Plan Commission

Village of Lombard Village Hall 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Meeting Minutes Monday, April 20, 2026 7:00 PM Village Hall Board Room Plan Commission Leigh Giuliano, Chairperson Alissa Verson, Vice-Chairperson Commissioners: Ruth Sweetser, Bill Johnston, Robert Spreenberg, Brendan Flanigan, Farrah Ali, Bill Ware, and Michelle Johnson Village Staff Liaison: Anna Papke Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Call to Order Vice-Chairperson Verson called the meeting to order at 7:03pm Pledge of Allegiance Vice-Chairperson Verson led the Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call of Members Present 7 - Ruth Sweetser, Bill Johnston, Alissa Verson, Brendan Flanigan, Farrah Ali, Bill Ware, and Michelle Johnson Absent 2 - Leigh Giuliano, and Robert Spreenberg Also present: Anna Papke, AICP Planning and Zoning Manager, Trevor Dick, FAICP, LEED AP Director of Economic Development and Planning, and Anne Skrodzki, Legal Counsel to the Plan Commission. Vice-Chairperson Verson called the order of the agenda. Ms. Papke read the Rules and Procedures as written by the Plan Commission. Public Hearings 260132 SPA 26-01ph: 230 Yorktown Shopping Center - Yorktown Signs The petitioner, Yorktown Center, requests Site Plan Approval for the following signage deviations from the Lombard Sign Ordinance for property located within the B3PD Community Shopping Planned Development, Yorktown Center Planned Development: 1. Pursuant to Sections 155.504(C) and 155.511 of the Lombard Village Code, amend the Yorktown Shopping Center Planned Development, as established by SPA 13-01ph for signage, to approve an amended site plan with signage deviations. a. A deviation from Section 153.505(B)(6)(b) to allow for a freestanding sign to be greater than fifty (50) square feet in area. b. A deviation from Section 153.218 to allow for informational signs to be greater than six (6) square feet in area and greater than four (4) feet in height. (DISTRICT #3) Sworn in to present the petition was Anna Papke, Planning and Zoning Manager, and Josh Dean, General Manager of Yorktown Center. Village of Lombard Page 1 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Vice-Chairperson Verson read the Plan Commission procedures and asked if anyone other than the petitioner intended to cross-examine and, hearing none, she proceeded with the petition. Mr. Dean addressed the Plan Commission. He acknowledged that Yorktown Shopping Center is undergoing a major redevelopment in partnership with the Village of Lombard. A vacant anchor box that has been vacant since 2018, was demolished to make way for multi-family residential units. The first phase 1 consists of 287 units and is slated to open on June 1. Part of this development is a green space including a park like area for residents and community for the shopping center to activate for events. Yorktown hopes to see this space as a focal point for the village residents moving forward. The signage that they are proposing will have simple branding that they feel will be consistent with the signage currently displayed amongst the property. Signage will include standard directional signage and labeling. Additionally, there will be a sign as one enters the 2-acre space. They plan to finish soon and hope to have a grand opening event in mid-June. Vice-Chairperson Verson then asked if any person would like to cross examine. Hearing none, she asked if anyone would like to speak in favor or against this site plan, or for public comment. Hearing none, she asked for the staff report. Ms. Papke presented the IDRC report, which was entered into the public records in its entirety. The petition is associated with the ongoing construction of the north end of Yorktown Center, where the mall owner and its development partner have demolished the former Carson's anchor store and are in the process of constructing an open green space. This petition is a request for approval of signage on the green space and way finding signage. A master sign plan for Yorktown Center was approved in 2013. The petitioner is requesting variances and approvals to add the signs to the master sign plan. Staff finds the signs are of similar design and scale to other signs at Yorktown, and is supportive of the petition. Vice-Chairperson Verson asked if there were any questions or comments on the staff report. Hearing none, she opened the meeting to comments from the Commissioners. Commissioner Johnson referenced the building division’s comments Village of Lombard Page 2 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 stating Braille is required for directional signage to permanent buildings. She stated that the image of the directional signage appears to be rather tall and asked how that is planned out. Ms. Papke stated that the Braille will be at the appropriate height lower on the same pole of the signage. Commissioner Flanigan asked Mr. Dean how the directional signage was designed for flow around the site. Mr. Dean said that they looked at how the signage can make the site easy, accessible and effective as possible. They consider the safety of all visitors and proper traffic flow as well. Commissioner Flanigan commented that the larger signage would be located closer to the outer areas of the parking lot for street view. Commissioner Johnston commented that the view of Yorktown looks great and traffic has been managed well throughout construction and is still accessible during this time. With no further questions, Vice-Chairperson Verson asked for a recommendation. On a motion made by Commissioner Johnston, and a second by Commissioner Ware, the Plan Commission voted 7-0 to approve the petition associated with SPA26-01ph subject to the four (4) conditions; 1. The petitioner shall develop the site in substantial conformance with the plans submitted as part of this request and referenced in this Inter-Departmental Report; 2. The petitioner shall apply for and receive building permits for the proposed signage; 3. The petitioner shall satisfactorily address all comments noted within the Inter-Departmental Review Committee Report; and 4. The relief for the signage shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of approval of the petition. If the signage is not constructed by said date, this relief shall be deemed null and void. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ruth Sweetser, Bill Johnston, Alissa Verson, Brendan Flanigan, Farrah Ali, Bill Ware, and Michelle Johnson Absent: 2- Leigh Giuliano, and Robert Spreenberg 260113 PC 26-06: Text Amendment - Automotive storage and recreation, indoor The petitioner, 865 E ROOSEVELT RD LLC, requests that the Village Village of Lombard Page 3 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 approve the following text amendments to the Village Code: 1. An amendment to Section 155.802 to add the following definition: Automotive storage and recreation, indoor is a primary use with a vehicle storage area occupying less than 10,000 square feet of the gross area of the principal use, which principal use may offer facilities for passenger vehicle enthusiasts that include private storage of vehicles that are not abandoned, disassembled, inoperable, undriveable, unlicensed or unregistered, except the vehicle storage area will exclude all or part of a vehicle that is a component of the premises or a fixture and installed pursuant to a building permit. Provided that all operations and activities occur in a fully enclosed building, accessory uses may include lounges, food and beverage service, amusements and simulators, events, membership programming, motor vehicle service, recreation, related retail sales, or similar activities. 2. An amendment to Section 155.417(G)(2)(b) of the Village Code to add “Automotive storage and recreation, indoor, but only in a shopping center that meets all zoning regulations, except as may be authorized by the Village (under Section 153.103, Section 155.103 or Article IX of this Chapter) and when the unit hosting the use does not have any storefront wall parallel with and exposed to the street front” to the list of conditional uses in the Roosevelt Road Corridor B4A District; and 3. An amendment to Section 155.602(C), Table 6.3, to add parking requirements for the proposed land use “Automotive storage and recreation, indoor” to the Village Code. (ALL DISTRICTS) Sworn in to present the petition was Anna Papke, Planning and Zoning Manager, Ahmed Ifran Khan, Octane Lounge LLC Developer, Mark Daniel, Attorney for developer, and Steve Thunder, Thunder Acoustics, LLC, Acoustical Consultant. Vice-Chairperson Verson read the Plan Commission procedures and asked if anyone other than the petitioner intended to cross-examine and, hearing none, she proceeded with the petition. Mr. Kahn addressed the Plan Commission. He thanked the Plan Commission and his neighbors for attending the meeting and passed the presentation to Mark Daniel, Attorney. Octane Lounge LLC is requesting a text amendment to add a new land use, indoor automotive storage and recreation, to the list of conditional uses in the B4A District. Mr. Daniel addressed the Plan Commission; he stated that he spends a lot of time in Lombard due to the dynamic that the Village has established over the last 30 years. Mr. Daniel initially wanted to obtain Village of Lombard Page 4 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 approval as permitted or conditional use. Based on the feedback from staff, he is now proposing a text amendment. The first part of the text amendment is the definition, Automotive storage and recreation, indoor is a primary use of this property with a vehicle storage area occupying less than 10,000 square feet of the gross area of the principal use, which principal use may offer facilities for passenger vehicle enthusiasts that include private storage of vehicles that are not abandoned, disassembled, inoperable, undriveable, unlicensed or unregistered, except the vehicle storage area will exclude all or part of a vehicle that is a component of the premises or a fixture and installed pursuant to a building permit. Provided that all operations and activities occur in a fully enclosed building, accessory uses may include lounges, food and beverage service, amusements and simulators, events, membership programming, motor vehicle service, recreation, related retail sales, or similar activities. The second part of the text amendment is to add this model to the B4A use list. Automotive storage and recreation, indoor, but only in a shopping center that meets all zoning regulations, except as may be authorized by the Village (under Section 153.103, Section 155.103 or Article IX of this Chapter) and when the unit hosting the use does not have any storefront wall parallel with and exposed to the street front. The developer had a sound study completed on April 17. This consisted of bringing a multitude of high-end vehicles consistent with the anticipated variety of vehicles that members will utilize the vehicle storage for. The sounds these vehicles create coming and going are part of consideration of the use, though all vehicles will be stored inside. Sound testing was completed with these vehicles coming and going to measure the potential impact. Generally, the noise was below background noise levels. There were times when the vehicle revved the engine at a high rate that did create sounds up to decibels in the 80s. Steven Thunder, Acoustical Engineer approached to address the Plan Commission. The focus of the study was to determine how the sounds may impact residents. This is done in two parts; 1. Is to identify the “offending noise” or the sounds of the cars in this case; 2. The standard noise/background noise that already exists in the area. Most of the spikes in noise levels were traffic unrelated to the site traffic, birds, and motorcycles. Village of Lombard Page 5 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Mark Daniel returned to the podium to address the Plan Commission; he noted that he looked at other businesses similar in business models to determine reasonable parking requirements. He decided that a traffic study is needed for each business due to variations in possible accessory uses. The Roosevelt Rd corridor committee report emphasized auto orientated uses characterize the corridor. The updates made to this building and its business plan will create benefits for other businesses by attracting business as well as encouraging re-use and redevelopment in the future. Vice-Chairperson Verson then asked if any person would like to cross examine. Hearing none, she asked if anyone would like to speak in favor or against this petition, or for public comment. Hearing none, she asked for the staff report. Ms. Papke presented the staff report. The IDRC report for PC 26-06 was entered into the public record in its entirety. The petitioner requests that the Village add a new land use known as “indoor automotive storage and recreation” to the Village Code. As described by the petitioner, the land use consists of a membership-based business that offers car storage for high-end vehicles, with space for members to gather and socialize. Auto detailing and retail sales are ancillary components of the land use. The petitioner proposes to add this as a conditional use to the B4A Roosevelt Road Corridor District. The petitioner is requesting this text amendment in conjunction with a request for conditional use approval of the use at 865 E. Roosevelt (PC 26-07). In review of the request, staff notes that the proposed land use shares similarities with other land uses already in the Village Code. These include storage centers, motor vehicle service businesses, and restaurants, all of which are already operating in the Roosevelt Road Corridor. Impacts of the proposed business are similar to impacts generated by other uses along Roosevelt Road with respect to noise, traffic, parking, and hours of operation. As a conditional use, the Plan Commission and Village Board will have the ability to review each potential business on a case-by-case basis. The petitioner initially proposed a parking metric for adoption into the Code. However, the staff analysis of the Octane petition revealed a number of variables that could affect parking demand for this type of business. Therefore, staff recommends that an individual parking study be required for each petitioner that requests approval of this use. Village of Lombard Page 6 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Staff finds the proposed text amendment will allow for a new land use that is complimentary to the types of businesses already operating along Roosevelt Road, while allowing the Village to assess and regulate impacts through the conditional use process. Staff recommends approval of the text amendment. Vice-Chairperson Verson asked if there were any questions or comments on the staff report. Hearing none, she opened the meeting to comments from the Commissioners. Commissioner Ware stated that with the valet type business, what type of hours would this service be available and open. Mr. Daniel referred to the text amendment for this question and said it is dependent on the location of the business. In a main corridor location like this, peak times for vehicle pick up is 9:30am and 11:00am and then return the vehicle when they’re done for the day. Volume would expect to increase on a Thursday or Friday night while owners prepare for their weekend plans. The business would not expect all 29 cars to come and go daily. This space is for storage. With no further questions or comments, Vice-Chairperson Verson asked for a recommendation. On a motion made by Commissioner Flanigan and a second by Commissioner Ware, the Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend the Village Board approve the petition associated with PC26-06. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ruth Sweetser, Bill Johnston, Alissa Verson, Brendan Flanigan, Farrah Ali, Bill Ware, and Michelle Johnson Absent: 2- Leigh Giuliano, and Robert Spreenberg 260131 PC 26-07: 865 E. Roosevelt Road - Octane Lounge The petitioner, 865 E ROOSEVELT RD LLC, requests that the Village take the following actions on the subject property, located within the Roosevelt Road Corridor B4A District: 1. A new conditional use under Section 155.103(F) and amended Section 55.417(G)(2)(b) if the Zoning Ordinance to allow indoor automotive storage and recreation in the south unit; 2. A variation under Sections 155.103(C) to Section 155.417(G)(5) (c) to allow a west side yard of nine (9) feet (10 feet required) to allow for the west existing building wall; 3. A variation under Sections 155.103(C) to Sections 155.417(G) Village of Lombard Page 7 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 (14)(a) and 155.602(A)(10)(d) to allow lighting directed to the shared northerly vehicular access at the west lot line and to allow excess footcandles at this location; 4. A variation under Sections 155.103(C) to Section 155.603(B) and Table 6-5 to allow the one (1) long-berth loading (two short-berth areas required) to allow for the existing condition; 5. A variation under Sections 155.103(C) to Section 155.705 to allow for existing conditions and continue the number (six, seven required) and type of parkway trees, provided that applicant shall provide for payment to the Village for any of the six decorative trees in the parkway that have died or are determined by the Village to be in poor health on the date of issuance of the building permit; 6. A variation under Sections 155.103(C) to Section 155.706(B)(2) to allow continuation of existing landscape island widths and areas to allow for existing conditions, provided that islands shall be planted according to the landscape plan; 7. A variation under Section 155.103(G) to Section 155.708(A) to exempt the property from the ten (10) foot foundation landscaping requirement while requiring landscaping shown in the landscape plan; 8. A variation under Sections 155.103(C) to Section 155.707(A)(5) (a) to allow continuation of the existing east side yard which is a 28-29 foot transition side yard (30 feet required) which presently contains a portion of parking surface and a masonry shed and enclosure (to be rehabilitated to serve only as a waste enclosure) as well as a fence as shown in the site plan and landscape plan; 9. Approval of a site plan and landscaping plan under Section 155.103(I) and Section 155.702 of the Zoning Ordinance subject to conditions determined during the review, hearing and decision upon applicant’s requests; 10. A variation under Section 153.103(G) and Section 155.103(C) to Sections 153.228(I) and 153.242(E) to allow the projecting member entrance sign on the same wall elevation as the wall sign for the south tenant space; 11. A variation under Section 153.103(G) and Section 155.103(C) to Section 153.210 of the Sign Ordinance to allow an automatic changeable copy sign on frontage with a length of 287 feet (300 feet required); and 12. Such other and further relief as deemed necessary upon intake, hearing and Village Board review. (DISTRICT #6) Sworn in to present the petition was Anna Papke, Planning and Zoning Manager, Javier Millan of KLOA, and the development team; Ahmed Ifran Khan, Octane Lounge LLC Developer, Mark Daniel, Attorney, and Steve Thunder, Thunder Acoustics, LLC, Acoustical Consultant. Village of Lombard Page 8 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Vice-Chairperson Verson read the Plan Commission procedures and asked if anyone other than the petitioner intended to cross-examine and, hearing none, she proceeded with the petition. Mark Daniel addressed the Plan Commission on behalf of 865 E. Roosevelt Rd. LLC. The subject property is in the B4A District. The property shares vehicle access points with Creekview to the west of the property (855 E. Roosevelt Rd.). There’s a detention pond shared with Creekview on the subject property that currently has a little bit of water that flows from Creekview. This is considered temporary because once Creekview completes the construction of their parking lot, the water is expected to remain on their property. The pond collects water drained from the south of the property and flows to the north and leads to Route 83. This detention pond does need some work. The current developer will be responsible for 50% of all maintenance and Creekview owners responsible for the other 50%. There is the expectation to clean out the basin twice in the spring and once in the fall, which hasn’t been done in a while. The developer will use the current property in the same physical condition that it is in today. The building, parking lot, sign and driveway to Roosevelt Rd will remain in the same locations. There will be two outdoor seating areas off the Northeast and Northwest corners of the building. This will eliminate the parking space that they felt was too close to the drive-through at neighboring Creekview. They will add bollards and planter boxes. The PepBoys building will not change its footprint. The loading dock will remain the same. They will remove the shed and update the automotive disposal area to standard waste enclosure. Landscaping will be refreshed. There are plans to create a larger transition buffer along the east property line on the south half of the property where the zoning transitions to residential. Lighting will be improved to minimize lighting to the adjacent residential properties. The garage doors will be replaced and there will be no mechanical work done on-site, just car detailing that does not accrue the noise that PepBoys created. Internal ventilation will be completely revamped to allow for the garage doors to remain closed. Sound study concluded that the noise will mainly occur from vehicles entering and exiting the property. The fence on the property will be improved, understanding that a taller fence may deflect the noise in other directions and may affect other Village of Lombard Page 9 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 neighbors. 8 feet in height is the maximum allowed height for this location. Existing fence is 6 feet high. The proposed conditions of approval state, the hours for detailing will end at 6pm. PepBoys services ended at 7pm. The petitioner would like to offer detailing services until 7pm. There will be signage throughout the parking lot prohibiting revving and rapid acceleration - the design of the parking lot will help prevent acceleration. Octane Lounge will occupy the back half of the building; the front of the building will have four storefronts to lease to businesses. There is already one space leased out to a spa. There is a new sidewalk to be added along Roosevelt Rd. There will be a new sign that contains all tenants, they’re asking for relief to have a digital sign component for this use and they are just a little bit shy of the required street frontage. The property will follow the rules for fire access and truck access. The landscape plan shows significant improvement. The petitioner will install a fence on the south and east ends of the property. Mr. Daniel reviewed the internal floor plan for Octane Lounge, it consists of two lounge spaces, one of them includes a driving simulator. Octane Lounge will not have a kitchen but will have the opportunity to cater if needed. There is a space in the garage to have a banquet-type gathering that can accommodate up to 136 people. The conditional use standards were explained how the use was compliant. Standards for variation for signs were explained; it was noted that the depth of the lot is the contributing factor for the deviations. Mr. Daniel noted the question about hours of operation for automotive detailing, but said the petitioner otherwise agree to the proposed conditions of approval. He reviewed standards for the site plan approval. He said neighbors had requests not to plant a hackberry tree as shown on the plans, he said they may rotate them out of the plan before these details are finalized. He reiterated the property maintenance plans and the partnership with the Creekview owners. He reviewed questions that were emailed to staff by a member of the public regarding fence, including the hours of operations for the business and dumpster collection practices. Village of Lombard Page 10 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Vice-Chairperson Verson requested a motion for a 5-minute recess at 8:57pm Vice-Chairperson resumed the meeting at 9:02pm. She asked if any person would like to cross examine. Hearing none, she asked if anyone would like to speak in favor or against this petition, or for public comment. Public participant, Doris Dornberger addressed the petitioner and the Plan Commission. She noted inconsistencies from what was said at the community meeting. She asked if overnight parking would occur, what is the expected tenant mix, first time a spa was mentioned and if alcohol be served or not. She stated that there have been longstanding issues with storm water. She is concerned about the parking availability, was originally told that overflow would fall into the adjacent Creekview property and back. She is concerned that when both are filled there is potential for overflow to occur within her neighborhood. Public participant, Laila Wasserman-Gouvela addressed the Petitioner and the Plan Commission. She lives behind the PepBoys location. She commented that the PepBoys operation produced frequent garbage that blew over into her property and is grateful that the fence would be replaced. She also noted that in the renderings, the lighting appears to shine outward, she is requesting they use lighting that would deflect downward. Vice-Chairperson Verson asked if the petitioner or Plan Commission had any questions for the witness, hearing none, she asked for the petitioner’s rebuttal. Mr. Daniel clarified that the primary business Octane Lounge will not serve alcohol and any overnight parking would take place indoors. He stated that the majority of storage vehicle owners are dropped off to pick up their cars. There may be times when an owner comes to the site but does not take their stored vehicle away and the petitioner has planned for that. Hearing no other questions or comments, Vice-Chairperson Verson she asked for the staff report. Ms. Papke presented the interdepartmental review committee report, which was entered into the public record in its entirety. The subject Village of Lombard Page 11 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 property is located at 865 E. Roosevelt Road, formerly occupied by Pep Boys auto service and tire business. The petitioner proposes to convert the existing building on the property to a multi-tenant commercial building. Four tenant spaces along the north side of the building will house restaurant and retail/service businesses. The bulk of the rear of the building will be a tenant space for Octane Lounge, an indoor automotive storage and recreation business. The petitioner is requesting conditional use for Octane Lounge plus variances for signage and existing conditions. The conditional use for Octane Lounge is contingent on approval of the text amendment in PC 26-06. Ms. Papke said staff has reviewed the plans and the petitioner’s operating statements relative to the standard for conditional uses as well as impacts that could be generated by the business. Ms. Papke noted the following: • Traffic circulation and parking. KLOA, the Village’s traffic consultant, reviewed the petition with respect to traffic and parking. KLOA found that the existing roadway network is adequate to handle traffic generated by the redevelopment on the site. There are 88 parking spaces on site. KLOA analyzed parking demand based on the projected tenant mix of three restaurants, one retail/service business, and Octane Lounge. KLOA also took into account the petitioner’s stated maximum gathering of 136 people in Octane Lounge. KLOA concluded that 88 parking spaces is adequate to meet the needs of the site. Ms. Papke noted KLOA staff was in attendance at the Plan Commission hearing should anyone have questions on their conclusions. • Hours of operation. The petitioner’s submittal noted the planned hours of operation for motor vehicle service, retrieval and parking of stored vehicles, and member gathering. Staff finds that the hours of operation for these various components are similar to operating hours for other like businesses in the Village. The recommended conditions of approval note hours of operation for motor vehicle service and storage retrieval. • Indoor operations. The petitioner states that all motor vehicle service and storage activity will occur inside the building. There will be no service or member gathering in the parking lot. • Noise. The petitioner has engaged a sound consultant to analyze the noise generated by high-performance vehicles coming to and from Octane Lounge. The consultant’s report finds that the noise emitted by these vehicles operating at low gear is within or below the background noise level of the Village of Lombard Page 12 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Roosevelt Road corridor. Revving or rapid accelerations may exceed background noise levels. The petitioner has committed to operational practices that would limit vehicle noise in the parking lot, including rules prohibiting engine revving and limiting the hours for vehicle retrieval. These operational procedures are included in the recommended conditions of approval. • Visibility to adjacent properties. The south side of the property is adjacent to a residential neighborhood. There is an existing vegetative buffer and storm water pond on the south side of the parking lot that will remain in place. An existing fence in this area will be replaced with a six-foot high solid wood or PVC fence. Lighting in the parking lot and on the rear of the building will need to comply with Village Code. • Conditions of approval. Staff recommends approval of the conditional use for Octane Lounge subject to eleven conditions. • The petitioner has requested two sign variances to allow an ACC sign panel on the plaza sign and a projecting sign for Octane Lounge. Staff recommends approval of these variances. Finally, the petitioner requests several variances to recognize existing non-conformities for landscaping and loading berths. Staff supports the requested zoning relief for these existing non-conformities based on the development history. Staff recommended approval of the petition subject to the conditions in the staff report. Ms. Papke noted that the petitioner held a neighborhood meeting on April 14. Several community members attended. Staff received one written comment on the petition, the morning of the Plan Commission hearing. This comment was distributed to the Plan Commissioners and the petitioner. Ms. Papke, turned it over to Javier Millan from KLOA to present his findings on the parking analysis. Mr. Millan addressed the Plan Commission, he stated that based on the analysis, it was determined that there is plenty of parking available to during the property's normal, day-to-day operations. However, the initial concern was if this property held an event where the building reaches its full capacity of 136 people. In order to determine the adequacy of the proposed parking supply, an hourly parking analysis was completed. There will always be fluctuation in the operation of each individual use based on their hours of operation. For this analysis, a couple of scenarios were evaluated. Village of Lombard Page 13 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 In the first scenario, Mr. Millan referred to a grand prix event that could be considered a peak time for Octane Lounge. The three (3) day event begins at 8:00 AM CST on a Friday. Mr. Millan referenced that during these types of events, the detail bays and storage bays will not be utilized. From past analysis, it is determined that each vehicle will bring 2.5 people on average, this average gives an estimate of 54 vehicles for an event in need of parking. Another determination is that about 10% of all passengers utilize rideshare services. Then, with these determinations along with the hourly transportation that was found by their engineers, they are able to determine the estimate total parking needs per hour. Per this study, the peak parking requirement of 80 spots, occurred at Friday 12:00 PM. The analysis did not account for the people who may be working during this time, and do not attend the event. The same analysis was completed for Saturday, and the peak occurred at the same time of 12:00 PM with an estimate of 74 parking spots needed. In the next scenario, Mr. Millan referenced a birthday party occurring at 6:00 PM or 7:00 PM and the peak parking estimate was 65 vehicles which is still below the 88 parking spots available at 865 E. Roosevelt Road. Vice-Chairperson Verson asked if there were any questions or comments of the staff report, hearing none, she asked if there were any comments from the commissioners. Commissioner Johnston asked if one were to pick up a vehicle typically stored at Octane Lounge, would their other vehicle be stored inside or outside. Mr. Daniel stated that the inside spaces are not planned to be used to store cars of the people collecting stored vehicles. Generally speaking, owners would be dropped off to retrieve their vehicle. Commissioner Johnston asked whether cold or battery starts would be done inside. Mr. Daniel said that vehicles can be started inside, the designed ventilation can accommodate. Commissioner Johnston asked for more information on their membership structure, how many levels of memberships would be Village of Lombard Page 14 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 offered, considering the different levels would expect different needs and time spent within the business. Mr. Daniel said there will be two or three membership options, he also shared the service component amongst the memberships. Some services members may have service all the time or once per month, another option could include vehicle storage and valet services only, and lastly, the opportunity to have a social only membership. Commissioner Johnston stated that with the storage, Octane Lounge can accommodate up to 29 memberships, and asked what the limit would be for lounge use for example? Mr. Khan stated that they will grant memberships while ensuring a balance of value to all members and operations. They will also take into consideration the maximum capacity for the space and will not exceed that. Commissioner Johnston referenced the projected digital signs, asked if the lighting levels will be regulated. Mr. Daniel stated that all signage will meet code and will not produce excessive light. Commissioner Johnston asked about the additional commercial fronts on the building's hours of operation. Mr. Daniel stated that they may control their hours based the lease agreements with each business. One may offer breakfast open early, and another to offer lunch/dinner that would open later. Commissioner Flanigan asked how cars are retrieved from the storage racks. Mr. Khan stated each bay will lift two (2) vehicles above ground level and the third vehicle will park on the ground. They plan to use BendPak brand tri-level parking lifts with an electric-hydraulic power system with the electric serviced to each individual bay. There will also have additional electric available for the vehicle needs as well. Commissioner Ali asked if the stored vehicles would be visible to the members located within the lounge area. Village of Lombard Page 15 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Mr. Khan stated that their business plan is to target owners of exotic vehicles for their storage services, this provides the added value to the lounge member to view these vehicles when they are in storage. Commissioner Ali asked if there would be any policies or procedures that speak to the consequences of producing excessive noise with their vehicles while driving on or near the property. Mr. Khan said yes, they plan to be considerate of all of their neighboring residents and businesses. Warnings will be issued to users as appropriate. Commissioner Ali asked if the valet service would offer vehicle delivery services to and from members' residence. Mr. Khan acknowledged that it can be done and referenced his operators that were present and that they've done this in the past. It does provide their added value. Commissioner Ali suggested a car wash partnership. Mr. Khan and Mr. Daniel acknowledged that the detail bays include cleaning of the car exterior with specialized softened water on site. Commissioner Johnson referenced the Building Division comments that implied the need for additional exits for the use of large gatherings. She asked if they foresee any issues accommodating those adjustments. Mr. Daniel stated no, they saw no issues meeting the Building Division comments. Commissioner Johnson asked about the simulator and if they could provide a description. Mr. Daniel compared it to a golf simulator but for driving and can accommodate two or three people. Hearing no additional questions, Vice-Chairperson Verson asked for a recommendation. On a motion by Commissioner Flanigan, and a second by Commissioner Ali, the Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend that the Village Board approve the petition associated with PC26-07 subject to the five (5) conditions in the staff report, with condition 3, part d. amended to allow motor vehicle service until Village of Lombard Page 16 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 7:00 PM: 1. That the petitioner shall satisfactorily address all comments noted within the Inter-Departmental Review Committee Report; 2. That the petitioner shall develop the site in accordance with the plans submitted as part of this petition and referenced in the Inter-Departmental Review Committee Report; 3. That the proposed indoor automotive storage and recreation business shall comply with the following: a. That the maximum occupancy of Octane Lounge shall not exceed 136 people; b. That the petitioner shall comply with the recommendations of the KLOA Site Plan and Parking Evaluation, dated April 13, 2026, including installation of a stop sign for traffic exiting the site to Roosevelt Road; c. That a maximum of three of the four north tenant spaces shall be occupied by restaurant tenants. If additional restaurant tenants are proposed at a future date, or if the amount of square footage devoted to restaurant tenants exceeds the square footage in restaurants noted in the PC 26-07 IDRC Report, a follow-up parking study shall be conducted. The petitioner or petitioner’s successor shall reimburse the Village for the costs associated with the follow-up study; d. That motor vehicle services, including detailing, tire changes, and other similar activities in the service bays, shall be confined to the hours between 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM; e. That all car storage and motor vehicle service activities will be performed inside the building; f. That all member programming and gathering will occur inside the building only; any planned gathering outside the building shall be subject to the permitting requirements for special events; g. That member access to stored vehicles will be limited to the hours between 7:00 AM and 11:00 PM; h. That the petitioner shall enact membership rules to prohibit engine revving and rapid acceleration of vehicles in the subject property parking lot; i. That the petitioner shall post signs in the parking lot noting the prohibition of engine revving and rapid acceleration of vehicles; j. That the petitioner shall maintain a solid fence that is a minimum of six feet high along the south perimeter of the parking lot and along the south 100 feet of the east perimeter of the parking lot; this fence shall be constructed of masonry, decay-resistant wood, or vinyl/PVC; k. That parking lot lighting shall comply with the requirements of Village Code Sec. 155.602(A)(10)(d); 4. That the petitioner shall apply for and receive building permits for the proposed improvements; and 5. That this approval shall be subject to the commencement time provisions as set forth within Section 155.103(F)(11). The motion was carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ruth Sweetser, Bill Johnston, Alissa Verson, Brendan Flanigan, Farrah Ali, Bill Ware, and Michelle Johnson Absent: 2- Leigh Giuliano, and Robert Spreenberg 260135 PC 26-08: Text Amendment - Lot width The petitioner, the Village of Lombard, is requesting text amendments to Village of Lombard Page 17 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Village Code Chapter 154, Subdivisions and Development, and Chapter 155, Zoning Code, and any other relevant sections for clarity and consistency. Proposed amendments include the following: 1. Amend Section 154.506 of the Village Code, Lots, to incorporate dimensional requirements for lot width; and 2. Amend Section 155.802 of the Village Code, Rules and definitions, to remove dimensional requirements from the definition for the term “lot width.” (ALL DISTRICTS) Sworn in to present the petition was Anna Papke, Planning and Zoning Manager on behalf of the Village of Lombard, petitioner of text amendment. Vice-Chairperson Verson read the Plan Commission procedures and asked if anyone other than the petitioner intended to cross-examine and, hearing none, she proceeded with the petition. Ms. Papke presented the petition and staff report. The IDRC report for PC 26-08 was entered into the public record in its entirety. Ms. Papke explained that staff is advancing a text amendment to remove a dimensional requirement for lot width out of the definitions section of the Zoning Ordinance and into the operational requirements of the Subdivisions and Development Ordinance. Right now, the definition of “lot width” requires that the front lot line be at least 75% of the lot width. As part of a definition, this dimensional requirement is not eligible for variation. This contrasts to other dimensional requirements for lots, which are either within the bulk requirements for the zoning districts or the operational requirements of the Subdivisions and Development Ordinance. Staff recommends that this requirement be moved to the Subdivisions and Development Ordinance for purposes of consistency in the treatment of dimensional requirements for lots. Vice-Chairperson Verson asked if there were any questions or comments on the petition and staff report. Hearing none, she opened the meeting for comments among the Commissioners. Hearing none, she asked for a recommendation. On a motion made by Commissioner Ali and a second by Commissioner Sweetser, the Plan Commission voted 7-0 to recommend that the Village Board approve the petition associated with PC 26-08. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 7- Ruth Sweetser, Bill Johnston, Alissa Verson, Brendan Flanigan, Farrah Ali, Bill Ware, and Michelle Johnson Village of Lombard Page 18 Plan Commission Meeting Minutes April 20, 2026 Absent: 2- Leigh Giuliano, and Robert Spreenberg Business Meeting Approval of Minutes On a motion made by Commissioner Johnston and a second by Commissioner Flanigan, the Plan Commission voted to approve the minutes of the March 16, 2026, meeting. Public Participation There was no additional public participation. DuPage County Hearings There were no DuPage County hearings. Subdivision Reports There were no subdivision reports. Unfinished Business There was no unfinished business. New Business There was no additional new business. Chairperson's Report There was no Chairperson's report. Planner's Report There was no Planner's report. Workshops There were no Workshops. Adjournment On a motion by Commissioner Ware, and a second by Commissioner Johnston, the Plan Commission meeting for April 20, 2026 was adjourned at 9:54PM. The motion to adjourn was carried by a unanimous vote. Village of Lombard Page 19