Economic Development Minutes 2015 08-04-15Page 1 of 3
APPROVED 9/1/15
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 6:00pm
Yorkville City Hall, Conference Room
800 Game Farm Road
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Chairman Ken Koch
Alderman Diane Teeling
Alderman Chris Funkhouser
Alderman Carlo Colosimo
Other City Officials
City Administrator Bart Olson
Community Development Director Krysti Barksdale-Noble
City Planner Chris Heinen
Code Official Pete Ratos
Other Guests:
Todd Roberts, MeritCorp
Lee Fry, President, Lee Fry Co.
Anthony DiMauro, V.P., Lee Fry Co.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Ken Koch at 6:00pm.
Citizen Comments None
Previous Meeting Minutes July 7, 2015
The minutes were approved as read. Approved on a unanimous voice vote.
New Business
1. EDC 2015-29 Building Permit Report for June 2015
Mr. Ratos reported 6 B.U.I.L.D. permits in June, 1 standard single family and 5 commercial permits.
Most of the homes were in Windett Ridge. No further action.
2. EDC 2015-30 Building Inspection Report for June 2015
There were 239 inspections, mostly single family homes, decks and miscellaneous. Commercial
inspections were slightly slower with some work at Wrigley. No further action.
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3. EDC 2015-31 Property Maintenance Report for June 2015
Mr. Ratos said there were 26 property maintenance cases heard in June, most of which were weeds and
grass issues. The vast majority were dismissed per the City Attorney's recommendation since the grass
was cut by the hearing date. Some of the dismissed cases were mowed by Public Works which
generates a fee when action is taken on the lot. Alderman Koch received a call from a resident on Teri
Lane regarding a complaint on Omaha Ct. for tall grass. Mr. Ratos will address this matter.
4. EDC 2015-32 Fountainview Plaza – Proposed New Dunkin Donuts, Fuel Station & Retail Store
This was tabled until slightly later in the meeting..
5. PC 2015-14 County Case 15-13 – Game Farm Road – 1.5 Mile Review
Mr. Heinen said staff has reviewed this request for a reduced front yard setback at 1211 Game Farm
Road. The petitioner asked for a reduction from 50 feet to 6 feet to accommodate a garage. Staff
agreed with the County memo that recommended a setback of 30 feet. It was noted the petitioner may
want to subdivide the property at some point. After a brief discussion, the committee agreed on a 30-
foot setback. This matter will proceed to Plan Commission and then City Council.
4. EDC 2015-32 Fountainview Plaza – (out of sequence)
Ms. Noble reported Hari Development LLC wishes to redevelop this site (previous owner defaulted)
originally approved in an Annexation Agreement in 2007. It was zoned as B-3, then amended in 2008
to a PUD. A car care business has already built on lot 3 of this PUD. Hari LLC wishes to revert to the
B-3 zoning and a modified PUD to include a gas station and Dunkin Donuts. Gas stations are special
uses and must go through that process. They also desire to split lot #1 into 2 sub-lots: #101 and #102.
Dunkin Donuts would be built on #101 and a convenience store, video gaming and fuel station would
be on #102. The original lot 2 will be marketed as a commercial use, but will have parking for now.
Staff has reviewed their various plans and variances are only required for signage and 1 parking
setback.
An incentive agreement is being discussed based on a reimbursement request for engineering and
infrastructure costs and county fees totaling $122,000. The infrastructure will be private and the partial
infrastructure in place is in default. The actual amount will be presented to the Council next week.
Alderman Funkhouser questioned the site plan configuration, the saturation point of the video gaming
and the close proximity to a nearby gas station. He said the challenging site for multiple users results
in the variance and setback requests. He also briefly discussed the landscaping in conjunction with the
incentive package.
Mr. Lee Fry said Dunkin Donuts sites are highly studied and they will want to begin construction very
soon. Mr. Funkhouser asked to see plans with the turn radius due to high vehicle movement on the site.
He also noted concerns with the parking and loading (loading has already been removed). He
suggested an island to delineate the drive lane from the stacking.
Southside development is needed and will bring other developers, said Alderman Colosimo. A second
gas station in that area should be beneficial and he will fully support the project, contingent upon
engineering approval. Aldermen Teeling and Koch agreed.
Chairman Koch questioned the tight spot for the gas station and right in/right out.
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With regard to a second video gaming business in the area, Alderman Colosimo said the market would
determine how many the town could support. Alderman Funkhouser agreed with the video gaming,
however, he had concern with the liquor license. If the same person owned the video gaming store and
the convenience store, only 1 liquor license would be needed, otherwise 2 would be required, along
with a separate entrance, according to Mr. Fry. He said there will be 5 gaming machines and stated
they will not allow 2 gaming licenses in this development.
Architectural plans on the structure were requested by Mr. Funkhouser due to the gas station and
overhead canopy. Mr. Funkhouser said that he felt the City should see the plans due to bad experiences
in the past with PUD's. Mr. Fry said he could provide picture samples.
Chairman Koch asked for some square foot comparisons with other convenience stores. This store will
be about 3,100 square foot and will be similar in size to the southside Shell station. He asked about the
fuel tank placement—they will be under concrete.
Ms. Noble said this matter will move to City Council on August 11th for a Public Hearing on the
Annexation Agreement. Then it will move to Plan Commission on August 12th for the special use,
PUD modification and final plat and then to City Council on August 25th. She will address some of the
comments made at this meeting and include it in the staff memo.
The estimated opening time is estimated for spring 2016. Land development is scheduled for
September. Drawings for the right in/right out have been submitted to IDOT.
Old Business: None
Additional Business: None
There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned at 6:47pm
Minutes respectfully submitted by Marlys Young