Minutes - 04/01/2014 - Zoning Board of AppealsMINUTES OF THE APRIL 1, 2014 REGULAR MEETING
OF THE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK APPROVED AS WRITTEN
ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
1. CALL TO ORDER: CALL To ORDER
The Meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals was called to order by Chairman
Champ Davis in the Samuel E. Dean Board Room of the Butler Government
Center at 7:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL
Gail Polanek called the roll with the following persons
PRESENT: Chairman Champ Davis, Members Jeffrey Bulin, Natalie
Cappetta, Balser Nimry and Steven Young
ABSENT: Members Alfred Savino and Wayne Ziemer
IN ATTENDANCE: Robert Kallien, Jr., Director of Community Development
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MINUTES
REGULAR MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 5 2013 MEETING
Motion by Member Young, seconded by Member Bulin to approve the minutes
of the November 5, 2013 Regular Zoning Board of Appeals meeting as written.
VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
REGULAR MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 15, 2014 MEETING
Motion by Member Young, seconded by Member Ziemer to approve the
minutes of the January 15, 2014 Regular Zoning Board of Appeals meeting as
written. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business to discuss.
5. NEW BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS
A. BINNY'S BEVERAGE DEPOT AND MID- AMERICA ASSET BINNY'SANDMR)-
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Chairman Davis announced the public hearing and stated the requested relief.
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All witnesses that were to provide testimony were sworn throughout the
hearing.
Don Rickard, Milord Company, Architect and General Contractor for the
project said that they design and build Binny's stores. He acted as agent for the
applicant and introduced Walter Fornek, President of Binny's Beverage Depot,
tenant and applicant; and Margret Graham with Mid - America Asset
Management, who represented the property owner. He said that this request
was for a text amendment to allow liquor stores; packaged goods only in retail
stores with a minimum of 10,000 square feet as an allowed use in the B -1
District.
He reviewed background information regarding Binny's operations. Binny's is
the largest retailer of spirits and wines in the Chicago area and the Midwest. It
is a privately owned company that has been around since 1949 and they operate
30 stores in the Chicago metropolitan area. They also have stores in
Bloomington and the Champaign area. What differentiates Binny's from most
liquor stores is the quality, selection and value. There is an unbelievable
selection of wines, beer, spirits, and cigars and if they don't happen to have it,
they can get it. Pricing is very competitive. The employees are well- versed on
what they sell, with wine professionals that would educate you if wanted. The
will have a wine cellar, tasting area, walk -in humidor, etc. It is a very high end,
well -kept, secure type of store.
He displayed conceptual images of what signs would look like on the building
as well as the conceptual layout of the store interior. The proposed store would
operate out of the old Container Store location at 1500 16"' Street, which
contains about 22,000 square feet. All signage would meet the requirements of
the zoning ordinance. There would be three wall signs on the faces of the
building. The building is in good shape and they do not anticipate making
additional changes to the exterior, with the exception of the signage.
In response to the recent survey at Oak Brook Club, a statement was made
regarding concern of advertisements being displayed on the glass windows.
He has personally worked in all 30 of the stores doing remodeling or
construction and did not ever recall seeing an advertisement, poster or papers
marked with sale on any of the windows of the stores. The windows are kept
free and clear for security purposes and it doesn't look good.
He also showed some random interior photos from other Binny's stores to show
some of those with high white ceilings, very well lit and clean- looking.
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He noted that there may be periodic wine tasting events in a contained area of
the store and is regulated and controlled by the liquor license.
As far as security, there are typically 20 security cameras at key locations
throughout the store. Employees go through extensive training on how to deal
with certain situations. They also walk the parking lots about every 30 minutes
and they are trained to look for carts and report any suspicious activity
immediately and the authorities called. To his knowledge there have not been
many instances at all of that nature. The people that shop these stores are
professional people. It is an upscale store with a wide variety of products. It is
not a place that is frequented by those looking for a quick cheap product.
These are very nice stores.
Generally, store hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm and
whatever the liquor license dictates as the opening time on Sunday and they
would close at 6 pm. These are the typical hours in all of their stores; they are
not open late at night.
The employees go through extensive liquor sales training, including carding
procedures. Persons under 40 are carded and ages are punched in at the POS
station as a precautionary measure. If someone is 21, a manager must be called
to approve the sale. At the Oak Brook location, they expect to have about 25
employees, comprised of 3 salaried managers, 2 customer service managers, 8
sales people and up to 15 associates. There would be approximately 9 -10
people working in the store at any given time.
Wines sales are typically about 45 percent, spirit sales are about 32 percent,
beer is about 15 percent and the other 4 percent would be cigars and 4 percent
other accessory type items.
The Plan Commission gave a positive recommendation. There were a fair
amount of questions regarding store deliveries, which are usually Monday
through Friday between 9 am and 5 pm, although the letter of explanation in the
file had 8 am. The majority of the deliveries are in smaller vehicles from
passenger size vans to small trucks, 16 to 24 feet long. The largest vehicle
would be a typical 40 -foot long beer truck. There are not any 53 -foot tractor
trailers. The most deliveries would be Wednesday, which is the peal, day and
involves about 15 -20 deliveries Of those 15 -18 would be in the smaller vehicles
and deliveries are dispersed throughout the day. They do not have deliveries on
the weekend. On Mondays and Tuesdays there are less than 5 deliveries.
Fridays are similar to Wednesday, but fewer deliveries. On Thursday there are
typically 7 deliveries throughout the day.
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They believe there is adequate parking. Refuse is picked up regularly from the
back of the building in an enclosed area.
Should everything be approved, the plan would be to open the store around
mid - October. They are expecting about a 3 -month construction period. The
holiday season is a peak season for them.
In regards to the specific text amendment request seeking the allowed use in the
B -1 district, to allow liquor stores, packaged goods only in retail stores with a
minimum of 10,000 square feet, they don't feel that it is anything different than
what is going on in the B -1 areas, and is generally business in retail type use,
which is exactly the type of use they are. The same customers that frequent
their store are the same type of customers that frequent the other businesses in
the B -1 District. There is no serving other than the occasional scheduled tasting.
He was not aware of any negatives for this type of use in the B -1 District.
Text Amendment Factors
1. Character of the neighborhood
There are only 3 shopping centers in the B -1 District and they all have other
retail operations. Some have restaurants that serve alcohol. There is nothing
that would be a conflict with a store like this and would be a good fit for those
other similar types of uses. There is nothing here that would alter the character
of the neighborhood in those shopping centers.
2. The extent to which property values are diminished by the
particular zoning restrictions.
The zoning restriction would limit the number of tenants in the B -1 District.
Not applicable to a text amendment.
3. The extent to which the removal of the Existing Limitations Would
Depreciate the Value of Other Property in the Area.
By allowing this use in the B -1 District would not depreciate the value of other
property in the area. It is a high -end, well run operation. The growth has been
phenomenal.
4. The suitability of the Property for Zoned Purposes
See written response in case file.
5. Existing Uses and Zoning of Nearby Properties.
There are other large retailers and they are a large retailer. It is not drastically
different than the other uses going on in the zoning district.
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6. The Length of Time Under the Existing Zoning that the property
has remained unimproved considered in the context of land
development.
Not applicable, The land is currently improved although there are some
vacancies there. The text amendment would allow them to do that.
7. The Relative Gain to the Public as Compared to the Hardship
Imposed on the Individual Property Owner.
The public gain is additional tax revenue by the Village, job creation, one less
vacant retail space that is occupied and being productive. Allows for a
shopping opportunity that does not exist in the area. There is not another store
in the area that would have the variety and type of products that would be found
at the store at the prices.
8. The Extent to Which the Proposal Promotes the Health, Safety,
Morals or General Welfare of the Public.
Answer is the same as the last one and there is nothing but positives with the
store and there are not any negatives related to this type of store going into the
B -1 District.
9. The Relationship of the Proposed Use to the Comprehensive Plan.
The Comprehensive plan calls for general retail in the area and that is what they
are and would be a good fit and would be in compliance with the
Comprehensive Plan.
10. Community Need for the Use Proposed by the Property Owners.
The product is not something that is available in the immediate area.
The Plan Commission recommended approval of the requested text amendment
and did not include any contingency on it as far as hock deliveries, but was a
question that came up and was discussed.
Chairman Davis noted that the standards were addressed in details on pages D-
D.2 of the case file.
Chairman Davis asked if "packaged goods" was a common term in the industry.
Mr. Rickard responded that it was a term consistently used in other towns.
Margaret Graham with Mid- America Asset Management, said that they have
been the leasing agent and management company for Oak Brook Court since
prior to 2000. They were sad to see the Container Store relocate; they were a
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20 -year tenant at Oak Brook Court. They are thrilled to have Binny's as a
prospective tenant in that space. They have been working with Binny's for
years and were thrilled to have them accept their proposal. They are a proven
high quality operator and believe they will bring a lot of quality traffic into the
shopping center and be complimentary to the existing tenant OfficeMax and
their newest tenant, the Great Escape will be opening in April. They are very
supportive of the request.
Gerald Wolin, resident of the Oak Brook Club condominiums and clarified that
all comments made would not be addressed as Trustee, but as a resident and
member on the Oak Brook Club condo board. On Monday he received a call
from one resident of Oak Brook Club who was very irate about Binny's going
into the Oak Brook Club and commented that it would attract undesirable
people. Although he was told he could come to the meeting to speak, he asked
Jerry to convey his comments to the Zoning Board. He did not know whether
the one resident comment was representative of the Oak Brook Club, so he sent
a very limited survey to 28 people that he felt would read their emails and
respond and of those he received 24 responses (the email response was included
in the case file), Of those 24 responses, 3 were negative and concerned about
undesirable people, 1 resident was concerned about traffic and the rest (21)
were either neutral or positive about Binny's. Some are customers and believe
it was a well run operation. There were some additional comments made that
he felt was relevant in regards to the signage. Signage is a very emotional
subject in Oak Brook; people do not like to see lots of signs. In his opinion,
some signage approved in the past was mistakes. All of the businesses say that
they need the sign. He referenced the Fifth Third Bank located on the
southwest corner of 16t" Street and Route 83. When they were before the
Village their attorney claimed the bank would not be visible without the
monument sign. It was approved and he was part of that approval. After
construction was completed, the monument sign was not needed at all and in
his opinion, actually conflicts with the signage on the building. Stores always
ask for a lot more signage. His personal observation was that the signage
shown for Binny's was not needed and that they could get by with half the size
of the signage shown and it would be more than adequate. He asked Director
of Community Development Kallien if the signage proposed met the current
code.
Director of Community Development Kallien responded that it did.
Mr. Wolin said that if it met the current code they were entitled to do it, but as a
favor to the neighborhood he asked if they would reevaluate the signage and
consider smaller signs, actually a lot smaller; in particular along the south and
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east sides of the building. The one shown on the east side looked particularly
egregious, very large. For the record, he stated that he keeps going after MB
Bank, located to the east of the proposed Binny's location, because their
building looks like a Christmas tree with all the red signs they have. Another
example about signage in particular to the liquor business, he noted that there
was a very fine liquor store on the south side of town on York Road. A few
years ago Sav -Way Liquors wanted to put awnings on the building because the
building faces west to block the sun. They came before the Village and were
turned down because they wanted to put lettering on the awnings, which was
turned down because the Village is so sensitive about signage. He has shopped
there and talked with the owners and suggested they try it without the lettering
and that was approved. He noted that was an example as to how signage is
such a sensitive issue in town. One resident on the survey commented that they
did not want to see the windows plastered with sale signs. He noted that
Binny's stated in their presentation that they do not do that. He suggested if
there were a way to memorialize what Binny's would consider acceptable along
limitations on window signage, it would be highly desirable. He would not
want to do anything that violated what others are entitled to, but if there were a
way to do that, it would be appreciated. One resident complained about traffic,
but he noted that the Container Store already had a lot of traffic and he was not
raising it as an issue or that of the deliveries. As a resident of Oak Brook Club,
while there were some concerns overall the Oak Brook Club is at least neutral if
not positive on Binny's.
Member Young asked Mr. Wolin, as Trustee, without committing to anything
from the Village Board, if the Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approval
of the request there would be an economic value that the Village would gain
from Binny's and could be a significant financial impact for the community.
Mr. Wolin agreed that it would have a positive impact and from the shopping
centers standpoint if there are a bunch of empty stores, it makes it that much
harder to attract additional retail. It would be nice getting a store like Binny's
that would get a lot of traffic and bring in other stores.
Director of Community Development Kallien commented on the Sav -Way
Liquor store on York Road and noted that he was the one contacted by Mary
regarding the awnings and she was advised that there were no issues with the
awnings proposed, but because the property was located in the Historic Graue
Mill Gateway Area,, any type of signage must go through the Plan Commission
for the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness, which was another
complicating factor. The matter never went to any board or commission.
However, it is something that could be pursued in the fature and there a process
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is in place for that.
Member Ninny noted that the hearing before them on Binny's was for a text
amendment, not signage.
Chairman Davis agreed, and responded that the signage must meet the Village
Code.
William Lindeman, 11 Pembroke Lane, said that his major concern had been
addressed and should be documented. He said that he visited the Binny's on
Butterfield Road and noted that there were signs in the windows there. He
suggested that window signage should be a condition of granting relief.
Director of Community Development Kallien clarified that the petitioner was
not asking for relief, but was seeking a text amendment to the Code and very
often there are no conditions attached because it is something that applies to all
other properties in that district.
Mr. Lindeman said that the size of the signage was outrageous even though it
may meet code. He noted that no other store has signage to the west along
Route 83. He reviewed all of the signage on the property, including the
monument signs and MB Bank. He noted the color would look better if it were
black. The sign ordinance is currently under review since some deficiencies
were recognized in it and this may be a good example of why the ordinance is
under review. One of the signs is located on a street that is only a block long.
He noted that the sign facing the parking lot could be seen from Willis Tower
and compared it to the Lewis University sign. He said that the detrimental
effects on the public would be to the image of Oak Brook and taking a step
down to look like Ogden Avenue or Roosevelt Road. Oak Brook has an
understated classiness and the signage has a lot to do with that. The exposure on
Route 83 should guarantee a tenant along with the proximity to the shopping
center and would be an asset to whoever rents the building, whether it is a
liquor store or another tenant. The signage is outrageous in his opinion. When
he visited the Binny's in Downers Grove the buildings at the Esplanade only
had a number on the building. Maybe the sign to the east could be reduced and
he said that maybe they would also like banners, like the used car lots. He
thought conditions could be added.
Mary Claire Malloy said that is one of the family business owners of the Sav-
Way Fine Wines and Spirits liquor store on Yorlc Road. She did not intend to
speak, but on the issue of signage she wanted to make a couple of points. She
was very familiar with Binny's and said that they changed a lot of rules and
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dynamics of their industry, but competition is competition. She grew up in Oak
Brook and they have always abided by the rules. They are next door to
McDonald's in Hinsdale that has a huge sign; however since they are located in
Oak Brook they cannot have a sign. People tell them they drive right by them
and she tells them that Oak Brook is very strict with signs. She said that she
knew what they were doing to accommodate Binny's, but a message is being
sent to the small businesses of Oak Brook. It is great to roll out the red carpet,
but if you are going to bend the rules with the signage, when a couple of
months ago she received a ticket for having their van near the side of the road.
The Village needs to be fair. They have been good neighbors and commercial
residents for a number of years. They will be watching very closely how the
signage is handled. Every day she sees that beautiful McDonald's sign she
bites her tongue; however she will contact the Village if Binny's gets the
signage because it is not fair. She also wanted a sign that was ten times less.
She grew up in Oak Brook and believes it is a great community. A message is
being sent to businesses big and small and they also contribute to the Village
tax base.
Chairman Davis questioned the comment Ms. Malloy made regarding bending
the rules, when the message he heard was that Binny's would have to comply
with the sign regulations.
Ms. Malloy said that this area of Oak Brook will make a change so that only
liquor stores with 10,000 square feet are allowed so that Binny's would be the
only game in that part of town. She may have misspoke about bending the
rules, but an accommodation was being made for Binny's to ensure they are the
only game in that part of town. The signage needs to be considered. If an
exception is made to the signage then the flood gates will be opened.
Mr. Rickard said that they are not asking to bend any of the rules; they are
complying with all of the rules. Even though the signage is not a part of the
request, they simply brought it up in the presentation to try to provide a fair
representation of what the business is and what it could potentially look like
and is not part of the request. Their intention was to work within the context of
the sign ordinance. Although he hesitated talking about signage since it was
not part of the request, they would prefer to have the larger sign facing Route
83, but because of the shape of the building the sign facing Route 83 would be
less than half the size of the sign of the Container Store sign that faces Route 83
now. They simply wanted to become part of the Oak Brook community and
think they have a lot to offer and chose the community because they appreciate
what the community is and feel they have something to offer the community as
well. Regarding the minimum 10,000 square foot requirement that was not
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something they originally applied for, it was something that was passed down
from the Village Board as a suggestion to add the language and they simply
agreed.
Member Nimry asked if the signs were representative of the actual size and
whether they needed three signs on the building.
Mr. Rickard responded that they were roughly to scale, but the problem is that
they are represented as photographs at different distances. He said that they
would like three signs.
Member Young questioned that the number of signs and square footage meets
the current code.
Director of Community Development Kallien responded that when the matter
goes to the Village Board it might be something the Board could suggest.
Within the confines of the sign ordinance the size of the sign is predicated on 5
percent of the wall area of the various sides of the building. The pictures do not
give a fair judgment because there is a lot of uniqueness in terms of the wall,
dimensions and size and the various glass elements. Staff does not have the
options to say and agree that some of the sign from the front should be added to
the back even though the signs meet the sign code; however the Village Board
may be able to suggest that. Binny'.s desired that early on wanting more
signage facing west, because that is the most visible entryway into Oak Brook.
The Board may be able to direct staff to consider, since the building has an
allowable amount of size divided by three and the Board could direct that it be
allocated differently as a possibility.
Mr. Wolin said that as a resident, the advice he would give a Trustee would be
that this would be an issue at the Board meeting. He suggested a meeting be
arranged with Binny's to see if there would be an opportunity to come up with a
compromise so that an ugly situation could be avoided before the Board. It
would be nice if it were a friendly discussion before the Board.
Member Young did not see any testimony from the Police Department and
whether there was a concern along Route 83 with drunk drivers, speeding,
illegally transporting liquor, etc. He also asked if the Fire Department had made
comments.
Director of Community Development Kallien responded that there was an
internal meeting with the Police Department and there were no issues. They
were not adverse to this business at this location and with the camera program
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in place it may actually make the area much safer than it is now. They will also
go through the liquor license requirements, which has many other issues and the
Police Department is involved with that. He said that the Fire Department was
also part of the discussion. It has been a long time since the building was fully
occupied, but there is a substantial amount of directional signage indicating
where people are to park and not park. All of the fire lanes would be properly
noted. A traffic study was not required for a text amendment, and his initial
review was with the Police Chief, Fire Chief and Village Engineer. A very
busy retail tenant occupied the existing retail space and there were no
comments made by anyone at the meeting indicating that a traffic study was
needed. It would be different if this was a brand new building being
constructed or if they were redesigning a parking lot or entry ways, but this is
just swapping out a retail tenant for a new tenant.
Member Young said that the York Tavern had received complaints regarding
broken bottles, cardboard and alcohol and questioned if any assurances were
being sought to ensure that would not happen in the parking lot.
Director of Community Development Kallien said that the minutes will reflect
these activities and when the liquor license is reviewed; those types of issues
relative to debris would be discussed or mentioned as part of the liquor license.
The key difference is that the York Tavern is located within a residential area
where homes developed around the property. Binny's is located in a
commercial area and the condo units are located well to the east of it in a walled
off separate community. It is surrounded by major roadways. If you want a
highly visible active retailer this is the type of place that is desirable.
Member Bulin said that before the Zoning Board is the text amendment to
allow liquor stores with a minimum of 10,000 square feet permitted in the B -1
District. He questioned where the 10,000 square feet came from.
Director of Community Development Kallien responded that at the Board
meeting all matters are referred by the Village Board to the Plan Commission
and Zoning Board, Trustee Yusuf brought up the issue and suggested that since
it was being proposed in the B -1 District shopping centers that have smaller
spaces, so that there would not be a proliferation of small liquor stores by right.
Member Bulin noted that the 10,000 square feet was an arbitrary number picked
and is allowed to be smaller in the existing B -3 District, but not as proposed in
the B -1 District. He noted that in the B -1 District food sales and lounges are
also allowed.
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Director of Community Development Kallien said that the major difference
between the B -1 and the B -3 is that it is for some of the higher activity uses like
liquor stores. Both districts allow grocery stores and all grocery stores
nowadays sell some type of liquor. When the zoning code was created in 1966,
those uses have evolved quite a bit. The code has been amended over the years
to deal with certain circumstances and this seems to be a reasonable request.
Member Bulin said that he thought the text amendment was appropriate.
Member Nimry said that the bulk of the business is over that holidays and they
would have ten times more traffic than the Container Store. The traffic light
on 16°i and Route 83 is very slow and around the holidays the traffic will be
worse.
Member Cappetta said that if the concern was not allowing stores less than
10,000 square feet, then why was the request for a text amendment and not a
special use, then if another liquor store wanted to come in, they would need to
request it. She thought Binny's would be a great addition and aid a shopping
center that needs help, but she thought it should be a special use.
Director of Community Development Kallien responded that in the B -3 District
it is a permitted use and has been that way since 1966, They could have come
into rezone the property or possibly a planned development, but to just ask for a
use change would have been a misuse of the planned development process. If it
was the recommendation of the Zoning Board to be a special use, the applicant
would need to start the entire process over.
Member Cappetta said that she preferred that it be a special use so that the B -1
District was not changed to look like the B -3 District. It would not need to be
limited to 10,000 square feet because someone could possibly put two store
fronts together and put another liquor store in the Promenade.
Director of Community Development Kallien said that if the 10,000 square foot
requirement was the issue, as pail of the recommendation to the Village Board
it could be suggested that the number be eliminated or modified.
Member Cappetta said that choosing a random number didn't make sense and
she preferred that it be a special use. She said that signage was not before the
Zoning Board, but she questioned why the whole B -1 District should be opened
to anyone that could put up a 10,000 square foot liquor store.
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Director of Community Development Kallien said that the Village Board has
the authority to control the number of liquor licenses issued and if they feel
there is an overabundance of this type of establishment they have the ability to
control that.
Member Cappetta said that she was not looking at adding liquor sales to the B -1
District. As a special use it would make sense. The hours are consistent with
the shopping center they are located. It is not a bar and would not have broken
bottles all over; it is packaged goods and it fits, but she did not know if it
should be throughout the B -1 District. She was in favor of Binny's coming in.
Chairman Davis asked if the signs and color were trademark logos and whether
any other color has been used or without the trademark logo.
Walter Fornek, President of Binny's Beverage Depot responded that the martini
glass was included in their trademark logo and that their signs were red.
Chairman Davis noted that the Zoning Board of Appeals was in receipt of the
Plan Commission recommendation.
The Standards were addressed in writing on page D of the case file.
Chairman Davis said that although signage was not part of the request, there
were concerns brought up at the hearing regarding the signage and suggested
they considered addressing it, if the request was approved.
Motion by Member Nimry, seconded by Member Young that the applicant had
satisfied the requirements for a text amendment and to recommend approval of
the text amendment as proposed to allow liquor stores, packaged goods only in
retail stores with a minimum of 10,000 square feet as an allowed use in the B -1
District. ROLL CALL VOTE:
Ayes: 4 — Members Bolin, Nimry, Young, and Chairman Davis
Nays: 1 — Member Cappetta
Absent: 2 —Members Savino and Ziemer. Motion carried.
6. OTHER BUSINESS
Director of Community Development Kallien reviewed possible upcoming
cases.
There was no other business to discuss.
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OTHER BUSINESS
7. ADJOURNMENT:
Motion by Member Young, seconded by Member Nimry to adjourn the meeting
at 8:20 p.m. VOICE VOTE: Motion carried.
ATTEST:
/s/ Robert L. Kallien, Jr.
Director of Community Development
Secretary
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