EDC Minutes 1998 08-18-98 a i
CITY OF YORKVILLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
AUGUST 18, 1998
Present: Tom Sowinski Jim Nanninga Jeff Spang Valerie Burd Richard Sticka
Richard Scheffrahn Bob Johnson
Chairwoman pro tem Burd called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Petition to Vacate Alley
Harold Feltz and Dave Schillinger presented a request to have their adjoining, city owned alley vacated.
The property would need be re- platted, reassessed and will need easements. This will go to COW
Thursday and will have a public hearing on the 27
PC 98 -07 Fox Hill, Multi - Family
Unit 5 /Pod 11 PUD Agreement
Richard Faltz, of Primus, presented his request to re -plat Unit 5. They are requesting 92 units - 60
townhomes and 32 duplexes on 12.86 acres. All units will have 2 car garages and 4.8 parking spaces
per unit. He stated they have improved the buffering, landscaping and traffic circulation. They plan to
plant "over story" trees and will develop a 23 acre park at the same time using their own funds. There
will be no common space except for the dry pond area. There will be a Homeowner's Association with
an SSA. The basic site grading has been performed. This will go to COW Thursday.
Subdivision Ordinance - Storm Water Control
The storm water retention requirements of 1 and 2 acre lots that were already platted at the time the
ordinance was passed were discussed. Mr. Nanninga suggested less than 2 acres for single family /
duplex and less than 1 acre for all other development. An inventory of these lots was done. A draft of
the proposed changes will be presented at committee next month.
Sign Ordinance
Bill Dettmers brought up changing the Sign Ordinance at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. The
changes will go through the current Sign Review Board.
Development Deposits
Mr. Nanninga discussed 2 memos which explained development deposits. Sugar Grove's policy will
modeled. He proposed that the developer will put up a deposit that will be put in an account. When
bills come in the developer can pay them or have it taken out of the deposit. Once the balance gets to
10% it would have to be replenished. It will be $1,000 for less than 2 acres, $2,500 for 2 -10 acres and
$5,000 for over 10 acres. This will not be considered a fee and the balance will be refunded.
Commercial Setbacks
The setback of the Brenart building on Route 47 was discussed. The wording of the ordinance
concerning set backs and parking lots were discussed. Mr. Nanninga will look into changing the
wording of the ordinance.
Downtown Parking
Mayor Johnson discussed the possibility of agreements to acquire parking from Ameritech and the
Farm Bureau. There was discussion about EPA not requiring testing if an area is black toped. The
Farm Bureau wants an agreement that their area would not be used for anything other than a parking
lot.. The possible liability and long range effects of acquiring this as city property were discussed. The
correct wording to be placed in an agreement will be researched.
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Early Acceptance of Certain Subdivision Improvements
It was stated that the ordinance does not allow early acceptances of improvements. Mr. Nanninga
explained how this could work for water mains, sanitary sewer mains and storm. He said it would
create a "more friendly" atmosphere with the builders. The 110% requirement and maintenance bond
was debated. Mr. Nanninga will do a survey of how the surrounding communities handle this.
PC 98-05 Scott M. Miller & Katherine A. Miller Annexation
The Miller's have signed the annexation agreement and this will go to public hearing Thursday.
Additional Business
Plano Boundary Meeting
There was a long discussion of the pros and cons of the proposed boundary line of Eldamain Road.
The various alderman expressed their opinions, concerns and the benefits of establishing this boundary
and annexations The consensus was to have a Council discussion for discussion and strategy before
the next joint meeting October 3. Recommendations will be discussed at the next EDC meeting
September 15.
City Planner
There have been 5 proposals for the City Planner. There will be a committee of the Mayor, Art
Prochaska, Tom Lindblom and Jim Nanninga established to review and make a recommendation.
Dean Edmeier
Mr. Edmeier did not plan for the 2 Y2% inspection fee for the off -site line. He is requesting a waiver on
this fee of approximately $10,000. The consensus was for this to be a city project and waive the fees.
Submitted by,
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Sheryl Washburn
Recording Secretary