Architectural Control Commission

1 APPROVED 2 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMISSION 3 VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK 4 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 5 October 9, 2014 6 7 8 Commissioners Present (7) 9 Alan Schwall, Chairman 10 Robert Katz (arrived at 5:36 pm) 11 David Menn 12 Cliff Town 13 Lori Jordison 14 Christopher Urbanczyk 15 F. Dirk Heidbrink 16 17 Village Staff Present 18 Tom Poupard, Director Development and Planning Services, Village of Northbrook 19 Nick Desario, Assistant Director/Building & Development, Village of Northbrook 20 David Schoon, Assistant Director/Development and Planning Services, Village of Northbrook 21 Denise Kauffman, Meeting Minutes Recorder 22 23 Others Present 24 Richard Leifert, Project Manager Realty Services, The PNC Financial Services Group 25 Scott Lay, Associate, Gensler Design 26 Zak Klobucar, Associate, Gensler Design 27 28 Call to Order 29 Chairman Alan Schwall called the meeting to order in the Terrace Room of Village Hall, 1225 Cedar Lane, 30 at 5:34 p.m. 31 32 Roll Call 33 Chairman Schwall called the roll. A quorum was present. 34 35 Review of Minutes 36 Commissioner Menn moved, seconded by Commissioner Town, to approve the September 11, 2014 37 Architectural Control Commission (ACC) meeting minutes as submitted. On a voice vote, the motion 38 was unanimously carried. 39 40 Public Comments Regarding Items Not on the Agenda 41 None. 42 43 Continued Review of Building Permit Extension Request – 1722 Chapel Court 44 Assistant Director Nick Desario provided an update on the property at 1722 Chapel Court including that 45 since the ACC met on September 11, 2014 the embankment failure has been addressed but there is an 46 impasse on issues with the foundation and the property line. There continues to be concern about 47 excessive excavation on the east side yard. The architect will be submitting information on the fill 1  1 material to be used, as well as information on the tree preservation issues. Cornell Structure Soil was 2 discussed and there is no agreement between parties on using that. 3 4 Nick Desario added that he continues to work with legal staff in completing an agreement to establish a 5 sensible construction timeline in which the development is able to be completed. He said it would 6 include a construction schedule and also address the concerns associated with the east side yard and 7 the impact to the existing trees. 8 9 774 Skokie Boulevard (Plan Commission Docket No. 14-16) – Review of Proposed PNC Bank Drive- 10 Through (Building Design & Materials, Signage and Landscape) 11 David Schoon, Village Assistant Director/Development and Planning Services, gave a presentation of the 12 proposed building, signage and landscaping as part of an application submitted by Pittsburgh National 13 Corporation, dba PNC Bank, lessee of property at 774 Skokie Boulevard, which is owned by Morningside 14 Crossroads Retail, LLC. He said they are requesting approvals for a special permit for a drive-through at 15 a financial institution, an exception to reduce the required number of loading spaces from 1 to 0, final 16 plan approval for the building elevations and drive-through and approval of any other variations, 17 waivers subdivision and zoning relief as may be necessary. David Schoon said the Plan Commission is 18 scheduled to conduct its first public hearing on this application on October 21. 19 20 There was discussion of the site plan, the building design and footprint and changes to the parking space 21 were also discussed. 22 23 Rich Leifert of PNC spoke to the design and proposed changes. The proposed project materials were 24 shown and compared with the materials at the existing other outlots. There was discussion of the 25 signage and proposed landscaping. There was discussion of the coordination of the colors of materials 26 used. Richard Leifert displayed physical samples of the proposed building materials. The ACC had the 27 opportunity to observe the sample boards. Leifert assured the ACC that the elevations shown in the 28 PowerPoint presentation are accurate. 29 30 The Chairman and other ACC members had the opportunity to ask questions about the roof material 31 and the brick materials, as well as about the outlot building colors. Leifert said that it is expected that 32 construction will begin in February or March of 2015. 33 34 Commissioner Town motioned, seconded by Commisioner Katz, to approve the building, alterations, 35 material, colors and modifications as discussed. On a voice vote, there were all ayes and the motion was 36 approved. 37 38 Update on State Plumbing Code and Local Codes 39 Tom Poupard, Village Director Development and Planning Services, gave an update on the plumbing 40 code – specifically the village code interacting with the state code. Tom Poupard will continue to discuss 41 this and keep the ACC informed on all development with the State Plumbing Code. 42 43 Discussion of Inspection Challenges 44 Tom Poupard gave an update on inspection challenges as the building codes continue to change. 45 Specifically, the blower tests and the Energy Conservation Code were discussed. There was discussion of 46 doing the blower test as an inspection before the drywall and before the final inspection. Tom Poupard 47 and Nick Desario both said there department is looking at when to do this blower test. Other issues 2  1 with deep basements were discussed. Tom Poupard said he wanted to make the ACC aware of some of 2 these inspection challenges and asked if any members had any input for these issues. 3 4 New Single Family Home Elevations 5 Director Poupard announced that there were 4 homes on the agenda for discussion and review. 6 Commission members reviewed the individual homes as presented in the packet. New single family 7 home elevations for consideration include: 8 a. 1051 Blackthorn (R-5 District) – Alberts Associates, Architect 9 b. 2415 Illinois Road (R-5 District) – Aspect Design Inc., Architect 10 c. 2980 Koepke Road (R-3 District) – Prairie Tech, Architect 11 d. 1421 Linden Road (R-4 District) – Clifford Town, Architect 12 13 The ACC reviewed the information on the new single family home elevations. Member Urbanczyk noted 14 that the elevation proposed for 2415 Illinois Road was very similar to several houses on Illinois Road and 15 in the general neighborhood. There was discussion of how close together these similar homes are being 16 built. It was discussed that the developer is buying up the lots and putting the same house on each lot 17 with only a few minor tweaks to the design. The ACC discussed that attention should be shown to 18 similar houses not just directly across from each other but also directly across and over by one house on 19 each side. The ACC members discussed a need to review the elevation at 2415 Illinois Road further. 20 21 Commissioner Katz motioned, seconded by Commissioner Menn, to approve the elevations on 22 Blackthorn, Koepke and Linden Roads as presented and to table for further discussion the elevation of 23 the home at 2415 Illinois Road. On a voice vote, the motion was approved unanimously. Member 24 Town abstained from voting. 25 26 New Business 27 Director Poupard announced that there are possible new businesses coming to locations with the Village 28 that are currently vacant. There was also discussion on the stringency of material and installation of 29 copper pipe versus CVPC. 30 31 Old Business 32 There was no old business. 33 34 Adjourn 35 There being no further business, Commissioner Katz moved, seconded by Commissioner Menn, to 36 adjourn the meeting. On a voice vote, the motion unanimously carried and the meeting adjourned at 37 6:42 pm. 38 39 Respectfully submitted, 40 41 Denise Kauffman 42 Recorder 43 44 45 3