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Plan Commission 1225 Cedar Lane Northbrook, IL 60062 Plan Commission www.northbrook.il.us ~ Minutes ~ Debbie Ford (847) 664-4013 Tuesday, August 18, 2015 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 Susan Elfant Commissioner Absent Muriel Collison Commissioner Present Marcia Franklin Chairman Present 2. MINUTES APPROVAL - August 4, 2015 A. Tuesday, August 04, 2015 RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Norm Jacobs, Commissioner SECONDER: Scott Cyphers, Commissioner AYES: Cyphers, Elisco, Jacobs, Pepoon, Schimel, Collison, Franklin ABSENT: Jeremy Melnick, Susan Elfant 3. COMMUNITY PLANNING REPORT 4. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE 5. REVIEW OF DRAFT RESOLUTIONS 6. REVIEW OF NEW APPLICATIONS 1. DOCKET PCD-15-24: 1812 CHAPEL COURT- HISTORICAL SOCIETY. First public hearing. An application by the Northbrook Historical Society as contract purchaser of 1812 Chapel Court which is owned by the Christian Science Society, for the purpose of authorizing: A) Special permit to allow a Museum (SIC No. 8410.00) and related accessory activities; B) Special permit for the accessory use of the Subject Property as a Religious Organization (SIC No. 8660.00); C) Approval of such other zoning relief as may be necessary. Plan Commission Page 1 Printed 11/19/2015 Plan Commission Minutes August 18, 2015 7. CONTINUED REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS A. DOCKET NO. 15-15: LIFETIME FITNESS MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT – 1000 SKOKIE BOULEVARD. Third 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 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. B. MEMO NO.(ID # 3199) DOCKET NO. 15-17: VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO REVIEW AND AUTHORIZE CERTAIN SPECIAL PERMITS, VARIATIONS, EXCEPTIONS AND OTHER ZONING RELIEF. Second Public Hearing. This is an application by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Northbrook to consider amending various sections of Article XI, Zoning Administration and Enforcement and related sections of the Zoning Code concerning the authority of the Board of Trustees to review and authorize various forms of zoning relief, including but not limited to special permits, variations, exceptions and other land use restrictions and zoning relief not otherwise authorized in the Zoning Code. 8. REVIEW OF NEW APPLICATIONS A. DOCKET PCD-15-22: 990 SKOKIE BOULEVARD. First public hearing. An application by BRB Development, LLC on behalf of Lock Up Skokie Blvd. LLC, as contract purchaser of a property located at 990 Skokie Boulevard, which is owned by 990 Partners, L.L.C. , for the purpose of authorizing the following: (A) Zoning Code text amendments to allow the following by special permit in the O-2 District: (1) Self-Storage Warehousing within a Single, Climate Controlled Building; (2) Buildings up to three stories in height; and (3) A floor area ratio in excess of 0.50, but no greater than 1.0; (B) Special permits to allow the following on the Subject Property: (1) Self-Storage Warehousing within a Single, Climate Controlled Building with no more than 950 storage units on the Subject Property; (2) a three- story building, no taller than 35 feet in height; (3) a floor area ratio no greater than 0.88; (C) Approval of a plat of consolidation; (D) Variation of the Subdivision and Development Code to waive the requirement to bury existing overhead utilities lines along Sunset Ridge Road and to allow a fee to be paid in lieu of burial of these overhead lines; and (E) Approval of such other zoning and subdivision relief. Plan Commission Page 2 Printed 11/19/2015 Plan Commission Minutes August 18, 2015 9. OLD BUSINESS 10. NEW BUSINESS 11. ADJOURN Plan Commission Page 3 Printed 11/19/2015