Building & Zoning Committee

VILLAGE OF NILES 1000 Civic Center Drive Niles, IL 60714 www.vniles.com Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 15, 2017 8:20 AM Village Hall BUILDING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING Chairman Denise McCreery - Trustee Members Charles Ostman – Community Development Director Rich Wlodarski – Community Development Assistant Director Tom Kanelos – Chairman Planning and Zoning Hadley Skeffington–Vos – Assistant Village Manager Danielle Grcic – Legal Rich Mangold – Resident Building and Zoning Meeting Minutes April 27, 2017 Committee Meeting CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The Niles Building and Zoning Committee Meeting was called to order at 8:17 AM. Present: 7 - Chairman McCreery, Ostman, Wlodarski, Kanelos, Skeffington-Vos, Grcic, Mangold Absent: 0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman McCreery asked if the meeting minutes for April 27, 2017 can now be approved. Chuck Ostman approved the minutes and Richard Mangold seconded it. AYES: 7 – Chairman McCreery, Ostman, Wlodarski, Kanelos, Skeffington-Vos, Grcic, Mangold NAYS: 0 OLD BUSINESS I. Common Sidewalk Repair – Townhome Area Rich Wlodarski mentioned that not everything with the sidewalk repair will be done this year but probably next. After much discussion, Chairman McCreery suggested to send out letters to the Chesterfield Townhome owners and mention the steps that will be taken to repair the common sidewalks. The homeowners can then decide if they want to shop on their own and compare their price with the Village’s price. The Chairman also mentioned the owners need to come together with their neighbors because this project needs to be taken care of next year. Chuck Ostman agreed and said his department will send out letters as soon as possible. II. Business license Renewals – Status Chuck Ostman said we have a lot of businesses that do not want to pay the business license fee which is due April 30th each year. The late fees for the business licenses are 50% of the balance due. This is the first time we are incorporating a late fee and starting on July 1, 2017 it will be double the license fee. After the letter went out regarding the increase in business licenses most of the people who called appreciated the explanation. Village of Niles Page 2 of 4 Building and Zoning Meeting Minutes April 27, 2017 Committee Meeting III. Software Update Chuck Ostman said he is very pleased with Tyler Technologies/EnerGov and we will benefit from this software once it is done. There is a lot of work that still needs to be done but there are so many capabilities which will be a lot of changes for us. Chuck mentioned he is not sure if it will be available November 1, 2017 or the beginning of next week. Chuck said that Lake County implemented this software three or four months ago and they are very pleased with it and I am sure we will too. NEW BUSINESS IV. Real Estate Transfer Inspections – Discussion Chuck Ostman mentioned that no one in the north suburbs do these inspections anymore. Last year 500 real estate inspections were done by the inspectors in the Community Development Department and the Village is losing money. The cost is $25 per inspection and then a second inspection needs to be done after any work is complete. Almost all homeowners have inspections privately before buying a home and the inspections by the Village is not necessary anymore. After much discussion, everyone agreed that these inspections do not need to be done anymore except for Rich Mangold who abstained. V. Annual Sign Code Review – Discussion Chuck Ostman said the current sign codes are from 2011 and since then we need to make some changes to them. These amendments will go to the Plan and Zoning Board and then to the Village Board for approval. Tom Kanelos mentioned that we should also consider bringing up flags at the meetings. They should draw attention while businesses are open during business hours only. Chuck said he will bring it up for discussion along with other changes. Village of Niles Page 3 of 4 Building and Zoning Meeting Minutes April 27, 2017 Committee Meeting VI. Zoning Code Amendments – Preliminary Discussion Chuck Ostman mentioned that there are minor tweets to correct with the zoning code amendments. No service related businesses should be allowed within 250 feet of the intersections. The intent of that is to keep banks, clinics etc. off the prime corners. Chuck mentioned we need to discuss this more and he will give us more information at either our next meeting or the following. VII. NEXT MEETING DATE – July 20, 2017 Chairman McCreery said that we should keep the July 20, 2017 meeting on the books for now. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Chairman McCreery entertained a motion to adjourn the Building and Zoning meeting. Tom Kanelos made the motion to adjourn and Rich Mangold seconded it. AYES: 7 – Chairman McCreery, Ostman, Wlodarski, Kanelos, Skeffington-Vos, Grcic, Mangold NAYS: 0 The meeting adjourned at 9:40am. Village of Niles Page 4 of 4