Zoning Commission Minutes 2013 07-24-13 APPROVED W/CORRECTIONS 10/23/13
ZONING COMMISSION MEETING
Wednesday, July 24, 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 7:08 p.m. by Mr. Crouch and he welcomed everyone.
Roll Call
Roll call was taken; a quorum was established.
Committee Members in Attendance
Michael Crouch Phil Haugen
Gary Neyer Greg Millen
Committee Member Comment: At this point, Mr. Crouch stated that the Committee received a
message from Mr. Peter Huinker that, due to a transfer to Texas, he would no longer be serving on the
Committee. He thanked him for his service and wished him the best.
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
Mr. Crouch asked for a motion to approve the June 26, 2013 minutes. Mr. Millen asked for a motion to
approve the minutes (minutes corrected). It was moved and seconded; there was no discussion on the
motions; approved unanimously; motion carried on approved minutes. Mr. Crouch then turned the
meeting over to Mr. Engberg to cover Old Business.
Old Business:
Mr. Engberg started with Chapter 16:
10-16-3/C: Access to Driveway Widths: Mr. Engberg changed the driveway width to 25’ for
both residential maximum and minimum for non-residential.
10-16-3/D: Design Standards: Under Driveway Edge/Curb Radius, the Commercial/Industrial
is subject to engineer review based upon the traffic and specific land use characteristics. The
committee accepted this wording as standard and approved it.
10-17-2: Fencing Standards: Under ‘Placement,’ Mr. Engberg said he deleted ‘but not on’
from bullet point 1 under Placement so it reads “Fences may be built up to the property line . . .”
and eliminated ‘but not on’ which is what they discussed previously. He also eliminated ‘barbed
wire’ from prohibited fences since it will be allowed in industrial uses (as will be noted later in
the meeting).
Under “Materials,” he changed ‘finished wood’ and gave a few suggestions on what that would
be. He also added, under materials for residential and business, vinyl coated chain link. He did a
price comparison and found vinyl coated to be less expensive than regular galvanized steel.
Mr. Neyer questioned if on corner side yards if they left it at 6’. Mr. Engberg said they did and
actually changed the business to meet the residential. Both Mr. Neyer and Mr. Crouch thought
corner side yards should be the same as front yards. Mr. Crouch thought 4’ would be a lot better.
The committee decided to make it 3’ and 4’ maximum.
Mr. Engberg continued that vinyl-coated chain link was also added to business district; industrial
was kept the same since the committee decided it was appropriate; and barbed wire was added to
business and public utility materials. They clarified barbed wire could only be used at 6’ or
above at the top of a fence. They eliminated the table with public uses and schools because they
do not regulate them.
10-17-3 Screening: Under ‘Large Refuse Containers’ Mr. Engberg added: “Industrial uses do
not have to create an enclosure as long as the container cannot be seen from the public view.”
He also added a couple of pictures to illustrate his point.
10-17-4 Fencing Material Examples: He also added pictures of the examples for references of
what would be deemed appropriate.
Ground Mounted Antenna Towers and Dishes: Ms. Noble said that this chapter was amended
in the Zoning Ordinance (2000-8; Chapter 15) in 2000, but should be supplemented with special
uses processes. She suggested the Committee go over the changes the committee had before
them and then come back next month and merge the changes.
Mr. Engberg then reviewed the chapter titles, which are similar to the original chapters. 25.02
Mr. Crouch asked him when he talks about a ‘ground mounted’ tower or dish, are there any
restrictions to the size? Mr. Engberg said he did not have restrictions on the dish, but there was a
height restriction on the antenna off of the dish (15’). Ms. Noble said they would provide the
FCC regulations on tower heights.
Ms. Noble asked if Estate Lots (E) would be eligible for cellular or radio towers and Mr. Crouch
asked if there were currently any restrictions. Ms. Noble said she thought there was a Special
Use process allowing towers in R-1 and R-2. However, no cellular towers were allowed in any
residential district. Mr. Engberg stated that for new towers in non-residential zones, for a single-
user it is 120’; two users is 150’; and three users is 180’. Mr. Crouch thought those were good
numbers. Mr. Neyer said his inclination is to not allow cell phone towers in single-family areas.
He recommended a minimum of five (5) acres for residential districts, allowing 400’ lot width
and 400’ lot depth. Mr. Crouch suggested doing research for similar areas and present the results
at the next meeting so as to not ‘re-invent the wheel.’
At this point, Mr. Neyer went back to General Requirements- B. Number Permitted – “b” and
said for either a 1 or 2 story building, he thought foreign language providers require separate
dishes from the main dish that he thought they should permit. Mr. Crouch questioned the
numbers up to eight (8) antennas; and Ms. Noble pointed out Grande Reserve has up to twelve
(12) antennas.
Ms. Noble stated that there are only two (2) chapters left – Chapter 18 - Signs (which was skipped over)
and Chapter 20 – Alternate Energy Systems. Her goal is to get this information to City Council by the
end of (this!) year.
Mr. Crouch asked for a motion to adjourn. A motion was made by Mr. Neyer; it was seconded; all
voted in favor; and the meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m. The next meeting will be August 28, 2013.
Minutes respectfully submitted by:
Bonnie Olsem
Administrative Secretary