2010-57 REZONING PROPERTY - GRAND OAKS ESTATES, LLC - 2225 SOUTH MT. ZION ROAD

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Excerpts from Plan Commission Minutes of June 3,2010 continued: c. Design and amenities. The proposed development is designed with amenities and landscaping greater than a normal development including a landscaped buffer yard along portions of the south and west borders of the development. Also, the facades of the Memory Care Facility and Supportive Living Facility will consist mainly of natural shades of Fiber Cement Siding (similar in look to wood finish rather than vinyl) with accents of limestone at the entrances. The roof is a combination of hip with some front gables. d. Consistency with comprehensive plan. The proposed development is generally consistent with the Comprehensive Plan as it currently calls for retail on the eastern portion of the property and residential on the western portion of the property. The Bank and the Supportive Living facility will be in the area shown as retail in the Comprehensive Plan while the Memory Care Facility is proposed to be located in the Low Density Residential area. e. Traffic capacity. State Route 121 is under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Department of Transportation and all new entrances require an Access Permit from them. Public Works is not requiring a traffic impact report because IDOT is the agency that must allow the entrance and IDOT will require further analysis of the entrance if they deem it is necessary. The supportive living facility is expected to generate very little traffic. The banking facility is relocating from another location on Route 121 and is not expected to generate much new traffic to Route 121. The City has been provided information from IDOT that they will work with the petitioner on their site plan and the IDOT permitting process. f. Adequacy of utilities. Proposed utilities and infrastructure will be adequate to serve the proposed land use(s). g. Integration. The proposed development will be developed in accordance with an overall design plan. h. Adequacy of parking facilities. All of the parking meets the City's parking requirements and will be contained on the site. The North access to the property will be from the Wal-Mart site by an access easement that runs along the east side of the Rainstorm carwash property. The East access will be from IL Route 121/South Mt. Zion Road. The property owner is requesting an access easement for proposed Lots Two (2), Three (3), and Four (4) because there will be no direct access to a public right-of-way from these lots. The petitioner proposes to construct a private road along the north side of the development for access to these three (3) lots. There will also be joint property striping modifications at the stop signs located at the West end of Aldi Drive to help with vehicular movement. Three (3) monument style signs have been proposed for the development to be located in front of each building site. The maximum area of the signs will be twenty (20) square feet and the maximum height will be five (5) feet. The main sign for the development will be placed along IL Route 121 and will be set back five (5) feet from the property line. The sign will be a multi-tenant sign with a maximum square area of 200 square feet and a maximum height of twenty (20) feet. The PD plan has been reviewed and approved by the City's Technical Review Committee, Planning, Engineering and Fire. Based on the analysis, staff recommends approval of the proposed PD Planned Development petition with the following conditions: a. Final site, landscaping and lighting plans shall be submitted to and approved by the Department of Planning and Building Services, Public Works Department and the Fire Department prior to building permits being released.