Planning and Zoning Commission

PLAN COMMISSION MINUTES City of Geneva 109 James Street - City Council Chambers Special Meeting – December 17, 2015 Chairman Rogers called the special meeting of the Plan Commission to order at 7:00 p.m. Roll call followed: Present: Commissioners Erickson, Evans, Leidig (7:01 p.m.), Mead, Stocking, Chairman Rogers Absent: Commissioners Case, Dziadus, Stevenson Others Present: Community Development Dir. Dave DeGroot, Planner Paul Evans, Intern Nic Westindorf; Planet Depos Court Rptr. Paula Quetsch; Recording Secretary Celeste Weilandt Public Present: Atty. Patrick Griffin, with Griffin Williams, 501 W. State St., Geneva for the applicant, Jeff Prosapio with Marquette Companies; Scott Israelson with Traffic Impact Group; Geoff Roehll from Hitchcock Design Group, Brad Lutz with Humphrey & Partners Architects; Bryan Rieger with V3 Companies and Lan Tramella with John Burns Real Estate; Therese Davison, 621 W. State St.; Lynn Moravick, 1021 Lewis Rd.; Frank Gibney, 122 Richards St.; Jake Efferly, 201 N. 3rd St.; Cheryl Pierini, 128 S. 5th St.; Adam McMillen, 720 Anderson Blvd.; Carole Ellermeier, 108 Richards; Jason Ellermeier, 112 Richards; Don Hartman, 322 N. Fourth St.; Erich Pollak, 128 Richards; Dan Morrison, 124 Richards, Tammy Marcozzi, 515 Peyton; Don and Vicky Majowski, 128 Anderson Blvd.; Vicky Julitz, 421 Anderson Blvd.; Todd Latham, 227 N. 4th St. (CUSD #304); Michael Olesen, 202 N. Sixth St.; Denise Wallby, 116 Richards; Bill Radke, 118 Richards; Margaret Eagan, 402 Campbell; RKM Group, 107 Anderson; Russ Nelms, 32853 ____; __ Burns, 524 Ford St.; Howard Johnston, 102 Richards, Duncan Fedle, 121 McKinley, Rob Kelley, 108 S. River Lane; Peter Kelley, 117 McKinley; David ____, 117 N. 5th St.; Ed Foster, 100 7th Place; Robert Dajer, 208 McKinley, Lori Loehr, 516 Ford St.; Bill and Tracy Templin, 112 Anderson Blvd.; Damir Latinovic, 228 Richards St. _________________________________________________________________________________ Chairman Rogers acknowledged the purpose of this meeting was to discuss the project located on State Street and it was a public hearing. He suspected that the commission would be continuing the hearing to another date, given the bylaws do call to end a meeting at 10:00 p.m. (Leidig arrives 7:01 p.m.) The chairman proceeded to read the procedures for the public hearing and swore in those individuals who would be speaking on the following matter. City Planner Paul Evans read items into the record as part of the application. Public Hearing A. Seventh & State – Requests for: 1) An amendment to the City’s adopted Downtown Station-Area Master Plan to change the future land use designation of a portion of the property from “Public/Semi-Public” to “Downtown Commercial/Mixed-Use”; 2) An amendment to the City’s adopted Downtown Station-Area Master Plan to change the future land use designation of a portion of the property from “Industrial Office” to “Downtown Commercial/Mixed-Use”; Geneva Plan Commission -2- Special Meeting, December 17, 2015 3) Text Amendments to Chapter 6 (Office and Commercial Districts) Article H (B6 Planned Unit Development District) of Title 11 of the Geneva City Code (Zoning Ordinance), specifically to Section 11-6-6H (Description and Intent) and Section 11- 6H-3 (Lot and Area Requirements); 4) Text Amendments to Chapter 9 (Planned Unit Developments) of Title 11 of the Geneva City Code (Zoning Ordinance), specifically to Section 11-9-2 (Purpose and Objectives) and Section 11-9-9 (Bulk Incentives and Open Space); 5) A Zoning Map Amendment to rezone a portion of the property from the B2 Business District to the B6 Planned Unit Development Business District; 6) A Zoning Map Amendment to rezone a portion of the property from the I2 General Industrial District to the B6 Planned Unit Development Business District; 7) A Zoning Map Amendment to rezone a portion of the property from the R6 Two-and Three-Family Residential District to the B6 Planned Unit Development Business District; 8) Preliminary Planned Unit Development Plan Approval under the B6 Business District for the entire property, including a 219-unit apartment building, a 353 space parking structure, 106 surface parking spaces, a 5,940 square foot retail building, and the extension of 7th Street north from West State Street to Peyton Street; and 9) Final Planned Unit Development Plan Approval under the B6 Business District for a portion of the property, including a 219-unit apartment building, a 353 space parking structure, 106 surface parking spaces, and the extension of 7th Street north from West State Street to Peyton Street. Location: Bounded by Peyton Street to the north, State Street to the south, Richards Street to the west, and 7th Street (extended north to Peyton Street) to the east. The proposed redevelopment also includes a land parcel located at the southeast corner of 7th Street (extended) and Peyton Street. Applicant: Jeff Prosapio, Marquette Companies [PLEASE SEE TRANSCRIPT FROM PLANT DEPOS] Public Comment [PLEASE SEE TRANSCRIPT FROM PLANT DEPOS] Motion by Commissioner Mead, seconded by Commissioner Evans to continue the public hearing to a date certain, that date being January 28, 2016, to be held at the location of the Geneva Public Works Building, 1800 South Street, Geneva, Illinois. Roll call: Aye: Erickson, Evans, Leidig, Mead, Stocking, Rogers Nay: None MOTION CARRIED. VOTE: 6-0 Adjournment Meeting was adjourned at 10:11 p.m. on motion by Commissioner Evans. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote of 6-0.