Zoning Commission Minutes 2009 03-25-09 APPROVED
02 °� United City of Yorkville
County Seat of Kendall County
800 Game Farm Road
Yorkville, Illinois, 60560
Telephone: 630-553-4350
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Meeting Summary
Zoning Ordinance Commission
Wednesday March 25, 2009
Yorkville City Hall Council Chambers
800 Game Farm Road
ATTENDEES:
Mike Crouch,Zoning Ordinance Commission Chair,Plan Commission
Jeff Baker,Zoning Board of Appeals
Greg Millen,Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Pfister,Yorkville Bristol Sanitary District
Gary Neyer,Residential Developer
Phil Haugen,Banker
Pete Huinker,Engineer
AI Green,Yorkville Green Committee
Travis Miller,Director United City of Yorkville Community Development Department
Stephanie Boettcher,Senior Planner,United City of Yorkville Community Development Department
Anna Kurtzman,Zoning Coordinator,United City of Yorkville Building and Safety Department
MEETING SUMMARY
Mike Crouch, Chair of the Zoning Commission, called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. He
welcomed all for attending and gave each member the opportunity to introduce himself. Travis
Miller then went through a series of power point slides (attached to the meeting summary).
Travis explained the task of the commission, which is to review the current zoning ordinance,
and as a part of that revisions and updates will most likely be recommended. This is the
Commission's charge. He then explained the role of the Commission,which is to prepare zoning
ordinance recommendations, conduct at least one public hearing, and present the
recommendations to City Council. Travis explained that upon presenting these
recommendations to the City Council,the Council may request the Commission to make
revisions and resubmit them. Staff has recommended dividing the Zoning Ordinance Update
into four phases. The first phase is the assessment phase which should take the first 3 months.
The second phase is content and formatting. The third phase is document drafting which is the
bulk of the process. Finally, the fourth phase is adoption. Staff is projecting the whole update to
take approximately one year.
Travis then explained jurisdictional authority of the City. That the City has limited zoning and
development jurisdiction within 1.5 miles of the City limits; however the County does still have
ultimate authority. The County provides the City with a courtesy review of all development and
subdivision petitions within 1.5 mile of Yorkville's limits. Jeff Baker asked Travis to explain
why all areas on the map did not have a 1.5 mile buffer. Travis explained that this is a result of
boundary agreements.
Travis then spoke about the Comprehensive Plan,which was approved in October 2008. He
stated that the Comprehensive Plan is a broad document, a tool to guide future land use
decisions. In relation to the Comprehensive Plan,the Zoning Ordinance is the best way to
implement it, as it is a tool for the present. Ralph Pfister questioned why the planning area for
the Comprehensive Plan is larger than the facilities planning area for the Yorkville Bristol
Sanitary District. Miller explained that some areas could be serviced by Fox Metro Sanitary
District, such as Grand Reserve Subdivision. Miller also explained that the Comprehensive Plan
recommended very low density residential in the southeastern part of the planning area.
Travis then went through the goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan which specifically
related to the zoning ordinance. The first goal and objective addressed height limitations to the
buildings along the Fox River. Miller explained that currently in the downtown,building heights
are restricted to 35', while other commercial areas in the City have a maximum height of 80'.
Greg Millen questioned if this was a good idea to limit downtown building height. He gave the
example that there is limited space for parking downtown and that it, typically, is not financially
feasible to do underground parking. So developers are left to utilize some of their first floors for
parking. The height limitations this greatly lessens the amount of leasable space. A question
was raised if the zoning ordinance can establish special districts? Miller explained that yes the
zoning ordinance can establish districts such as a historic district and an overlay district.
Miller than went through the land use classifications established by the comprehensive plan and
gave a comparison to the current zoning classifications. Miller pointed out that land use
classifications are not a mirror of zoning classifications. Pete Huinker asked about alternative
site designs, such as clustering of houses to allow for more open space, and how are they handled
currently. Mike Crouch said these types of applications are typically handled as a PUD, as it
allows for creativity. Crouch then mentioned the state is now clean so it is something to discuss.
The commission can reevaluate why a PUD zoning is used and if it is used the most appropriate
way. Pfister asked if any properties in Yorkville were zoned M-2. Anna Kurtzman replied there
were no M-2 zoned areas. Pfister suggested that they should review the waste stream of a
manufacturer to determine if it is an M-1 or M-2 zoned property. The current zoning
classification, Floodplain,was discussed. It was concluded that given the Floodplain Ordinance
which is a part of the municipal code, and that the FEMA floodplain maps continually change
and that a floodplain zoning district is not necessary.
Miller then led the Commission through the assessment reports. Miller also spoke to the
different styles of zoning ordinances. The standard style is Euclidean which regulates uses by
classification in separate districts. Performance zoning establishes performance standards as
opposed to regulating the type of use. This provides more creativity, but does have a sense of the
unknown because the zoning ordinance doesn't specifically list the allowed uses. Form based
zoning focuses on the appearance of a structure as opposed to the use. Form based was
identified as a potential way to handle mixed use development as opposed to a PUD. Kurtzman
also mentioned that a zoning ordinance doesn't have to be one type or the other. It could be a
hybrid of the three.
Gary Neyer mentioned that he was in favor of orderly regulation of development. He said that
he would prefer the ordinance offer incentives as opposed to mandates. A good example of this
is affordable housing. That in order to achieve the goals of the community, the City should offer
incentives. An example of an incentive would be a density bonus.
The next meeting was set for Wednesday April 29th at 7:00 pm, which is the 5'h Wednesday.
However, the rest of the meetings will continue to be on the 4`h Wednesday of the month. The
Commission is to go through the assessment report prepared by Staff and the current zoning
ordinance. The next meeting the Commission will discuss any missing information,potential
disagreements with the assessment, and also identify good things with the current ordinance.
Questions from the Commission members can be directed to Staff from now until the meeting.
Minutes submitted by Stephanie Boettcher
Introductions
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Zoning Commission Members:
_ .'"..'Crouch,chairman -Plan Commission
• • • •Jeft Baker -Zoning Board of Appeals
1 1 • • ♦ • • • • •Greg Mullen -Clamber of commeme
•Ralph Poster -YSSC
Zoning Commission •Gary NeW -ArontectEdderTemloper
Meeting V1 •Phd Haagen -BamkedF,.ndal
.Pere HOI. a( -Engineer
•AI Green -Glean commItIes
The TaSk of the Zoning Commission The Role of the Zoning Commission
• Prepare Zoning Ordinance
Recommendations
Revise and update the City's Zoning Ordinance • Conduct Public Hearing(s)as necessary to
allow the public to review and comment on
the recommended updates
• Present a final recommendation to the
City Council for consideration
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Assessment Report The Next Meeting
• Part I—Statutory Powers/Purpose • Set Schedule—
Wnthly?
• Part II—Summary of Deficiencies
Regular Datelrime?