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