Plan Commission
Regular MeetingNorthbrook, IL · September 16, 2014
Minutes
Plan Commission 1225 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062
Plan Commission www.northbrook.il.us
~ Minutes ~ Debbie Ford
(847) 664-4013
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 7:30 PM Board Room
1. CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Scott Cyphers Commissioner Present
Steven Elisco Commissioner Present
Norm Jacobs Commissioner Present
Dan Pepoon Commissioner Present
Jeremy Melnick Commissioner Absent
Bryan Schimel Commissioner Present
Muriel Collison Commissioner Present
Marcia Franklin Chairman Present
Susan Elfant Commissioner Present
2. MINUTES APPROVAL - August 19, 2014
A. Tuesday, August 19, 2014
RESULT: ACCEPTED [7 TO 0]
MOVER: Norm Jacobs, Commissioner
SECONDER: Scott Cyphers, Commissioner
AYES: Cyphers, Jacobs, Pepoon, Schimel, Collison, Franklin, Elfant
ABSTAIN: Steven Elisco
ABSENT: Jeremy Melnick
3. COMMUNITY PLANNING REPORT
4. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE
5. CONTINUED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
A. Docket No. 14-03: 2705 Techny - AT&T Wireless Cell Tower - Second Public Hearing on an Application
by ACMB Group on Behalf of New Cingular Wireless, PCS, LLC as Potential Lessee of Part of a Property
Located at 2705 Techny Road (The “Subject Property”) Which is Owned by North Suburban Young
Men’s Christian Association (The “Owner”), for the Purpose Of: (A) Zoning Code Text Amendment to
Eliminate the Distance Separation Requirement Between Cellular Towers and Nearby Structures; (B)
Zoning Code Text Amendment to Allow the Decks on Towers to Have a Radius Which Exceeds Six Feet
from the Center of the Tower; (C) Special Permit to Allow Personal Wireless Service Antennas Located
on a Tower-Style Antenna Support Structure, and Related Electronic Equipment and Equipment
Structures, Within or in Excess of District Height Limitations for Personal Wireless Antennae on the
Subject Property; and (D) Approval of Such Other Zoning Relief as May be Necessary by the Applicant.
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6. REVIEW OF NEW APPLICATIONS
A. DOCKET NO. 14-09: Northbrook Inn Memory Care - 99 Pointe Drive. First Public Hearing. an
Application Submitted by RJ Development, LLC, , on Behalf of Koelsch Senior Communities as Contract
Purchaser and Operator of a Proposed 69-Bed Assisted Living Memory Care Facility on the Property
Located at 99 Pointe Drive (The “Subject Property”), Which is Held in Trust by the Chicago Title Land
Trust Company, as Successor Trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association Trust No. 53082. the
Application is for Approval of the Following Requested Items: (A) Amendments to the Zoning Code to
Clarify that Independent Senior Living Facilities and Assisted Living Facilities Are Allowed in the
Multiple Family Residential and Commercial (MFRC) District by Special Permit; (B) Amendment to the
Zoning Code to Exclude Assisting Facility Living Units from the Minimum Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit
Requirement of the MFRC District; (C) Amendments to the Existing Special Permit for the Planned
Development that Includes the Subject Property to Allow an Assisted Living Facility in Lieu of the
Previously Approved Hotel; (D) Special Permit and Site Plan Approval to Allow an Assisted Living
Facility on the Subject Property; (E) Variation to Reduce the Required Westerly Interior Side Setback
from 75’ to 50’ to Accommodate the Proposed Building on the Subject Property; (F) Amendments to
Previously Approved Plat of Subdivision to Vacate and Rededicate Certain Easements on the Subject
Property Due to Layout of the Proposed Development; and (G) Approval of Any Other Such Relief as
May be Necessary.
B. DOCKET NO. 14-12: 60 REVERE DRIVE - First Public Hearing on an Application Filed by 60 Revere Drive,
LLC as Owner of a Property Located at 60 Revere Drive (The “Subject Property”), for the Purpose Of:
(A) Rezoning the Subject Property from the I-1 Restricted Industrial District to the O-2 Limited Office
District as Designated in the Comprehensive Plan; (B) Variation to Reduce the Required Front Setback
from 30’ to 27.93’ to Accommodate the Existing Building in the Proposed O-2 District; (C) Variation to
Reduce the Required Front Yard from 30’ to 23’ to Accommodate the Existing Parking in the Proposed
O-2 District; (D) Variation to Reduce the Required Interior Yard Variation from 5’ to 0’ to
Accommodate the Existing Parking in the Proposed O-2 District; (E) Variation to Reduce the Required
Number of Loading Spaces From1 to 0; (F) Variation to Reduce the Required Drive Aisle Width from
24’ to 20’ to Accommodate the Certain Existing Drive Aisles on the Subject Property; and (G) Approval
of Such Other Zoning and Subdivision Relief as May be Necessary.
7. OLD BUSINESS
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. ADJOURN
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