Plan Commission
Regular MeetingNorthbrook, IL · July 7, 2015
Minutes
Plan Commission 1225 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062
Plan Commission www.northbrook.il.us
~ Minutes ~ Debbie Ford
(847) 664-4013
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 7:30 PM Board Room
1. CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Scott Cyphers Commissioner Present
Steven Elisco Commissioner Absent
Norm Jacobs Commissioner Present
Dan Pepoon Commissioner Present
Jeremy Melnick Commissioner Present
Bryan Schimel Commissioner Present
Susan Elfant Commissioner Absent
Muriel Collison Commissioner Present
Marcia Franklin Chairman Present
2. MINUTES APPROVAL - June 16, 2015
A. Tuesday, June 16, 2015
RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Jeremy Melnick, Commissioner
SECONDER: Norm Jacobs, Commissioner
AYES: Cyphers, Jacobs, Pepoon, Melnick, Schimel, Collison, Franklin
ABSENT: Steven Elisco, Susan Elfant
3. COMMUNITY PLANNING REPORT
4. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE
5. REVIEW OF NEW APPLICATIONS
1. DOCKET NO. 15-15: LIFETIME FITNESS MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT – 1000 SKOKIE BOULEVARD. First
public hearing. An application submitted LTF Real Estate Company, Inc., as the contract purchaser of
1000 Skokie Boulevard, for the purposes of seeking the following approvals: (A) Text amendments to
the O-4 District to allow properties within 400 feet of any residential lot line to be rezoned to the O-4
District; (B) Rezoning of the Subject Property from the O-3 to the O-4 District; (C) A special permit for
a mixed use planned development that would include a Life Time Fitness (LTF) physical fitness facility,
a Children’s Learning Adventure (CLA) child care facility, and a multi-family residential building; (D)
Tentative subdivision plat approval; (E) Special permits: (1) to allow a floor area ratio no greater than
0.73; (2) to allow a physical fitness facility; (3) to allow child day care services; (4, 5, & 6) to allow wall
signs on the LTF building and on the CLA building, the tops of which exceed 20 feet from grade and
one of the wall signs on the LTF building to exceed 100 square feet in area; (F) yard and setback
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variations to (1) reduce the required front setback along Skokie Boulevard; (2 & 3) reduce the required
front setback and yard along Sunset Ridge; and (4) reduce the required interior side setback along the
north property line; (G) A waiver of the foundation landscaping requirements; (H) Exceptions to: (1)
reduce the required number of parking spaces for the Residential Structure and (2) reduce the
required parking stall dimensions; (I) A variation to waive the requirement that the overhead utilities
lines along Sunset Ridge Road be buried; and (J) Approval of any other such other relief as may be
necessary.
6. OLD BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. ADJOURN
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