Plan Commission
Regular MeetingNorthbrook, IL · October 21, 2014
Minutes
Plan Commission 1225 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062
Plan Commission www.northbrook.il.us
~ Minutes ~ Debbie Ford
(847) 664-4013
Tuesday, October 21, 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 Present
Bryan Schimel Commissioner Present
Susan Elfant Commissioner Present
Muriel Collison Commissioner Present
Marcia Franklin Chairman Present
2. MINUTES APPROVAL
A. Tuesday, October 07, 2014
RESULT: ACCEPTED [8 TO 0]
MOVER: Dan Pepoon, Commissioner
SECONDER: Norm Jacobs, Commissioner
AYES: Elisco, Jacobs, Pepoon, Melnick, Schimel, Elfant, Collison, Franklin
ABSTAIN: Scott Cyphers
3. COMMUNITY PLANNING REPORT
4. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE
5. REVIEW OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS
A. Docket No. 14-03: 2705 Techny - AT&T Wireless Cell Tower - Consideration of a Resolution
Recommending Approval of 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 Which is Owned by North
Suburban Young Men’s Christian Association, 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. CONTINUED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS
A. DOCKET NO. 14-09: Northbrook Inn Memory Care - 99 Pointe Drive. Second 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, 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.
7. REVIEW OF NEW APPLICATIONS
A. DOCKET NO. 14-13: Dunkin Donuts Drive-Through Facility - 2775 Dundee Road. First Public Hearing.
an Application Submitted by Crossroads Dundee, LLC as Owner of the Property at 2775 Dundee Road,
on Behalf of the Northshore Management Group, Inc., as Lessee of the Subject Property, Seeking
Approvals of the Following Requested Items: (A) Text Amendments to the Zoning Code to Allow
Variations of the Minimum Off-Street Parking Space Dimensions and Variations of the Minimum
Building Foundation Landscaping Requirements Both for a Redevelopment Site that Reuses an Existing
Building; (B) a Special Permit for a Drive-Through Facility Accessory to an Eating Place; (C) a Variation
to Reduce the Minimum Parking Stall Length to No Less Than 18 Feet for Certain Parking Spaces and to
Reduce the Minimum Parking Lot Circulation Aisle Dimension Width from 24 Feet to 22; (D) a
Variation to Reduce the Required Number of Parking Spaces from 29 to 24; (E) a Variation to Reduce
the Required Number of Loading Spaces from 1 to 0; (F) a Variation to Allow a Reduction in the
Minimum Building Foundation Landscaping Requirements; (G) Variations to Reduce the Following
Required Yards and Setbacks: (1) Front Yard Along Dundee Road from 25 Feet to 5.00 Feet; (2) Front
Setback Along Dundee Road from 25 Feet to 24.50 Feet (3) Corner Side Yard Along Pfingsten Road
from 25 Feet to 5.50 Feet; (4) Corner Side Setback Along Pfingsten Road from 25 Feet to 22 Feet; (5)
Interior Side Yard from 5 Feet to 2.50 Feet; (6) Rear Yard from 5 Feet to 3.00 Feet; and (H) Approval of
Any Other Subdivision and Zoning Relief as May be Necessary.
B. DOCKET NO. 14-16: PNC Bank - 774 Skokie Boulevard. First Public Hearing. an Application Submitted
by Pittsburgh National Corporation, Dba PNC Bank, Lessee of Property at 774 Skokie Boulevard, Which
is Owned by Morningside Crossroads Retail, LLC, for Approvals of the Following Requested Items: (A)
Special Permit Approval for Drive-Through Facility Accessory to a Financial Institution; (B) an
Exception to Reduce the Required Number of Loading Spaces from 1 to 0; (C) Final Plan Approval for
the Building Elevations and the Accessory Drive-Through Site Plan Elements; and (D) Approval of Any
Other Such Zoning Relief as May be Necessary.
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8. OLD BUSINESS
9. NEW BUSINESS
10. ADJOURN
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