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Zoning Commission Minutes 2008 11-13-08 United City of Yorkville County Seat of Kendall County 800 Game Farm Road Yorkville, Illinois, 60560 Telephone: 630-553-4350 Meeting Summary Zoning Ordinance Revision Steering Committee Kick Off Meeting Thursday November 13, 2008 Yorkville City Hall Council Chambers 800 Game Farm Road ATTENDEES: Anne Lucietto,Plan Commission Chairperson Tom Lindblom,Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District,Plan Commission member Tom Van Boekel,Leo Foelich Construction Co.,commercial/industrial building development/construction Richard Scheffrahn,Yorkville Green Committee member John Sterrett,Kendall County Planning Department Anna Kurtzman,United City of Yorkville Building Department Travis Miller,Director United City of Yorkville Community Development Department Stephanie Boettcher, Senior Planner,United City of Yorkville Community Development Department Charles Wunder,Urban Planner,United City of Yorkville Community Development Department MEMBERS NOT PRESENT Lynn Dubajic,Yorkville Economic Development Corporation Donald Schwartzkopf,United City of Yorkville Police Department Richard Guerard,Homebuilders Association Jeff Baker,Zoning Board of Appeals,Plan Commission MEETING SUMMARY Anne Lucietto started the meeting at 7:00 PM. Travis Miller introduced the members of the Steering Committee and the constituencies they represented. He then started a slide presentation that outlined the adoption of the new Comprehensive Plan. Travis then outlined several goals and objectives in the new Comprehensive Plan that were directly related to the Zoning Ordinance. Travis then outlined the land use classifications that were identified and delineated in the new Comprehensive Plan. These classifications included Rural Neighborhoods, Estate Neighborhoods, Suburban Neighborhoods, Traditional Residential Neighborhoods, Commercial, Neighborhood Retail, Industrial, office and Research and Institutional classifications. Following his discussion of these land use classifications he outlined the various zoning districts associated with these land uses. Charles Wunder explained the task of committee as being to revise and update the City's Zoning Ordinance. Charles identified the Zoning Ordinance as one of the most important tools that the City uses to implement the Comprehensive Plan. The current zoning ordinance was written in the early 1970's and although it has been amended frequently throughout subsequent years, there hasn't been a comprehensive review and modification of it since then. Charles has divided the revision process into four phases, assessment, content and format determination, ordinance drafting and adoption. He then suggested several roles for the Steering Committee in each phase and asked the members to feel free to make suggestions on additional things they could do to improve the draft zoning ordinance. After this discussion Charles presented some background information on zoning. This included a brief history of land use regulations, the development of zoning laws in the United States in the 1920's, zoning's legal authority and types of zoning ordinances in use today. He provided members with a copy of the state enabling legislation that gives local governments the authority to do zoning regulations. He also gave them some handouts that identified the three"styles" of zoning ordinances being used today. Charles then explained that the staff would be proceeding with the assessment Phase which would include interviews with staff members using the zoning ordinance, various stakeholder groups such as developers and attorneys and the city's advisory and decision making bodies. The next meeting would include a presentation and analysis of information gathered in the interviews and a review of other zoning ordinances in use in the area. Charles said that this meeting would be held in January of 2009 and that he would be contacting all the members to see when the most convenient time a date would be for Steering Committee members.