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10/20/1980183 October 20, 1980 The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Deerfield was called to order by the Clerk, in the absence of the President, October 20, 1980 at 8:05 P.M. The Clerk called the roll and reported that the following were Present: Norma Gavin Jerold L. Heisler Edwin B. Seidman J. Robert York Vernon E. Swanson Cynthia J. Marty Absent: Bernard Forrest, President and that a quorum was present and in attendance at the meeting. Also present were David Newman, Village Attorney,and Robert D. Franz, Village Manager. 'Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Gavin, that Trustee Heisler be appointed President Pro Tem. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Seidman that the minutes of October 6, 1980 be approved with the following correction: Page 2, Zoning Amendment Health Clubs I -1 District, line 4, substitution of "as submitted by" in place of "for ". Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE WARRANT. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee NO. W -80 -10 Marty, that payment of bills, including fund transfers and reimbursements, be approved for payment. 'Adopted by the following vote: AYES: Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Seidman, Swanson, York (6) NAYS: None (0) TREASURER'S REPORT i Treasurer George Valentine submitted his report which the Board accepted. COMMUTER PARKING Manager Robert Franz read a Staff report . CHESTNUT STREET regarding commuter angle parking on Chestnut GREENWOOD TO NORTH AVE. Street north of Greenwood Avenue established in 1978 as a temporary measure until completion of the_ Edens Expressway project. He stated that statistics show that an un- fluctuating average of 16 cars per day have been using the spaces. The. Safety Council, Fire Protection District and Police Department examined the parking facilities and stated that the area has not presented ariy serious safety problems. He stated that prior to the creation of commuter angle parking Chestnut Street had parallel parking and that it appears that 'returning the east side of Chestnut Street to parallel parking will provide whatever "spill- over" commuter parking is needed while at the same time providing parking for residents in that area. The staff recommended that the Village Board direct.the Public Works Department to provide for the parallel parking. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the Board pass a resolution that parallel parking.be reinstalled on Chestnut Street in lieu of the present angle parking. Motion carried unanimously. SAFETY COUNCIL - TRAFFIC REPORT Mgr. Robert Franz read the report and recom- AND RECOMMENDATION mendation of the Safety Council regarding the KIPLING & LONGFELLOW AVES. serious traffic problem on Longfellow and Kipling Aves. He stated that the staff had considered the report and felt that the proposal was too restrictive in that while it would "seal off" the area to thru traffic it would seriously handicap traffic move- ments of local .residents. Lengthy discussion ensued, with Village Engineer James Soyka and Police Chief-Brandt participating, regarding determination of the number of non -local cars using the--a ,rea to by -pass the intersection at Waukegan and Deer - filed Roads, the effect of a new-electronically controlled stop light system at Waukegan and Deerfield Roads to be-installed in the near future, etc. Gene Berko- witz of the Safety Council stated thai'-it recommendation was only a temporary solution to give relief to the area during-,periods of peak traffic flow (7 -9 A.M. and 4 -7 P.M.) and one they considered enforceable though it did impose restrictions on the local residents themselves. A large number of residents were present stating their objections to the Safety Council's proposal and a number of residents who had originally approached the Safety Council for some program that would afford them relief. Trustee Marty moved, seconded.by Trustee Swanson, to accept the recommendation of 'the Safety Council. Motion failed to pass - all Board members voting nay. • Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Marty, that the manager be directed ,to, conduct a study of cars turning from Waukegan Road onto Longfellow Ave. and those exiting at Kipling and Deerfield Roads during the evening hours to get an idea of the volume of flow -thru traffic. Motion carried unanimously. Mgr. Franz will submit at the November 3 Board meeting a report including data from Vill. Eng. Soyka on change in signalization all along Waukegan Rd. SIDEYARD VARIATION Trustee Seidman moved, seconded ty Trustee 1063 FORREST ( RIVARA) Swanson, to waive the rules to permit passage ORDINANCE NO. 0 -80 -41 of the ordinance at first reading. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, to adopt the ordinance granting a sideyard variation at 1063 Forest Ave. Motion carried unanimously. ZONING ORD. AMENDMENT Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Gavin C0114ERCIAL VEHICLE DEFINITION to waive the rules to permit passage of the ORDINANCE NO. 0 -80 -42 ordinance at first reading. Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson,to adopt the ordi- nance amending the Deerfield Zoning Ordinance definition of a commercial vehicle. Motion carried unanimously. STREET OPENING DEPOSIT AGREEMENT MUNICIPAL CODE AMEND. ORDINANCE NO. 0 -80 -43 ordinance amending the municipal code Motion Carried unanimously. ZONING AMENDMENT HEALTH'CLUBS - I -1 DISTRICT ORDINANCE---NO. 0 -80 -44 will affect all the property along to petition for commercial uses in Trustee Seidman moved, seconded by Trustee Gavin to waive the rules to adopt passage of the ordinance on first reading. Motion carried unanimously. Trustee Gavin moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, to adopt the to provide for a Street Opening Deposit. Mr. Richard Gayle, representing Mr. Sven Flodstrom the petitioner, was present-Trustee Seidman reiterated his extreme oposition to .adopting the ordinance which in his opinion Lake -Cook Road and set a precedent inviting others an I -1 district. Mr. Frank Harrison, Plan Commission member who had voted against the Plan Commission recommendation to approve the amendment, was present. He stated his reason for dissenting, indicating primarily that he personally required greater and clearer evidence than he felt had been presented by the petitioner, if he was to vote to recommend approval of the petition. Mr. Philip.Vision inquired of the Board whether the dispensing of food at the proposed club met,Village and Cook County requirements. Mgr. Franz stated that the club will be required to secure a business food dispensing license from Deerfield. Trustee Seidman stated.that he had no objection to the operation of a health club and food service but did object to the accompanying commercial enterprises,.as so stated by the club, such as sale of gifts, sale of clothes, beauty salon, sale of cosmetics, etc. Mr. Richard Gayle stated that the intent of the proposed club was to offer a complete health and beauty service for both women and men, with no attempt to handle a.iarge volume of people - a different concept than is promulgated by the usual health club today. Questioned by Trustee Seidman, Mr. Gayle acknow- ledged that in many respects the club is a commercial enterprise. Trustee Heisler questioned Attorney David Newman regarding the possibility of set - ting a precedent and inviting the'spread of commercial uses in the I -1 district. Mr. Newman stated that a Special Use is a specific use as opposed to being a per- mitted use, which does not mean that another Special Use for the same thing would not be given. However, it does mean that each Special Use rises and falls on a specific request and the peculiar circumstances behind it, but it would be up to the Board to approve it as a Special Use. Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Swanson, for of the ordinance amending the 'Zoning Ordinance to permit Health Clue in the I -1 District. Motion carried by following vote: AYES: Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Swanson, Yc,-k (5) NAYS: Seidman (1) SPECIAL USE - HEALTH CLUB 707 LAKE =COOK ROAD ORDINANCE NO. 0-80-45 11 Trustee Marty moved, seconded by Trustee Swan - son, to adopt the ordinance granting a Special. Use for 707 Lake -Cook Road for a Health Club.:. Motion carried by the following vote:, T 1 1 AYES:' Gavin, Heisler, Marty, Swanson, York (5) NAYS: -Seidman (1)- There-being no further business to come before the Board, upon motion by Trustee Seidman, the meeting was adjourned at 9:50 P.M. APPROVED: i Village President I ATTEST: I Village Cler w a' 185