Plan Commission Minutes 2006 08-09-06 Page 1 of 3
APPROVED 10/11/06
UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
PLAN COMMISSION
YORKVILLE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9 2006
l i Chairman Tom Lindblom called the meeting to order at 7:18 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members present: Clarence Holdiman, Anne Lucietto, Brian Schillinger and Michael
Crouch and Tom Lindblom. Members absent: Jack Jones, Bill Davis, Sandra Adams and
Charles Kraupner.
A quorum was established.
CITY STAFF AND GUESTS
Mayor Art Prochaska; City Attorney John Wyeth; Community Development Director
Travis Miller; City Administrator John Crois; Lynn Dubajic, YEDC; consulting engineer
Bill Dunn, Engineering Enterprises, Inc.; Kevin Biscan, Smith Engineering; Bill McCue,
McCue Builders; Sean Michels, McCue Builders; Greg Ingemunsen, attorney; and Tony
Scott, Kendall County Record.
MINUTES
Minutes from the April 12, 2006 meeting were approved with changes. Anne Lucietto's
name was misspelled on the second page. Lucietto made the motion to approve the
minutes. Michael Crouch seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved
by voice vote.
NEW BUSINESS
1. PC 2006 -53 Bristol Bay Unit 8 — Final Plat
Community Development Director Travis Miller said his report combines Units 8, 9 and
10. He said all three units substantially comply with what was approved in the
preliminary plan. He recommended the Plan Commission recommend approval of the
final units subject to staff comments.
Consulting Engineer Bill Dunn with Engineering Enterprises, Inc., said the engineering
issues have been resolved and the developer is coming into compliance regarding the
engineering issues.
Lucietto asked if the issues raised at the Plan Council have been addressed. Miller said
they were.
Lucietto made a motion to recommend approval of the final plat for PC 2006 -53 subject
to staff comments. Holdiman seconded the motion. The motion was approved in a 4 -1
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roll call vote. Lucietto, Holdiman, Crouch and Lindblom voted yes. Brian Schillinger
voted no.
2. PC 2006 -54 Bristol Bay Unit 9 — Final Plat
Miller said he had noting to add to his comments.
Schillinger said nothing seems final yet on the project. He said the commission is being
asked to vote on a final plat with promises that work left to be done will be done.
He also doesn't like the density on the project, which he said is too high. He doesn't like
the plan for the garages or the setbacks.
But, Lindblom said the question before the Plan Commission is whether the proposed
final plat substantially conforms to the preliminary.
Lucietto made a motion to recommend approval of the final plat for PC 2006 -54 subject
to staff comments. Holdiman seconded the motion. The motion was approved in a 4 -1
roll call vote. Holdiman, Crouch, Lucietto and Lindblom voted yes. Schillinger voted no.
3. PC 2006 -55 Bristol Bay Unit 10 — Final Plat
Miller said he had nothing to add to his comments provided in the packet. Schillinger said
he opposes the setbacks and the densities. He said the developer is trying to squeeze too
much in to the plan.
Crouch made a motion to recommend approval of the final plat for PC 2006 -55 subject to
staff comments. Lucietto seconded the motion. The motion was approved 4 -1 in a roll
call vote. Crouch, Lucietto, Holdiman and Lindblom voted yes. Schillinger voted no.
4. PC 2006 -56 Blackberry Woods — Final Plat
Miller said according to the staff report dated Aug. 1, the final plat is in substantial
compliance with the preliminary plat.
A point of issue was on the park contribution. What was approved in the preliminary plat
wasn't consistent with what the park board requested.
The park board requested that the petitioner contribute 2.5 acres for a park site in the
southwest corner of the development. City staff then recommended that the preliminary
plan be revised to provide a 2.5 -acre park in that corner. However, the preliminary plan
was approved with the park site located where it currently is shown on the final plat.
Since the plans substantially comply with the preliminary plan, Miller said it is the staff s
recommendation to recommend approval of the final plat.
Dunn provided the city with a list of 72 comments regarding the project. Dunn said those
comments were largely due to storm sewer issues and they're being addressed.
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Lindblom said he doesn't see a second access as the Plan Commission previously
requested. He said all he's looking for is a temporary emergency access and originally
one had been proposed near the county property to the north of the development.
Bill McCue, with McCue Builders, said that area later became a detention area and said
city staff told him that a second access for emergency purposes wasn't a concern. McCue
said he spent a lot of time trying to figure out a way to make it work.
Greg Ingemunsen, attorney representing the developer, said the property to the west
should develop rather quickly and a second access could be found there.
Even so, Lindblom said a temporary emergency access should be located somewhere
until a permanent one is built. He said he wouldn't vote against the plan based solely on
that issue, but he said it's very important. He asked the developers in "good faith" to try
to find a temporary access.
Schillinger, meanwhile, said he doesn't like the small lots or the densities. However,
Miller said those lot sizes of 8,400 square feet were approved in the annexation
agreement.
McCue said the homes intended for the smaller lots would be ranch homes aimed at baby
boomers. With houses with price tags near $500,000 going up nearby, McCue said he
will have to build nice homes.
He also said they're complying with the city's requirement of 30 -foot setbacks and said
he prefers those.
Schillinger said he fears that approval of the smaller lots that don't abut open space will
open the floodgates. Crouch, too, shared Schillinger's concerns about the smaller lots.
Lucietto made a motion to recommend final plat approval for PC 2006 -56 subject to staff
comments. Crouch seconded the motion. The motion was approved in a 3 -2 roll call vote.
Lucietto, Holdiman and Lindblom voted yes. Schillinger and Crouch voted no.
5. PC 2006 -62 Garritano Property — Concept Plan
Miller said this proposal was withdrawn by the petitioner and was no longer an agenda
item.
Lucietto made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 p.m. Holdiman seconded the
motion. The motion was unanimously approved by voice vote.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Dina Gipe