03/05/1990March 5, 1990
The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Deerfield was called to order by the Mayor in the Council Chamber
of the Village Hall on Monday, March 5, 1990, at 8:00 P.M. The
Clerk called the roll and announced that the following were
Present: Bernard Forrest, Mayor
James L. Marovitz
Harriet B. Rosenthal
Edwin B. Seidman
Vernon E. Swanson
J. Robert York
Absent: Cynthia J. Marty
and that a quorum was present and in attendance. Also present was
Village Manager Robert Franz and Attorney James Stucko.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the
minutes of the previous meeting be approved.. Motion carried
unanimously.
DEPARTMENTAL OBJECTIVES Barbara Houpt, Director of Community
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Development, reviewed her report to the
DEPARTMENT Board on the activities of the department.
Subjects covered in Ms. Houpt's report
included census, zoning text amendments, signage provisions,
building permits and Boards and Commissions. Trustee York
commended Pis. Houpt on the fine job she has done as Director of
Community Development.
MANPOWER COMMISSION
Martin Friedman to
Henry Kreutzinger,
Commission; Berton
Building Appeals.
Mayor Forrest announced the following
appointments by the Manpower Commission:
fill a vacancy on the Cable Advisory Board;
to fill a vacancy on the Human Relations
Ring, to fill a vacancy on the Board of
Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the
appointments be approved. Motion carried unanimously.
EXTENSION OF EXISTING Arborlake Centre and Lake Cook Office
TEMPORARY SIGNS - Centre are requesting one year extensions
ARBORLAKE CENTRE AND on their existing signs previously
LAKE COOK OFFICE CENTRE approved by the Board. Mike Malicki, an
attorney representing both petitioners,
appeared before the Board to discuss the petition.
The Board of Zoning Appeals recommended that request for a renewal
and one year extension on the Arborlake signage be granted for one
double faced 15' x 30' temporary leasing sign facing the Edens
Spur and one single faced 15' x 30' temporary leasing sign facing
the Tollway.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Rosenthal, that the
recommendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals regarding request
for an extension and continued use of two existing temporary signs
on the Edens Spur and Interstate 94 by Arborlake Centre be
accepted. Motion carried unanimously.
Lake Cook Office Centre requested a bne year extension of one
double faced 15' x 30' temporary leasing sign facing the Edens
Spur and one double faced 4' x 5' perimeter setback sign along
Lake Cook Road. The BZA did not recommend approval of the
15' x 30' temporary leasing sign.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the
recommendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals regarding the Lake
Cook Centre request be accepted. Motion carried
REAR YARD VARIATION The requested variation would permit a
ROBERT PEDERSEN 15 foot rear yard in lieu of the required
936 HOLMES 25 foot rear yard. The BZA recommended
approval of the request.
Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee Rosenthal, that the
recommendation of the Board of Zoning Appeals re request for rear
yard variation, Robert Pedersen, 936 Holmes be accepted and the
Attorney directed to prepare the necessary ordinance. Motion
carried unanimously.
LOT WIDTH VARIATION The variation requested would permit a
MICHAEL DEAL - 60 foot wide formally subdivided lot in
244 KENMORE lieu of a minimum 75 foot wide lot. The
BZA recommended granting the variation
with the stipulation that the variation not apply to any further
divisions of the subject lot.
SPECIAL USE /PRD The Plan Commission recommended approval
RESUBDIVISION of petitioner's request for resubdivision
244 KENMORE (DEAL) and Special Use - Planned Residential
Development.
Trustee Rosenthal moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman, that the
recommendation of the BZA re request for lot width variation,
Michael Deal, 244 Kenmore, and the recommendation of the Plan
Commission that petitioner's (Deal) request for resubdivision and
Special Use - Planned Residential Development be accepted and the
Attorney directed to prepare the necessary ordinance. Motion
carried unanimously.
SPECIAL USE /PRD The Plan Commission recommended approval
RESUBDIVISION regarding request for Special Use /Planned
244 BIRCHWOOD Residential Development - resubdivision
244 Birchwood (Elliott).
Trustee Marovitz moved, seconded by Trustee Rosenthal, that the
recommendation of the Plan Commission regarding request for
Special Use /Planned Residential Development - resubdivision at 244
Birchwood (Elliott) be accepted and the Attorney directed to
prepare the necessary ordinance. Motion carried unanimously.
HYATT HOTEL /AMERICAN Petitioner requested a text amendment and
AIRLINES TICKET Special Use to permit an airline ticket
FACILITY facility to be located in the Hyatt Hotel
lobby. Osbourne K. Sims, representing
petitioner, was present to answer questions from the Board. The
Plan Commission recommended approval for a text amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance to permit air line ticketing facilities to be
located in hotels in the I -1 District and to permit an American
Airlines ticket counter at the Hyatt Hotel as a Special Use.
Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marovitz, that the Plan
Commission recommendation re request for Text Amendment and
Special Use - Hyatt Hotel /American Airlines (ticketing facility)
be approved and the Attorney directed to prepare the necessary
ordinance. Motion carried unanimously.
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TEXT AMENDMENT TO Ordinance re Text Amendment to signage
ZONING ORDINANCE portion of Zoning Ordinance - C -2 shopping
centers of over 500,000 sq. ft. (floor
area). First reading.
R -90 -1 RESOLUTION The Board set August 6 as the termination
MORATORIUM ON PERMITS date for the proposed moratorium.
IN SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
REDEVELOPMENT AREA Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee
Marovitz, that the Resolution re
moratorium on permits for the southeast quadrant redevelopment
area be adopted. Motion carried unanimously.
DISCUSSION Trustee York expressed his displeasure
with the snow removal at the Deerfield
Commons. Icy piles of snow have remained causing hazardous
walking conditions and inconvenience to customers. The Board
suggested a letter be sent to the management of Deerfield Commons
requesting action in correcting this situation.
A signing ceremony by the Corps of Engineers for the retention
basin on Lake Cook Road will be held on Friday, March 9, at
9:00 A.M.
There being no further business, upon motion of Trustee Swanson,
seconded by Trustee Rosenthal, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 P.M.
ATTEST:
Village C Te rk
proved:
Mayor
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