Economic Development Minutes 2019 01-02-19Page 1 of 3
APPROVED 2/5/19
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 2, 2019, 6:00pm
City Conference Room
In Attendance:
Committee Members
Chairman Ken Koch Alderman Jason Peterson
Alderman Joel Frieders
Absent: Alderman Carlo Colosimo
Other City Officials
City Administrator Bart Olson
Assistant City Administrator Erin Willrett
Alderman Chris Funkhouser
Community Development Director Krysti Barksdale-Noble
Senior Planner Jason Engberg
Other Guests
Lynn Dubajic, City Consultant
The meeting was called to order at 6:00pm by Chairman Ken Koch.
Citizen Comments: None
Minutes for Correction/Approval: December 4, 2018
The minutes were approved on a unanimous voice vote.
New Business
1. EDC 2019-01 Building Permit Report for November 2018
Ms. Noble reported the statistics and said there were 251 new single family home permits
as of November and 260 as of December. No further discussion.
2. EDC 2019-02 Building Inspection Report for November 2018
Almost 400 inspections have been done so far and Mr. Ratos will be doing more
plumbing inspections. No further discussion.
3. EDC 2019-03 Property Maintenance Report for November 2018
There were 4 cases heard with all being dismissed and Ms. Noble will verify the reasons
for the dismissals.
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4. EDC 2019-04 Economic Development Report for December 2018
Ms. Dubajic reported the following activity:
1. The D & H Ag building on south Rt. 47 is being sold and will re-open as Bridge
Street Lumber which will sell specialty reclaimed wood, windows, doors, etc.
This will create about 8 jobs.
2. A produce business will open in February selling to restaurants and open to public
on Saturday.
3. Hacienda Real and Flight Building to start construction.
4. Grace to open soon.
5. Planet Fitness sales office open.
6. Arby's progressing.
5. EDC 2019-05 Kane County – 9 S. 661 Jeter Road (Rezone) 1.5 Mile Review
Mr. Engberg said Kane County Development had a rezoning request within 1.5 miles of
Yorkville's boundary and outside of the city's Comprehensive Plan boundary. Five acres
of an 82-acre parcel on Jeter Rd., between Galena Rd. and Jericho Rd. will be rezoned
from F (farming) to F-1 (rural residential/farming district). The property was purchased
by the petitioner Kane County Forest Preserve and the purpose is to preserve historical
farmhouses. This moves to PZC on February 13th with the committee's approval.
6. EDC 2019-06 Massage Establishment Text Amendment
Changes are being made from licensing and zoning perspectives. Businesses operated by
one person must have a license and a commercial occupancy permit. An existing
business submitted a permit showing an “O” office district and at this time, massage
businesses are only allowed in Business districts B-1 through B-4. Office districts allows
medical clinics, chiropractors so staff is proposing to allow a massage businesses in O.
This will go to Public Hearing at PZC on February 13th. The committee was OK with
this and Mr. Olson said Public Safety will review the content changes. He said 2-3 of the
current sole proprietors have no room for lobbies or they rent a single unit in a larger
building. He also said some of these proprietors have other concerns regarding fees and
background checks, but the city is not addressing those at this time. The fees were
clarified to be $500 for the annual fee and $50 per chair per year.
7. EDC 2019-07 Neighborhood Design Manual
This project resulted from the 2016 Comprehensive Plan and focused on the historical
areas of Yorkville and guidance for preservation. The project was done by a Master's
Degree candidate, Tony Heath, who is also an engineer and has architecture experience.
He took photos, did research and went door to door. The manual includes the boundaries
of the area, maintenance issues for these homes and renovation suggestions. The manual
will not be codified but can serve as a guidebook for preservation. The committee
approved the work that was done and it moves to the January 9th PZC meeting to be
reviewed. The public will have access to this and a webpage will be created.
Other recommendations were made by the Aldermen. Alderman Peterson suggested it
would be beneficial to give the manual to potential buyers of these homes and to
distribute it to real estate brokers. Other items that need clarification or revision are:
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address septic systems, define “old” as it pertains to the homes, draft a historic
neighborhood definition, eliminate dollar figures since there is no disclaimer or add a
disclaimer, fix links that do not work, change stats on steel roofs and include language to
check dryer/lint traps for fire hazards. Other changes can be emailed to Mr. Engberg.
An app was created for each home and project. As of now, there are no incentives for
these projects and the information pertains only to exterior changes.
Old Business None
Additional Business None
There was no further business and the meeting adjourned at 6:34pm
Minutes respectfully submitted by
Marlys Young, Minute Taker