Plan Commission Minutes 2001 10-24-01 UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL &
PLAN COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 24, 2001
7:00 PM
ATTENDEES:
Mayor Prochaska Larry Kot
Rodney Tonelli Clarence Holdiman
Kathy Kohler Sandra Adams
Bill Wedge Mike Anderson
Lynn Dubajic Joe Besco
Tom Lindblom Sue Swithin
Andy Kubala Mike Schoppe
Lisa Scherer Rich Sticka
Ted King Rich Guerard
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - LAND USE
Mayor Prochaska stated that at the next City Council, the first meeting in November, he would
ask the City Council to accept the minutes. If anyone has any corrections please call Sandy
Marker.
Mayor Prochaska stated we will discuss the nuts and bolts of where we are going. He introduced
Mr. Rodney Tonelli and turned the meeting over to Mr. Tonelli.
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Mr. Tonelli stated he will give an overview of what we will be working toward over the next few
months to get where we want to go, ending with designing neighborhoods.
Mr. Tonelli stated he has heard good and bad comments and that is a good thing, and felt that
meant we had been successful at the last meeting. He had invited those present to take note of
other communities, and they will be discussed tonight. Tonight will be mostly an open discussion
and the next couple of weeks will they will take a consensus and work to draft a proposal.
together.
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A Design Base instead of Land Use is the goal here. We will utilize Plainfield's Comprehensive
Plan from 1995 and Shorewood's,just completed plan, using three simple areas for a Land Use
and Intensity Plan. Residential, Commercial and Industrial. Theses will break down into further
categories of how to develop model communities into a plan. This is Use with Character of
Design Guidelines. There will still be a map of uses, but thinking about Character and Design
Guidelines. There will still be language and sample of Land Uses, but no reference to the type of
use. It is based on regional planning. A mix of uses and other aspects in a complex way. The
point is nowhere does it say Residential or Commercial, etc. Shorewood, which is a new plan,
has a sector map with two primary sectors. The text will help work through where you want to
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go. It can be simple or it can be complicated. There is more detail on the map. A more broad
policy statement.
Park Board Member Scherer stated that of the three models, Character is more complex.
Mr. Tonelli stated there are 100 pages to understand what goes into a plan. Each has many pages
to define the mix of uses, for example the downtown lacks open spaces, it would have a very
Urban Characteristic. Auto Urban would be more intense, but distinct and Auto available. Think
about each neighborhood, and design, and their connection to each other. This will be laid out
and explained so everyone who buys it can understand it, because it is very complicated.
Mayor Prochaska stated that as he understands it, it is hard to interpret the bottom one.
Mr. Tonelli stated they are facing many proposals for plan that are outside of what our map
shows. A new base map has a lot of expansion to the south. It will show how to expand to the
south to Caton Farm Road, and to the southeast. We won't get into planning that area at this time,
but will identify it for future growth. Through working on the current Comprehensive Plan and
through discussions with staff, there will be more commercial along route 947, and expanded use,
plans for a Metra Station. Lots of impact items, as Montgomery and Oswego have come closer
and closer. We want to hear your thoughts and comments throughout the community as well as
other categories. This is an information gathering. The challenge is boiling this all down to a plan
of where you want to go. Voice your thoughts.
Mayor Prochaska stated that for those who were here last time we looked at pods, and now we
want to identify where Montgomery and Oswego are. The Mayor outlined our boundaries with
Oswego and then with Plano. He stated he had also spoken to Kendall County and they are
working on improvements to Galena Road and a future bridge over the Fox River to the south.
We need to pick where we want to end and plan to the south and west and develop reasonable
areas for our planning area. Looking at the YBSD map it shows over sizing of the sewers to the
south, but not quite as far south as we want to plan for.
Mr. Tonelli stated it is hard to plan land uses that far south, but we should show it as future
growth.
Mayor Prochaska stated they had discussions for the Industrial Area we now have to the west.
We have a large targeted area set aside for Industrial use, and we are now seeing interest in this
area.
Mr. Tonelli stated this Industrial area should stay in the plan due to Aurora Blacktop's, ComEd
and Enron facilities being already there. The past plan tired to deal buffers. Natural buffer is
good, but other break points should be identified. That is important.
Plan Commission Chairman, Lindblom asked about extending the commercial along route#47 to
connect to the Industrial area to it's west.
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Mayor Prochaska stated we have potential buyers who have mentioned commercial along Galena.
Route#47 to the south will probably become a major commercial area.
Mr. Tonelli stated that as areas grow we need to identify areas between major intersections that
will be commercial, or maybe office, etc. The northeast area has more major immediate impact
areas where it joins other towns and where they meet there.
Plan Commission Chairman Lindblom asked about how the area west of route#59 in Aurora was
planned as an industrial area with a very nice boulevard, and what zoning that is.
Mr. Tonelli stated that is a planned Business Park with a PUD.
Mayor Prochaska stated that Plano has mirrored our industrial area at Eldamain Road, north of
the railroad tracks. It changes south of route#34, and Montgomery has higher density along with
Oswego also having higher density. But, as you come to Yorkville it becomes nice, and south it is
very open.
Alderman Sticka asked if there is a way for us to plan for a business park such as the one
discussed.
Mr. Tonelli stated it is common to see adding several categories to include an Office Park, we
should consider the relationship to the interstate as Naperville and Aurora have done with route
#59.
Park Board Member Scherer stated that we should all look at Randall Road. It was all green and
very quickly it became all neon.
Plan Commissioner Adams stated that route #47 could look the same when widened.
Mayor Prochaska stated we may want to look at Galena also, and to see what Sugar Grove is
planning. We may want to look south for an additional industrial area.
Mr. Tonelli stated there are a limited number of businesses who are interested in bring thousands
of employees, but trucking and warehouses are a type of business that will come. Explore so we
know potential and so we can balance heavy and lite industry. Consider route #47 and the
railroad too.
Mayor Prochaska stated we have an area planned for Metra, with dense homes to promote
residents who will walk to the train. We want to encourage that. We are one of the only
communities who have planned for space to accommodate this. They favor a community who has
a transit oriented plan in place, and then when they are ready they can seek the funding .
Alderman Sticka stated the zoning is already done for this too.
Mayor Prochaska stated, yes it has a floating zoning.
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Alderman Kot asked about a 2nd option in case the population doesn't add up, then we may do
something jointly with Plano.
Mayor Prochaska stated there may be several sites considered. Oswego is looking for park and
ride. We may look at the Eldamain area for that potential.
Plan Commission Chairman Lindblom stated that if we look at the Oswego School District, and
the calculations for projecting this for the next 10 years, we can see what is coming for us too.
We need top transition for that need.
Mayor Prochaska agreed, stating that our standards are higher and more land cash is required.
WE have larger lots, but we do need to look at transition areas. Bristol Club will annex and will
feature large home sites.
Park Board Member Scherer stated that Park Board is looking at green space and those large
home sites.
Mayor Prochaska stated the density is 2.1 to 2.3 per acres. Some of Richard Marker's lots are
10,000 square feet , but they back to a huge open space. That is what we are looking for to come
here.
Mr. Tonelli stated that development formulas and standards for developers who propose smaller
lots and what we require for allowing those smaller lots. We want to work through these
processes. You have to have categories for townhomes, etc. , but what is required if you want to
put in townhomes. Increased open space, etc. Create a standard requirement for more density.
Present the plan in a basic format so everyone can understand it.
Mayor Prochaska stated that we need to look at many intersection areas that are considered
sleeper areas for future commercial development. Express your comments on how to mesh all
these areas. In Oswego they have homes backing up to the railroad.
Recreation Director, Sue Swithin stated this covers the heavy use, but what is the norm. Would
the industrial put in more green?
Mr. Tonelli stated that some do, but that many do the opposite. That is a design guideline we
want to focus on. If you have specific thoughts on this, open space is always the answer, but then
the questions is who maintains it.
Plan Commission Chairman Lindblom we also have fast access to the interstate via route#126 to
1-55.
Mayor Prochaska stated there is also other proposed access points such as I-80 and others.
City Administrator Graff stated that roof tops counts are constantly in demand, and asked how we
transition and add more low density.
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Mr. Tonelli stated transition area is the key word. This is more than transition form industrial to
townhomes to single family. We need to do a better job contemplating where and under what
circumstances what design standards are going to be required. Transportation is the key to
development, should we develop to the east with residential, and not show more commercial and
access to commercial?
Mr. Tonelli stated we also need to make distinct edges so when entering Yorkville is different. If
development ran it's course, it would come, but what are the standards for open space, rural open
space and a mix of commercial.
Alderman Kot stated that we may be the only City anywhere near here who has horses across the
street from City Hall.
Mr. Tonelli stated that to preserve a rural feel isn't larger areas of open space, but more pockets
of open space. Its a deign element, also buffer strips, but specifically design element. We should
preserve farmsteads, even if they are different uses, preserve silos, split rails, open ditches.
Mayor Prochaska stated we have some of those elements, and we have Agricultural zoning is the
City too, plus Estate Zoning.
Mr. Tonelli stated we could list this those thoughts in the plan, but this meeting won't go into how
to do that, but it can make it a goal of the plan. Then when developers come in and there is a
farmstead and silo on the site our standard stated it should preserve these, even if they have
alternate uses. You want to see it preserved in the plan.
Alderman Sticka asked his opinion on the City having density as it's most important issue. White
Eagle has smaller lots, but they have a large amount of green space. We require 12,000 sq. ft.
lots, but what about low density through open space.
City Administrator Graff stated it is not lot size but overall density .
Mr. Tonelli stated we could increase the requirement for open space. Next time we will try to
incorporate ideas into a plan. We may have more intense pockets of space, but more open space.
Shift the intensity. We will set the criteria with a comparative analysis.
Mayor Prochaska state that Monday we will start looking a the focus group for the downtown
and we don't want to forget downtown and re-development. We need to look at the areas down
there for park space. Look are separate but identify areas.
Mr. Tonelli stated Identify what different areas mean to you. If things just continue to grow you
will have houses and strip malls. The River gives a potential for quality of improvement and
overall character and improving that improves everything.
Park Board Member Scherer stated the downtown could be a focal point for the City of
Yorkville.
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Mr. Tonelli stated that St. Charles and Geneva are desirable for an evening dinner, etc. and that
translates to places where people want to shop and eat, etc.
Ms. Kohler stated that parking is a detriment to the downtown.
Mayor Prochaska stated there is a lot of parking downtown
Ms. Kohler stated it needs lighted parking and landscaping
Mr. Guerard stated that Yorkville offers a multiple product, and that PUD needs to be available
in one area. We are a better community for allowing varied uses in the same area.
Mr. Tonelli stated these are transitional areas The City Council and Plan Commission are to come
to a consensus to allow it to happen. The rural look gives incentives to provide elements you
want to see. Give a lost with options. The policy needs to start with the Comprehensive Plan.
Deal with the other during the annexation process.
Mayor Prochaska stated he agrees with mixed uses in one area keeping density and using
techniques. Again Richard Marker and Heartland show what can be done. We don't want tot
discourage that. Look for the uniqueness.
Alderman Sticka stated that is great and he agrees, but the ordinance doesn't reflect that. So is
the Comprehensive Plan a guide for changing the ordinance.
Mr. Tonelli stated yes, it is still there for you to discuss and consider, but can also serve to
develop an ordinance.
Plan Commissioner Kubala asked if this is a plan to set a policy to encourage concept without
specifics.
Mr. Tonelli stated you can discuss specifics the next time with performance standards. We don't
want to complicate this.
Ms. Kohler asked if the City has an anti monotony ordinance in place.
Mayor Prochaska stated no, we do not.
City Administrator Graff asked what the next step is.
Mr. Tonelli stated he will work on putting the plan on paper, and will get a draft ahead of the
meeting so you can compare.
City Administrator Graff stated we should have a draft in January.
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Mr. Tonelli stated we may do another workshop in December, to encourage discussion and we
should inform him on this.
City Administrator Graff stated the would have the draft out in early January and then schedule a
meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM
Minutes by Sandy Marker
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Land Uses
The Future Land Use Plan uses urban, auto-urban, suburban, and estate character types. The
Future Land Use Plan is based on the mixes of development indicated in Table 3-2. Note the auto-
urban character type has been divided into an auto-urban district(commercial and service business)
and a business park district (industry, office, and other businesses).
Table 3-2
VIA COMMUNITY CHARACTER AND LAND USE DISTRICTS
Character District Residential Commercial Office &
Industrial
Urban Village Center 30% 400,0 30 0/'0
Auto-Urban Auto-urban 0% 100% 0 00
Business Park 0"o 0% 100%
Suburban Village & Suburban 99% 1°'0 0%
Estate Estate 100% 0% 0%
Rural Park 0% 09 0
Rural/Vacant 0% 0/0 0%
These dastncts residential compone nt provides a mix of single-family homes single-family cluster
homes, and planned developments. Each would be permitted in each district as a matter of right,
ensuring a wide range of housing opportunities is available for young families and elderly
individuals or families in a ~"side range of housing types. Each housing option is designed to
(� ensure the desired community character is achieved when areas are developed. Table 3-3 indicates
the mix of dwelling unit types permitted in each district.
Single-family development consumes nearly all the land with lots and roads. Buildings are
traditional homes on single-family lots. The only open space consists of a detention pond or basin,
and a small recreation area; the sum of this land rarely exceeds 10 acres on a 100 acre site. In
Plainfield, single-family developments typically provide 5-10 percent open space. The cluster
' development is also a single-family detached development. The difference is that a significant
amount of land is devoted to open space. This open space may be park land, natural areas, or a
village green. The third development option is a planned development that contains a mix of
dwelling unit types. The developer provides an increased amount of open space when compared
to the single family development or cluster development. In return, the developer can build a
variety of types of single-family detached or attached units. Multi-family units are also permitted.
Combining a maximum density and a minimum amount of open space requirement means the
character of the area is maintained regardless of the proposed development type.
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PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL LAND USE AND ZONING DISTRICTS
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District/ Type Space Gross Net Densitv Lot Size
Character Ratio Density
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Estate/ Sin le-family 0.10 1.11 1.24 30,000
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Estate 0.30 1.30 2.29 15,000
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Planned 0.60 1.75 5.14 7,000*
Suburban/ Sin le-familv 0.10 2.06 2.29 15,000
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Cluster 0.20 2.21 2.78 12,000
Planned 0.30 2.50 5.1.1 8,500*
Village/ Single-family 0.10 2.78 12,000
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Village Single 0.10 3.47 3.86 8,500
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Urban Cluster 0.20 3.75 5.14 6,000
Planned 0.25 4.50 6.10 5,000*
* Approximate average lot size. A m:x would ha%e both smaller and larger lots.
Estate Landscaping and Open Space
People who live in estate areas often desire a rural environment. Yet, all too often, the desired
environment is borrowed open space from surrounding farmland. Landscape design techniques,
such as horse fences and hedgerows,can promote a more rural character within the developments
themselves. While the techniques can be used independently by each property owner, they are
clearly more effective when a development has uniformity across each lot. Uniformity becomes
even more important if the estate area is to separate freestanding communities. Fences of very
similar appearance and style along the road boundaries can provide a rural characteristic; but if
homes are crowded near the road, fences become simply cosmetic. Scenic easements along roads,
particularly arterial and collector roads, provide a uniform character and increase building setbacks.
Scenic easements should be at least 100 feet, preferably 200 feet, in width. Historically,estate areas
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almost always had vegetation on the property's edge, greatly enhancing privacy. More recently,
all the vegetation has been planted near the home. Figure 3-10 illustrates the difference in character.
Open space in estate areas should be expansive. Along major roads, some open space should be
devoted to scenic easements. Open spaces that provide long views are particularly desirable. Open
space design and landscaping will be more beneficial if they screen development and make the
homes less visible.
Suburban Landscaping and Open Space
Landscaping is critical to provide a balance between buildings and landscape and achieve the
desired character. In the past, only a minimum of street trees has been required. In the farm fields
surrounding Plainfield, achieving the needed balance without extensive landscaping is difficult.
Suburban residential areas should require three types of landscaping: street trees, on-lot
landscaping, and open space.
First, more and larger trees must be required in the street rights-of-way. Street trees that arch over
the road are an essential component of a traditional neighborhood; these elements will reinforce
Plainfield's traditional nature. Second, the front yards of homes need more landscaping,
particularly near the streets as in Figure 3-11. The increased front landscaping provides a sense of
privacy. Buffers along major roads that screen developments are also important whether they are
required buffer yards or simply rear lot line landscape treatments. Third, the open space area can
be natural, maintained as active recreation land, or designed as more formal village greens.
Wherever possible, open space landscaping should provide substantial tree masses that assist in
maintaining landscape volumes that are larger than building volumes. Preserving stream corridors
and planting trees is also a desirable strategy in natural areas.
Plainfield must limit the trend of increasingly larger homes on lots of any size. The Village should
establish a maximum size home for any lot type. This strategy ensures the lot/house/landscape
balance is fitting for suburban character. Manv suburbs have had problems with truing to address
the scale of new or infill housing. Plainfield can keep this potential problem in check by using a
floor area, building coverage, or impervious surface ratio on residential lots.
Auto-urban Streetscape Design
Auto-urban environments tend to consist of busy streets fronted by parking lots and signs. Because
buildings are pushed back behind their parking lots, the entire street is devoted to the automobile.
Most people have a general dissatisfaction with this type of environment. This concern can be
approached in two ways. The least dramatic requires street trees and landscaping to screen
automobiles from view. In addition, landscaping in the parking lot and building fronts is needed
to humanize auto-urban development. A more radical form of streetscape approach requires street
trees,sidewalks, and a heavily landscaped street yard. In addition, buildings are to be built nearer
to the street with the parking relegated to the rear. With the buildings near the street, signs can be
more tasteful and smaller as viewing distances are drastically reduced.
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CHARACTER CHANGE FROM EDGE TO NEAR-HOME LANDSCAPING
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GROUPING LANDSCAPING NEAR FRONT OF LOTS
CURRENT REQUIREMENT.- 1, 3'—caliper tree per 50' or 1 per lot
Creates unequal spacing and a nonuniform appearance
PROPOSED REQUIREMENT.- 1, 3"—caliper tree per 50'
and required front yard landscaping
Front yard landscaping provides a sense of privacy,
while equal tree spacing creates a more uniform appearance
Creating Nodes or Places
Having auto-urban sprawl along all major road frontages is of little use. Extensive strip
development along major roads provides the impression that a community is auto-urban in
character. For example,most people think of Schaumburg, Illinois as "strip development and the
mall". The fact that quality neighborhoods may exist is buried by the visual retention of the
commercial development. One may zone large blocks of land for commercial, office, or industrial
development without stripping off the road frontage. By creating nodes at specific locations, auto-
urban areas are provided without using the entire frontage. The Village must provide for
landscaping and buffering along major roads in areas where auto-urban is not permitted. Such a
practice will ensure a sound development pattern is established in these areas.
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Urban Design and Mixed Use
An urban area is the most difficult to develop. A whole series of constraints works against urban
areas in today's automobile-dominated societv. An urban area operates best when it provides a
quality pedestrian environment; it must be an attractive area where people enjoy walking. To
eliminate urban abandonment after working hours, a wide range of uses and activities must be
provided after 5 p.m. High to medium density residential should be part of the urban area to
enhance the pedestrian area activities. The urban designer must make the urban setting (or area)
a desirable place in which to live -- sometimes not an easy task. To do so means incorporating
pleasant urban spaces for residents' various recreation activities as well as an enjoyable I
environment for shoppers and business customers. Orientation to water is beneficial. In addition,
a comfort level in all seasons should be maintained. As a result, some portions of urban areas are
enclosed.
The urban space must be something more than a standard street. Linking streets to squares, plazas, `
or other urban spaces is one approach. Residential uses should be concentrated where they can
borrow views of, as well as enjoy, these spaces. Pedestrians should have access to these spaces with
minimal risk from crossing streets. Major arterials should feed the urban area edges; only local
traffic should traverse the interior space. The space and street configuration, together with
attractive and interesting streetscapes, help create a desirable image for urban places. A mix of uses
that promotes use during a greater part of the day should be required.
Pedestrian Precinct
In newly developing areas, designers have a freedom to reconsider and redesign the automobile-
pedestrian relationship. Despite claims that streets with automobiles are desirable, ample evidence '
indicates pedestrians are more active in malls and small pedestrian enclaves when they do not have
to compete with automobiles. In addition, pedestrians are sensitive to distance. Pedestrians find
walking more than 600 feet inconvenient. Therefore, parking should be less than 300 feet from the '
pedestrian precinct entrances. Malls are designed with anchors or magnets on each end to force
people to walk. The quality of the experience will also mitigate distance impact. A high-quality
pedestrian precinct encourages longer walking trips because visitors find the walk pleasant.
Peoples' reluctance to switch modes also allows greater walking distances coupled with an
enjoyable environment. The traditional grid street also makes visitors reluctant to switch modes,
but it restricts the pedestrian to inefficient movement patterns -- one of the reasons older urban
areas have often failed to compete with shopping centers.
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PART 111 A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
Land Use Plan
The land use plan for the Village of Shorewood is broken into two components designed to
cooperatively achieve the overall goals of the community as applied to each distinct
planning sector. The first component of the plan is a general land use element (Illustration
6)which establishes fundamental land uses for all lands within the Village's planning area.
The second component is a set of planning and design guidelines for each of a number of
identified planning sectors. For the purposes of land use planning, these sectors can be
thought of as overlays to the general land use plan. Each planning sector represented in
Illustration 7 is established in order to provide more specific development and design
guidelines for specific uses within that sector. For example, residential uses as represented
on the land use plan may occur in various sectors, however, the type, intensity and
character of these uses will vary form sector to sector. Residential uses within the
Traditional Neighborhood Sector are to be developed quite differently from residential uses
within the Shorewood Living Sector.
Utilizing both the traditional land use plan component in conjunction with the planning and
design guidelines of each unique sector enables the Village to not only set policies for
general development, but also to identify the unique planning, design and character that it
envisions for different areas of the Village. The planning sectors contained within this plan
are established to respond to the comprehensive planning factors previously identified.
Comprehensive Planning and Design Sectors
Traditional Neighborhood/Town Center Sector
The purpose of the Traditional Neighborhood/Town Center Sector is to encourage the
development of mixed use, compact neighborhoods that are designed to preserve the
natural features and amenities of a site while facilitating the efficient use of Village services.
The Traditional Neighborhood District (TND) seeks to satisfy the social, recreational and
commercial needs of its residents through the integration of diversified land uses. The
Traditional Neighborhood District is a type of sustainable development that creates viable
economic opportunities, a sense of community and place, and social equity for its
inhabitants.
The Traditional Neighborhood District seeks to emulate the development patterns that were
prevalent in the United States from early colonial times through the end of World War II.
The Traditional Neighborhood District consists of two components - The Traditional Town
Center Commercial District and the Traditional Neighborhood Residential District. These
Districts are characterized as follows:
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• A human scale of development oriented toward pedestrian activity;
• Integration of commercial, residential and recreational uses that provide its
residents with a variety of housing opportunities,workplaces, shopping, services,
public facilities and recreational amenities;
• Development that preserves and enhances the neighborhood's natural features
and resources in the neighborhood's park and recreation system;
• A rectilinear street and block pattern designed with sensitivity to the natural
landscape;
• Urban design standards that allow for the compatibility of buildings and other
neighborhood features as determined by their arrangement, bulk,form, character
and landscaping that aid in establishing livable communities;
• Architecture and landscaping that are consistent with the small town character
associated with the Village of Shorewood;
• Civic buildings,town squares,village greens,and other public facilities that create
a sense of place and community identity, enhancing the Village of Shorewood's
small town character;
• An attractive streetscape that is oriented toward pedestrian activity but
encourages the safe and efficient use of the automobile;
Criteria for Traditional Neighborhoods
All Traditional Neighborhood Districts (TND) should be considered under the following
criteria:
• Size and Scale
• Integration of Uses
• Open Space
• Street Layout and Design
• Development Pattern
• Architectural Design
• Civic Uses
• Streetscape
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Geographic Components
A Traditional Neighborhood District is comprised of the geographic components found
below. Every geographic unit has its own context in which to be considered for the criteria
outlined above. The geographic units are as follows:
• The Town
• The Town Center
• The Neighborhood
• The Individual Lot
The following pages will describe each of the geographic units in the context of the Criteria
for Traditional Neighborhoods outlined above.
The Town
Size and Scale
The Town should consist of an area of no less than 40 contiguous acres but no greater than
640 contiguous acres (one square mile). This limited size allows for a human scale of
development that is pedestrian friendly.This scale provides for a distance of no greater than
one-half mile from the Town Center to any property within the Town. A distance of one-half
mile (roughly 2,500 feet) equates to a walking time of approximately 10 minutes (Figure 1).
From neighborhood edge to neighborhood edge, no property is greater than one mile or a
20 minute walk (one mile) from one another.
Integration of Uses
The Town is the largest geographic component of the Traditional Neighborhood District.
Uses within the Town include, but are not limited to, all commercial and residential uses,
regional open space, neighborhood parks and greenways,civic buildings and town squares.
It is the purpose of the Traditional Neighborhood District to integrate these uses to foster
an accessible and pedestrian friendly environment.
Open Space
The Town's open space is a prominent feature and a central component to the TND. The
Town park land is comprised of regional open space such as forest preserves, prairies and
agricultural uses,greenways,community parks, neighborhood parks and town squares. Not
less than 20% of the Town's area should be dedicated to open space. Greenways should
not be less than an average of 50 feet wide and should connect all of the Town's open
space uses where possible.
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Street Layout and Design
Street design should be done in such a way to cater to the pedestrian. However, it is
realized that the automobile is a reality and must be accommodated with minimal conflict.
Arterial streets, collectors, and local streets comprise a hierarchy of streets that should be
designed in a rectilinear and interconnected fashion. It is imperative in the design of this
hierarchy that orderly and efficient traffic flow is achieved at reduced speeds as to
encourage pedestrian activity.
There are several ways in which traffic speed can be reduced without restricting flow,
including interconnected streets that are complemented by traffic calming devices that may
include alternative street designs that are varied in size. Alternative street designs also can
provide a sense of character and identity to the neighborhood as opposed to typical
suburban development. Boulevards and T-intersections are examples of alternative street
designs (Figures 2 and 3). In any instance, cul-de-sacs should be greatly discouraged
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Development Pattern
The development pattern for the Town generally will consist of a Town Center in which most
civic and commercial activities will occur (Figure 5). There will be limited residential uses
within the Town Center. The Town Center will be surrounded by higher density mixed
residential uses and smaller neighborhood commercial type uses that may include a corner
market or cafe.
Surrounding the residential neighborhoods will be what is known as the neighborhood edge.
It is this area which defines the transition between the higher density uses in and adjacent
to the Town Center and the hinterlands where regional open space and agricultural uses
rmay occur. The neighborhood edge would consist primarily of traditional single family
homes on larger lots (greater than 10,000 square feet).
' Interwoven through the Town will be open space including neighborhood and community
parks that are linked via a greenway system. As noted previously, at least 20% of the
' Town's area should be dedicated to public open space.
Architectural Design
' Architectural design at the Town level is very broad. In general, each of the geographic
components have specific architectural elements to be considered dependent on function.
Architectural elements to be considered for any structure include compatibility with existing
development, human scale, pedestrian friendliness and the integration of uses.
Civic Uses
Civic uses are very important to the successful development of a TND. It is the fabric from
' which a neighborhood is woven. A civic meeting place is required as a part of the TND. It
is a place that is available to the public and located in a common area such as a square,
park, or other suitable open space location. Preferably, the main civic building should be
flocated in the Town Center.
Streetscape
' Streetscape design is one of the most defining elements of a TND. Streetscapes should be
designed to achieve an effective balance between the automobile and the pedestrian. The
streetscape should be characterized by abundant trees and landscaping, comfortable
sidewalks, variable amenities such as decorative lamp posts and street furniture,
allowances for on-street parking, and a uniform and attractive building design (Figure 6).
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Edge Residential
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The Town Center
Size and Scale
The Town Center is the focal point for the entire TND. There is no set standard for its size,
though in most instances the Town Center should comprise no greater than 10%of the total
land area. The relatively small size and scale of the Town Center encourages easy
pedestrian access from the adjacent residential developments to the various retail,
commercial, service and civic uses that are associated with this central area.
Integration of Uses
The Town Center is highly integrated and includes uses associated with traditional
downtown development. Town Center uses may include a post office, restaurants, taverns,
outdoor cafes, banks, hotels, doctors' and lawyers' offices, churches and civic uses. Retail
and other commercial uses should generally be located immediately adjacent to the central
square that is described below. Apartments and lofts are located on the second floors of
these establishments and are uses which are highly encouraged. The Town Center is
designed in a way that facilitates pedestrian movement between the Town Center and the
mixed residential areas on its periphery.
Open Space
Open Space should be a prominent feature of the Town Center. There should be both
formal and informal open space readily accessible to those who live in, work in or visit the
Town Center. The formal component of the Town Center's open space comes in
conjunction with the town square described below under Civic Uses. Although a square
contains more of a paved surface than traditional open space, an adjacent green provides
a compliment to the town square. Also prominent in the open space design of the Town
Center are the greenways and pedestrian/bicycle trails that connect the Town Center to its
residential periphery and into regional open space areas.
Street Layout and Design
The Town Center is heavily traveled by the pedestrian and the automobile. It is important
then that the street network be designed in such a way to minimize conflict between the two,
yet allow for the necessary automobile traffic that helps to assure the commercial viability
of the Town Center. The street design in the Town Center (Figure 4) allows for an arterial
street that is fed by several smaller collectors. Traffic flow is easily managed though at a
somewhat reduced speed due to the alternative radial designs that emanate from the town
square. This is an important traffic calming mechanism that offsets the potential for
automobile/pedestrian conflict.
An alternative design for a Town Center is shown in Figure 7. This design allows for a major
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regional retail anchor and parking associated with this type of use. The parking would be
buffered from the road via outlots and heavy berms or landscaping. Adjacent would be the
traditional town square surrounded by typical Town Center commercial, civic and
institutional uses. The streets would project from the Town Square parallel to the arterials
to form a typical urban grid pattern.
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Development Pattern
The development pattern of the Town Center is consistent with that described in the Town
section of this Plan (Figure 5). The Town Center is primarily made up of commercial and
limited residential uses surrounding the Town Square designed for recreational and civic
uses. The Town Center serves as a meeting place and economic center of the TND. The
Town Center's development pattern is a direct result of these functions.
Architectural Design
The architectural design of the Town Center should reflect traditional downtown main street
form. Buildings should be at least two to three stories in height (25 to 35 feet) and should
be designed to accommodate office, retail or residential uses. All construction should
conform to the street orientation and massing of adjacent structures, regardless of use. In
any instance all entrances should face the street and be clearly articulated through the use
of detailing.
General guidelines include that buildings should avoid long, monotonous, uninterrupted
walls or roof planes. To implement this guideline,the facade of a building should be divided
into distinct modules not greater than 100 feet. Corner buildings should use special
architectural features such as towers, cupolas, balconies, etc. to give emphasis to the
importance of its location.
Civic Uses
Civic buildings should be located throughout the Town Center. A civic building and/or
landmark should be located prominently in a central square located at or near the
geographic center of the TND. Civic uses include government offices, libraries, museums,
schools and churches. Civic uses within the town square serve as a meeting place for the
TND and provides a sense of community and place.
Streetscape
Streetscape within the Town Center is of utmost importance. It is the area with the highest
density of uses in the TND and therefore the most traffic, both pedestrian and automobile.
Street furniture, wide sidewalks, trees and landscaping are a part of the streetscape.
However, in the Town Center additional factors must be considered in the streetscape
including actual structures. Commercial buildings should provide awnings, covered
walkways or similar weather protection to provide an additional measure of pedestrian
comfort (Figure 6).
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The Neighborhood
Size and Scale
The size of an individual neighborhood varies and is dependent on site geography and
design.
Integration of Uses
Neighborhoods other than the Town Center are generally residential. The housing stock in
a mixed residential neighborhood should vary from apartments, condominiums or
itownhouses to duplexes and suburban single family homes on larger lots at the
neighborhood edge. Interspersed among these residential uses may be an occasional
bookstore or restaurant, preferably located near the intersection of two collector streets. In
all cases, the Town Center, neighborhood commercial uses and recreational/civic uses
should be no greater than a five-minute (one-quarter mile) walk in any direction.
Open Space
Neighborhood parks and open space are a requirement in a TND. There are several forms
of open space within a neighborhood including a formal neighborhood square or green,
parks and playgrounds within a residential block, and greenways. A neighborhood park
should be no less than 10,000 square feet in size and all lots in a residential neighborhood
should be within 600 feet (2 '/2 minute walk) of a park.
Greenways should be utilized throughout a neighborhood. Generally, a greenway follows
natural features such as ravines, creeks or streams. Their use therefore may be dependent
on the geography of a site and the presence of a watercourse or other natural feature. Bike
and pedestrian trails should be encouraged within the greenway to maximize its use.
Greenways can be used to connect neighborhood parks and greens, in addition to providing
an automobile free route to the Town Center.
Street Layout Design
The street layout of a mixed residential neighborhood should promote pedestrian activity
while allowing for the safe and efficient flow of automobile traffic. This is done through a
variety of traffic calming measures described previously in the Town Center section of this
Plan.
Development Pattern
The development pattern in the mixed residential neighborhood is reflective of the desire
to provide the ease of pedestrian movement, the integration of land uses and community
and civic interaction.The development pattern in.a mixed residential neighborhood consists
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of all varieties of housing constructed around or near a neighborhood center with greenways
and local parks interspersed within the neighborhood to encourage pedestrian movement.
IArchitectural Design
I Buildings in residential neighborhoods should incorporate the architectural styles, building
materials and colors of surrounding buildings. To ensure privacy, finished floor elevations
should be at least two feet above grade. Buildings should be no greater than twice the
Iheight and massing of adjacent structures. These features provide for the compatibility of
architecture while allowing for flexibility in design and encouraging community interaction.
ICivic Uses
I As in the Town Center, civic uses should be prominent features in a neighborhood.
Although not as grand in scale as civic uses in the Town Center, a civic building and/or
landmark can be located prominently In a neighborhood square. Civic uses in a
I neighborhood could include government offices, libraries, museums,schools and churches,
but at a smaller scale than those found in the Town Center. Civic uses within the
neighborhood square serve as a meeting place for residents and provides a sense of
community and place to that neighborhood.
Streetscape
Streetscape in the neighborhood is defined by the pedestrian. Unlike the Town Center, the
Neighborhood is not as reliant on the automobile. The streetscape in the Neighborhood
should foster the relationship between the pedestrian or resident and the community.
Narrower rights-of-way, wider sidewalks, lesser building setbacks and significant
landscaping within the parkway encourage interaction between the pedestrian and the
environment (Figure 6). Such a design also reduces the distance between homes on
opposite sides of a street, again fostering interaction between residents and encouraging
a sense of community.
The Individual Lot
Size and Scale
The size and scale of the individual lot vary dependent upon the use. A commercial use in
the heart of the Town Center may be served by a lot of less than 2,500 square feet,
whereas a residential lot in the Neighborhood Edge area may be as large as an acre
(43,560 square feet). In either case, it is important that the size and scale of an individual
lot be flexible to appropriately reflect the intensity of a proposed use.
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Integration of Uses
The individual lot is the smallest component of the TND. However, it plays an important role
in determining the successful integration of diversified land uses. The design of the
individual lot and its amenities should encourage the integration of uses through appropriate
architectural design and lot layout.These issues are discussed further under Development
Patterns.
Open Space
Individual lots should be designed in a way so that they may easily access or have views
of open space. No lot should be located more than 600 feet from a neighborhood park, nor
greater than 1200 feet from a neighborhood center and no more than 2,500 feet from the
town square. Individual lots should have ready access to greenways that link the individual
lot to the open space not only in its immediate neighborhood but to the entire TND and the
regional open space that lays beyond the neighborhood edge.
Street Layout and Design
The relationship of lots to streets is very important to the lot's interaction with the
surrounding neighborhood. All lots should front a public street. The street is a public realm
which provides access to the private individual lots whether they be residential or business
lots. Emphasis must be placed on the aesthetic and functional connection of this private
area to the public way. In addition to streets the use of alleys may be considered. The use
of alleys in residential areas provides access to detached garages and an alternative to on-
street parking. Alleys in commercial areas provide areas for mid-block connections, rear
entrances to buildings and a less disruptive area for off street loading.
Development Pattern
The development pattern for individual lots should reflect the lesser setbacks required in a
TND compared to traditional zoning. This provides for closer relationships between
buildings and their occupants, while allowing for limited automobile traffic. In residential
areas, the garage should be set back from the home facade to reduce its prominence in
the streetscape (Figure 8). All lots should be within walking distance of or be adjacent to
open space in the form of neighborhood parks, town or neighborhood squares and
greenways. Neighborhood and Town Center commercial uses should also be readily
accessible via greenways or uninterrupted sidewalks. It is the needs and functions of the
individual lot that influences the development pattern of the TND.
Architectural Design
The architectural design of buildings on individual lots will vary according to the property and
the tastes of the builder. Generally, buildings should be designed in such a way as to
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maximize the relationship of the building to the lot and the public way. Considerations in
architecture should be given to the following areas:
• Aesthetic role of the building in the streetscape
• Connection from private realm to public realm
• Functional and logical access from public ways to private structures for all modes of
transport (i.e., pedestrians, vehicles, etc.)
In residential areas, these objectives may be accomplished by a detached or a recessed
attached garage (Figure 8). In a commercial area, a building may be designed with a rear
entrance to provide access to parking located behind the building, so as to "hide"
automobile traffic while maintaining an entrance on the front facade for pedestrian traffic
accessing the structure from the street. In both residential and non-residential
development, emphasis should be placed on architectural elements such as roof lines,
porches, porticos, awnings and other such architectural treatments which will enhance a
buildings character and presence in the streetscape.
Civic Uses
Individual lots may be used for civic uses in addition to those found in the town and
neighborhood squares. Civic uses, like commercial and recreational uses,should be readily
accessible to the individual lot.
Streetscape
Individual lots play an important role in determining the streetscape of a neighborhood.The
private building defines where the streetscape ends and the private space of the individual
lot begins. The placement of buildings at the required front yard setback provides for
uniformity in the streetscape. Landscaping and the.architectural design of individual lots
provides desired variety within the streetscape while maintaining a definitive boundary
between public and private uses.
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Shorewood Living Sector
ISize and Scale
Developments in the Shorewood Living Sector will vary in size from small parcel
1 developments to large master planned neighborhoods.
Lot sizes of developments within this sector shall be consistent with the requirements of the
Village's R-1 zoning district.
Integration of Uses
IThe Shorewood Living Sector is intended for predominantly single-family residential use and
only those other uses which may be permitted by zoning to exist in a residential
neighborhood.
Open Space
Open spaces shall be provided in the form of neighborhood parks and the preservation of
natural resource areas. The Village Master Park and recreation plan should be consulted
for the location and scale of open spaces.
Bike trails and open space linkages should be provided for wherever possible and
consistent with other Village plans.
1 Street Layout and Design
Street layout and design shall be per the requirements of the Village's adopted ordinances
on such matters.
Development Pattern
Development in the Shorewood Living sector should occur contiguously to existing
developments. Developments should be designed so as to blend cohesively with one
another.
Architectural Design
Homes in this sector are expected to be predominantly custom and semi-custom homes
that present the desired architectural and aesthetic character of the community.
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Town to Town Transitional Sector
The Town to Town Transitional Sector is established to provide for transitional density and
housing that can occur between the housing typical of the Shorewood Living Sector and the
smaller lot, production housing being constructed to the north in Joliet. Shorewood's goals
include developing neighborhoods within this sector that are compatible with the
neighboring areas but include design details and features that brand such neighborhoods
with a character and quality that is distinctly Shorewood.
Size and Scale
Developments in the Town to Town Transitional Sector will vary in size from small parcel
developments to large master planned neighborhoods. Developments in this sector will
likely occur as planned unit developments.
Within this transitional area a departure from the minimum R1 zoning requirements may be
allowed. However, any reduction in the minimum R1 standards that may be achievable
shall be considered only in the context of developments that meet the following objectives:
• Incorporate strong or creative land planning techniques
• Provide and integrate open space or other public lands in an exceptional manner
• Provide and incorporate the use of landscaping and streetscaping within neighborhoods
I to create high impact aesthetic benefits
• Provide quality architectural details in the offering of models and elevations in the
subdivision
• Ensure that front yard (front elevation) landscaping is provided for each lot
Integration of Uses
The Town to Town Transitional Sector is intended for predominantly single-family residential
use and only those other uses which may be permitted by zoning to exist in a residential
neighborhood.
Open Space
IOpen spaces shall be provided in the form of neighborhood parks and the preservation of
natural resource areas. The Village Master Park and Recreation Plan should be consulted
for the location and scale of open spaces.
Bike trails and open space linkages should be provided for wherever possible and
consistent with other Village plans.
Because of the potential of smaller lots and higher densities in this sector, detailed attention
shall be given to the use and designed integration of open spaces within neighborhoods.
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Street Layout and Design
M Street layout and design shall be per the requirements of the Village's adopted ordinances
on such matters.
Development Pattern
Development in the Town to Town Transitional Sector should occur contiguously to existing
developments. Developments should be designed so as to blend cohesively with one
another.
Special attention should be given to the overall quality of the land plan and the inclusion of
high quality landscape features. Subdivision entrances should be designed to create a
distinctly Shorewood identity.
Architectural Design
Homes in this sectorare expected to be predominantly production and semi-custom homes.
Homes should include landscaping plans that create an improved streetscape consistent
with the envisioned character of the Village. Homes should strictly follow anti-monotony
rules and be offered in enough styles and elevations to maintain the unique residential
character of the Village of Shorewood.
Route 59 Corridor and Route 52
The Route 59 arterial corridor will include a mix of uses. Large areas of commercial and
retail as well as some limited industrial uses are planned in the corridor. Residential uses
that are currently existing are also large frontage holders of this corridor.
Special screening and landscaping attention should be given to uses developing in this
corridor.
Unifying architectural and streetscaping design features should be developed for the
corridor.
The Corridorshould incorporate pedestrian and bicycle linkages to adjoining neighborhoods
and other destination nodes.
Illinois Department of Transportation Strategic Regional Arterial standards should be
applied to access control along the corridor.
Village Gateway locations should be created throughout the us of community signage,
uniform streetscaping materials, and public art.
See ILLUSTRATION 8 for an overview of corridor enhancement potentials.
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Wikaduke Trail (Ridge Road) Corridor
The WIKADUKE Trail Corridor will be developed new arterial corridor in the Village's west
planning area.
The corridor will contain a mix of land uses including retail/commercial, industrial, and
residential as shown on the land use plan.
Access, setbacks and site development should be consistent with Illinois Department of
Transportation Strategic Regional Arterial Standards.
Scenic highway elements in the corridor should be maximized and preserved.
Nodal developments and neighborhood development patterns should be encouraged rather
than strip commercial and residential pods.
Functional pedestrian and bicycle linkages to neighborhoods and nodal destinations should
be provided.
Corridor design guidelines and streetscaping requirements should be established to create
high quality aesthetic features.
Interstate Development Sector
The Interstate Development Sector is intended to provide areas for employment generating
uses.
Development in this sector should be in the form of business parks and campuses.
Campus like settings should strive to include positive aesthetics through high quality site
planning and landscaping and design.
The influence and usage of the interchanges should be maximized to the economic benefit
of the Village as a whole.
Special setback, landscaping and buffering requirements should be developed for buffering
neighboring non-residential uses.
Certain parcels adjacent to the 1-55/Route 59 interchange are identified in a sub-area plan
for development as an up-scale, corporate office center and a location for certain upscale
retail and commercial uses. These are is identified with this plan as the "Crossroads
Corporate Center".
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