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Minutes - 03/02/1976 - Board of TrusteesSUMMARY MINUTES Village Board of Trustees Select Committee March 2, 1976 The meeting was called to order at 7030 P.M. on March 2nd, 1976 by Chairman Brown. Present-. Frederick W. Brown, Chairman Joseph H.Rush Arthur W. Philip Wence F. Cerne George Congreve Richard A. Barton Baxter J. Noyes Marianne Lakosil, Village Clerk William R. Balling, Assistant to the Village Manager Review of the Oak Brook Zoning Ordinance Mr. Brown noted that written comments have been received from the Village staff and from the members of the Oak Brook Plan Commission including its chairman, and at his suggestion the approach to the review would be an item by item review of each point made. The first set of comments reviewed were the staff comments prepared by Manager Carmignani, Building Commissioner Ehle, Mrs. Lakosil, dated February 23, 1976. 1. Accessory use definitions Page 79 It was recommended by the Committee that Section XIV B, 2(b) to be amended as follows: (b) Is subordinate in area, extent, And, purpose to the principle use or structure. This section was also modified by inserting - a semi -colon at the end of line (a) a semi -colon at the end of line (b) a semi -colon and the word (and) at the end of line (c) 2. Consistent reference to 22nd Street and Oak Brook Road. The committee recommended that in all places in the ordinance where 22nd Street and 31st Street are mentioned that they should be mentioned as follows: 22nd Street (Cermak Road) and 31st Street (Oak Brook Road) 3. Definition of Lot Width The Committee recommended that the following definition be added to Section XIV B -89 Lot Widths A line parallel to the street measured at the front lot line, except on a curvilinear street where it shall be the mid -point of the curve measured at the tangent of the curve. Page 3 Summary Minutes March 2, 1976 9. Subdivision Identification - Nameplates The Committee reviewed Section VII B 2 (e) and referred the matter of establishing standards of subdivision identification signs to the Oak Brook Plan Commission for review and recommend- ation. 10. B -4 Hotel - Office District The Committee recommended that the following changes be made to Section VIII F 2(a)as follows : a. Offices, business and professional - occupying less than 50 percent of the total floor area of a structure, and when located on floors below those used for dwelling purposes. Also recommended was a change to Section VIII F 10b by deleting same. 11. Institutional District Provisions The Committee decided, after hearing a report from Trustee Rush, to hold any action on the institutional zoning in abeyance as a result of pending matters before the Village relative to the Franciscan property and the apparent dormancy of the Campus Teams proposal. 12. Accessory Uses in Office- Research - Assembly Districts. The Committee decided to make the following change in Section X B 1 (d) as follows: d. Accessory uses and structures - including storage and service areas within the structures, garages for the delivery of trucks, central heating and air conditioning plants, and storage areas, yards, and shops and similar facilities that are used solely for operating, servicing, or maintaining the activities and improvements in the zoning lot - -(the end of passage remains unchanged) The time then being 10:50 P.M. - Member Rush dismissed the meeting noting that a second meeting would be scheduled in the near future. Respectfully ubmitted, William R. Balling Assistant to the Vill ge Manager WRB:ef cc: President & Board of Trustees Plan Commission Zoning Board of Appeals A. P. Bianucci Staff members Page 2 Summary Minutes March 2, 1976 4. Administration of set -backs along Oak Brook Road (31st Street) The Committee directed the Village Engineer to determine if in fact during the road reconstruction of 31st Street (Oak Brook Road) the section line and center line are, in fact, the same. If yes, the redundancy mentioned in ,Section V F should beeliminated. 5. Accessory uses and structures in required side yards. The Committee recommended that the following change be made to Section V G 3, of the ordinance. (3) be located not less than five feet from the side and rear lot line. It was also suggested that illustrations of yard lines currently used by the Bureau of Inspection be incorporated in the final zoning document. It was felt that the illustration would add clarity to the interpretation of the ordinance. 6. Plantings in corner lots. The Committee recommended that the following change be made to Section V G hd23o Trees, shrubs, and other plants except on corner lots. No such material shall be permitted to obstruct a clear path of motorists' vision of approaching vehicles within 25 ft. of the streets curb line or edge of pavement, whichever is applicable, 7. Structure Height definition° Page 89 It was recommended by the Committee that definition 141 be amended as follows 141. Structure Height The height of a structure as measured from the elevation determined by averaging the elevations of major corne,­s in the perimeter of the wall structure at natural ground level to the highest point of the roof. Also recommended was a modification to Section V K as follows K. Structure Height No structure shall be erected, converted, enlarged, or reconstructed, or structurally altered to exceed the height limit above natural ground level established for the district in which the structure is located -- (passage continued unchanged) 8. Division of Boundary Line,Zoning Districts, Section VI B 2 c. The Committee reviewed the recommendation of the staff and decided to take no action.