Building & Zoning Committee

VILLAGE OF NILES 1000 Civic Center Drive Niles, IL 60714 www.vniles.com Meeting Minutes August 15, 2019 8:15 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 – Deputy Village Manager Danielle Grcic – Village Attorney Rich Mangold – Resident Building and Zoning Meeting Minutes August 15, 2019 Committee Meeting CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The Niles Building and Zoning Committee meeting was called to order at 8:17 AM. Present: 5 - Chairman McCreery, Ostman, Wlodarski, Kanelos, Mangold Guests: Katarzyna Thake, Ron Traub, Nathan Bruemmer, Ana Elizarraga Absent: 2 – Danielle Grcic, Hadley Skeffington-Vos APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman McCreery asked for a motion to approve the minutes of June 20, 2019 meeting. Mangold moved to approve the minutes, Kanelos seconded. AYES: 5 - Chairman McCreery, Ostman, Wlodarski, Kanelos, Mangold NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 2 – Danielle Grcic, Hadley Skeffington Vos OLD BUSINESS I. Sign Update Chairman McCreery inquired about the sign update. Chuck stated Nate was investigating Ground Signs and Electronic Messaging Center to amend Village requirements. In the next meeting we should have more information regarding signs. Community Development is getting data regarding sign footage. McCreery would like to see more beautification of signs even if they are higher. Our signs are 7ft taller than 37 towns from the data that Nate and Ana researched. New Business I. Discussion on expiration of Non-Confirming Use Discussion was made about preventing businesses closed for nearly 6 months from using loopholes to maintain special use status by opening for one day within the six month time period. Example was a Niles gas station that opened for one day in order to extend the 6 month window the special use expiring. Discussion was made about the legality of removing the loophole and not allowing the 6 month time table. Village of Niles Page 2 of 3 Building and Zoning Meeting Minutes August 15, 2019 Committee Meeting II. Discussion Amending 8.1 use table and 8.5 use Definitions Discussion was started by Chuck regarding creation and evaluation of a use table to easily and clearly identify permitted uses and definitions. There was Concern about expanding the ‘catch-all’ section, rather should be refining it. Discussion of rethinking variances of placing non-retail business (ie: banks) at corner locations. PUBLIC COMMENT Herbert and Donna Lopetka of 7804 Neva expressed concern with a neighbors filling in the easement causing water drainage to their property thus destroying their evergreen trees in 2018. Mayor Pryzbylo commented about a gateway sign for the village at zero cost to the village by using a particular company that advertises on the signs but stipulate that they don’t compete with our businesses. Other details such as branding and aesthetics were discussed. NEXT MEETING DATE – Thursday, September 19, 2019. ADJOURNMENT Chairman McCreery asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:41 AM. [Inaudible] moved to adjourn. Seconded by Rich Wlodarski, on roll call was: AYES: 5 - Chairman McCreery, Ostman, Wlodarski, Kanelos, Mangold NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 2 – Grcic, Skeffington-Vos Village of Niles Page 3 of 3