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Zoning Commission Minutes 2013 03-27-13APPROVED 4/24/13 ZONING COMMISSION MEETING Wednesday, March 27, 2013 7:00 p.m. Yorkville City Hall Conference Room 800 Game Farm Road, Yorkville, IL 60560 Meeting Called to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. and Mr. Crouch welcomed everyone. Roll Call Roll call was taken; a quorum was established. Committee Members in Attendance Michael Crouch Greg Millen Phil Haugen Gary Neyer City Officials in Attendance Krysti Barksdale-Noble, Community Development Director Jason Engberg, Community Development Intern Citizen’s Comments There were no citizens in attendance. Previous Minutes In the March 27, 2013 minutes, Ms. Noble noted her last name was misspelled in the first paragraph under New Business. The correction has been made. There were neither additional corrections nor additions, so a motion to approve was made, seconded and unanimously accepted. The motion was carried. Mr. Crouch then turned the meeting over to Ms. Noble and Mr. Engberg to cover Old Business. Old Business: Ms. Noble began with Chapter 15, Non-Conforming Building, Structures and Uses, and said the city attorney made a slight correction based upon the committee’s discussions. There was some discussion among the committee regarding the suggested correction (email attached), and they agreed to accept the changes. There was only one change of substance and that was the addition of extensions. The city attorney felt it would be good to add a limit to the extension request to not have ‘repeat requesters.’ Ms. Noble wanted to make a correction; the version that was put in isn’t exactly the same as the city attorney’s; however, she will include it as such. Her version ended at two (2) years and it didn’t state, “more than 2 consecutive extensions should be granted.” The committee agreed to go with the attorney’s version. 10-15-4; C. - Any nonconforming signs and any and all billboards and outdoor advertising structures shall be removed after ten (10) years five (5) years. Mr. Neyer asked when does the clock start ticking - “Five years” from what? Ms. Noble answered it starts from when the sign ordinance changed; as long as the sign is not damaged beyond 50% of its value. New Business: Mr. Engberg opened with Chapter 16: Off-Street Parking. He came up with a new Purpose; it includes shared parking and bicycle parking. There were no objections to it. 10-6-2: General Provisions: A. Application – Expansion: If a business were expanding by more than 15%, it would follow the new code. B. Existing Parking and Loading Facilities; and C. Damage or Destruction – both remain untouched. D. Control of Off Site Parking Facilities: This would go through the Zoning Board of Appeals process with regard to downtown parking. E. Submission of Plot Plan: This section reiterates what needs to be turned in for review. 10-16-3: Off-Street Parking Regulations: Use of Parking Areas: This basically states that required parking shall not be rented, leased, sold or used for parking that is unrelated to the primary or accessory use of the site, except if there is a recorded shared parking agreement. It is intended for only residential, not commercial, parking; and measuring dimensions were discussed. Ms. Noble suggested using a range of measurements to accommodate ‘overhang.’ Parking Space Dimensions: Refer to Table 1 – Minimum Parking Space and Aisle Dimensions. Access: None of the committee members understood the ‘trips per day’ in the Driveway Widths table. Chairman Crouch suggested since it is doubtful if it every comes into play that they leave it the way it is. Ms. Noble thought if it ever came up as an issue, it would go to site review plan. Design Standards: Mr. Engberg asked the committee if they wanted to see anything specific under this heading. He also wanted to know what they considered to be important to include, other than the basics. Chairman Crouch didn’t think it was necessary to get too specific, as long as there was some surface as opposed to gravel/dirt. Ms. Noble suggested looking at engineering as far as permeable pavers/surfaces. This topic will be back for further discussion. Number of Spaces and Minimum Requirements: Mr. Engberg researched not only Yorkville’s old requirements but also checked A.P.A. books and other cities that followed the Urban Land Institute and came up with the numbers in Table 3 (rounding up after 5). They are suggested minimums; and, what a lot of other cities are doing now is coming up with maximums to avoid too much parking. 10-16-4: Shared Parking: Mr. Engberg thought shared parking was a good idea and Chairman Crouch agreed. 10-16-5: Bicycle Parking: Mr. Engberg and Ms. Noble agreed bicycle parking was a good idea as a bonus (especially because of the bike trails), not a hard regulation. 10-16-6: Land Banked Parking Facilities: Currently, you must provide parking or you are in violation of the ordinance. This allows for developers who know their clientele well enough to say, “We will never meet that requirement, so allow me to use that land for green space. If I ever do need it, I can add the spaces without coming back through a public approval process.” Up to 25% can be Land Banked. 10-16-7: Off-Street Loading Regulations and Requirements: Based on feedback from the City Engineer, Ms. Noble changed “Surfacing” slightly to read, “All off-street loading berths shall be improved with a compacted macadam base, not less than seven inches (7”) thick, surfaced with not less than two inches (2”) of asphaltic concrete or some comparable all-weather dustless material.” Mr. Crouch made a motion to adjourn. A motion was made and seconded; all voted in favor. The meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m. Minutes respectfully submitted by: Bonnie Olsem Administrative Secretary