Plan Commission
Regular MeetingNorthbrook, IL · September 4, 2012
Minutes
Plan Commission 1225 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062
Plan Commission www.northbrook.il.us
~ Minutes ~ Debbie Ford
(847) 664-4013
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 7:30 PM Board Room
1. CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Sheldon Silverman Chairman Present
Scott Cyphers Commissioner Present
Steven Elisco Commissioner Present
Marcia Franklin Commissioner Present
Norm Jacobs Commissioner Present
Dan Pepoon Commissioner Present
Jeremy Melnick Commissioner Present
Bryan Schimel Commissioner Present
2. MINUTES APPROVAL - August 21, 2012
A. Motion To: Motion
RESULT: APPROVED [7 TO 0]
MOVER: Steven Elisco, Commissioner
SECONDER: Norm Jacobs, Commissioner
AYES: Silverman, Cyphers, Elisco, Jacobs, Pepoon, Melnick, Schimel
ABSTAIN: Marcia Franklin
3. COMMUNITY PLANNING REPORT
4. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE
5. REVIEW OF NEW APPLICATIONS
1. DOCKET NO. 12-16 COUNTRYSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL - 1945-1985 PFINGSTEN ROAD: (First Public
Hearing) an Application by Countryside Montessori Schools, Inc. (The “Applicant”) as Owner and
Contractor Purchaser of Properties Commonly Known as 1945, 1965, and 1985 Pfingsten Road (The
“Subject Property”), for the Purposes of A) Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Designate a Portion of
the Subject Property as Appropriate for Institutional Building Uses; B) Rezoning a Portion of the
Subject Property from R-2 Single Family Residential District to IB Institutional Building District; C)
Consolidation of Three Parcels into One Lot; D) Text Amendment to the Zoning Code to Reduce the
Required Minimum Lot Size for an Elementary School in the IB District; E) Special Permit for Multiple
Buildings on a Single Zoning Lot; F) Special Permit for Expansion of an Elementary School; G) Waiver of
the Standards and Specifications Manual Requirement to Reduce the Amount of Required On-Site
Stormwater Detention; H) Waiver of the Standards and Specifications Manual Requirement for the
Looping of a Water Main; I) Waiver of the Subdivision & Development Code Requirement to Bury
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Overhead Utility Lines and a Waiver to Pay a Fee-In-Lieu of Burial of the Overhead Utility Lines; J)
Variation to Reduce the Corner Side Setback from 40 Feet to 25 Feet; K) Variation to Reduce the
Required Number of Loading Spaces from 1 to 0; L) Site Plan Approval; and M) Approval of Any Other
Such Variations, Waivers, Subdivision, and Zoning Relief as May be Necessary.
6. OLD BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. ADJOURN
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