, Geneva ________________________________________________________________________________ City Planner, Mr. Paul Evans, was welcomed by Chairman Rogers and the commissioners. Current Planner, Dave DeGroot explained that Mr. Evans currently works in the city’s Economic Development department but will be taking his planning position when Dir. Untch retires. Approval of the October 23, 2014 Meeting Minutes Motion by Commissioner Case, seconded by Commissioner Mead, to approve the October 23, 2014 meeting minutes. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote of 8-0. Public Hearing Chairman Rogers read the protocol for the public hearing and swore in those individuals who would be giving sworn testimony on the petition listed below. Planner DeGroot read into the record those documents associated with the following proposal: 4.A. Park Place – Requests for (1) an amendment to the City’s adopted Downtown Station- Area Master Plan to change the future land use designation of the property from “Single- Family Residential” to “Single-Family Residential, Attached”; (2) a Zoning Map amendment to rezone the property from the R6 Two- and Three-Family Residential District to the R7 Multi- Family Residential District; and (3) a Special Use for Preliminary/Final Planned Unit Development Plan Approval. Location: Block 2 of the Original Town of Geneva, bounded by North Street to the north, Stevens Street to the south, north 1st Street to the east, and north 2nd Street to the west. Applicant: Oak Creek Capital Partners. [See Transcript from Chicago-area Real Time Reporters] Motion by Commissioner Erickson, seconded by Commissioner Mead to close the public hearing. Roll call: Geneva Plan Commission -2- December 11, 2014 Aye: Case, Erickson, Leidig, Mead, Stevenson, Stocking, Dziadus, Rogers Nay: None MOTION CARRIED. VOTE: 8-0 Chairman Roger noted that normally the commissioners would meet in two weeks, but due to the holiday, the next meeting would be January 8, 2015 and staff would provide a staff report at that time. Planner DeGroot agreed that due to the testimony heard and concerns raised, staff would amend the findings of fact and submit them to the commissioners at the January 8th meeting. Commissioner Mead asked as to what was going to happen with the zoning on the subject parcel, regardless of it being developed or not, wherein Mr. DeGroot indicated that on the Downtown Master Plan, Single-Family Attached zoning was reflected for the parcels on First Street. The remainder of the block would be rezoned to a Single-Family Residential district. Regarding Opportunity Site No 2, Commissioner Mead believed that when the plan was being put together there were different sites around town that were identified as potential redevelopment sites and the southeast corner of the subject site was probably identified because there were no structures on it. He believed identifying the site as an opportunity was not necessarily excluding the balance of the property from any further changes. Dir. Untch reminded the commissioners that there was a two-year planning process that took place with the development of the Downtown Station-Area Master Plan and it contained general polices and a general vision direction for the downtown, based on needs that were analyzed. There were recommendations that were very specific, detailed, and graphic to show what might be possible for the site. Dir. Untch shared that the plan represented a beginning point for the city to engage in dialog with a developer and that the plan should challenge a developer to come up with a plan of what it wants to accomplish yet strike a balance between the adopted plan and what the developer is proposing. Chairman Rogers reminded the public that the hearing was closed and no further comments would be accepted at the January 8, 2015 meeting. Public Comment – None. Other Business Mr. DeGroot provided an update on the following projects: the approval of the 7 th and James Street townhome project; the upcoming Meadowbrook Manor project; and a concept review to rezone property on Gary Lane to Multi-Family Residential. Dir. Untch proceeded to discuss some of the land use issues raised regarding the Gary Lane concept. Lastly, DeGroot reported that staff continues to meet with representatives from Marquette Companies regarding the former Cetron building site. A question followed regarding the former Merritt King property. DeGroot announced that he continues to work on the downtown zoning ordinance. Dir. Untch announced that his retirement will be on January 16, 2015. Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 9:17p.m. on motion by Commissioner Case. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote of 8-0.