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Will County Land Use & Development Committee met Nov. 9

Will County Land Use & Development Committee met Nov. 9.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

I. CALL TO ORDER AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM

Chair Tyler Marcum called the meeting to order at 10:33 AM

Attendee Name

Title

Status

Arrived

Saud Gazanfer

District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)

Present

Tyler Marcum

Chair

Present

Steve Balich

Member

Present

Judy Ogalla

Member

Absent

Jacqueline Traynere

Member

Present

10:37 AM

Tom Weigel

Member

Present

Meta Mueller

District 5 (D - Aurora)

Present

A quorum was declared.

Land Use Staff present were Dawn Tomczak, Marguerite Kenny, Adrian Diaz, Mary Hartegan, Susan McDavid, Scott Killinger and David Dubois.

Matt Guzman present from the State's Attorney Office.

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Tyler Marcum led the Pledge of Allegiance.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. WC Land Use & Development Committee - Regular Meeting - Oct 11, 2022 10:30 AM

MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 11, 2022 MEETING

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Steve Balich, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla, Traynere

IV. NEW BUSINESS

1. Ordinance Amending the Will County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance Adopted and Approved September 9, 1947 as Amended for zoning case ZC-22-020, MHC Pheasant Lake Estates Land LLC, Owner of Record, (MHC Operating Limited Partnership, 100% managing member (Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc., 85% general partner (GP))); and Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc., 85% general partner (GP) (Marguerite Nader, President and CEO; Paul Seavey, Executive Vice President and CFO; Patrick Waite, Executive Vice President and COO; David Eldersveld, Executive Vice President, CLO, and Secretary); Brad Hovanec of Cage Engineering, Inc., Agent and Mariah DiGrino of DLA Piper LLP, Attorney; requesting (M-22-009) Map amendment from A-1 to R-5, (S-22-016) Special use permit for a mobile home park, (V-22-049) Variance for minimum setback from public street (southside Pauling Rd.) from 50 feet to 30 feet, (V-22-050) Variance for minimum setback from public street (southside Pauling-Goodenow Rd. (CH 23)) from 50 feet to 23 feet, (V-22-051) Variance for minimum setback from public street (northside Pauling-Goodenow Rd. (CH-23)) from 50 feet to 23 feet and (V-22-052) Variance for minimum setback from public street (westside Nacke Rd.) from 50 feet to 30 feet, in Crete Township, for PIN # 23-15-31-100- 005-0000, commonly known as V. (vacant) Pauling Rd. (SW & NW Corner of W. Pauling Rd. & S. Nacke Rd.), County Board District 1

(Marguerite Kenny)

Marguerite Kenny presenting Staff report.

Map Amendment from A-1 to R-5.

Special Use Permit for a mobile home park.

Variance for minimum setback from public street (southside Pauling Rd.) from 50 feet to 30 feet.

Variance for minimum setback from public street (southside Pauling-Goodenow Rd. (CH-23)) from 50 feet to 23 feet.

Variance for minimum setback from public street (northside Pauling-Goodenow Rd. (CH-23)) from 50 feet to 23 feet.

Variance for minimum setback from public street (westside Nacke Rd.) from 50 feet to 30 feet.

To develop the parcel into Phase II of the adjacent Pheasant Lake Estates manufactured home community.

Marguerite Kenny: Just to provide the committee an update I do believe the attorney representing this development has requested it to be tabled. I do know there are several residents here that wish to speak, but I do just also want to mention that we received a couple emails. (1) One that has been provided as a memo that included pictures of her cold-water filter on her washer. So, I could provide those photos today if you would like me to bring them up or you can refer to the memo that has been attached to the staff report.

Chair Tyler Marcum: Is the applicant's attorney present? Come down to the podium just to explain your request. After that we will get public comment.

Mariah Digrino: Thank you, my name is Mariah Digrino with DAL Piper LLP representing the applicant. The case before you is a series of requests, (1) one is a map amendment, special use, and the variances were also requested. The appeal of the denial of variance by the Planning Commission is before you today. As well as your decision on the Map Amendment, special use. It was continued last month to this hearing. We are again asking for a deferral of all the matters in that case to the February meeting. The applicant is undertaking additional review over the materials that have been presented. Is consulting with their engineering team. To understand the issues that we presented by the concerned citizens in October. So, undertaking some technical evaluations. Consulting with them and as well as with the County Staff. We will be circling back with the resident's as well. So, we want to make sure we are doing that before we come back to you. We have sufficient time to do that.

Chair Tyler Marcum: Part of it was, didn't I read that, the township has requests.

Mariah Digrino: Yes. Thank you. The township has also requested the applicant present to the Township Plan Commission. So of course, we wanted to make sure we had time for that before we come back to you.

Chair Tyler Marcum: That is the request from the applicant is for us to delay all the applicable requests on this case until the February 2023 meeting. We will get to that. I do want to give people who came out here an opportunity to speak, so thank you. Does anybody have to be any questions?

Steve Balich: I have no problem with the delay. Do they have to go back to planning and zoning then?

Chair Tyler Marcum: No. They have (6) six months. What month Marguerite, I think it is April they would be automatically denied if no action was taken?

Marguerite Kenny: That is correct. Within (6) six months of the Planning and Zoning Commissions deciding on the issues.

Steve Balich: That is what I was asking.

Chair Tyler Marcum: They have (6) six months so if it comes back in February, they can punt it through one more time. Then it's automatically denied. Thank you. Questions for applicant attorney?

No response.

Chair Tyler Marcum: We will invite anyone from the public who wishes to speak on this matter. I know there are a lot of folks that do want to speak on this, you can. Anyone who wants to come on down.

Concerned Citizens: Infrastructure problems, harassments, got evicted, no repairs agency, mold, Corporate (call to owner) to stay in motel - resident would have to pay though, Collect rent money-no repairs though, don't listen, not to be trusted, (30) thirty years pothole, street not paved since 1992 when he moved in, watermain breaks, odor, dead trees, raise rent- sign terms against wishes, magically fix when they want things done, severe water issues, ground water, harassments, flash flooding (32) thirty-two years, many people in audience state afraid to complain, rent is paid no services they pay for provided, pollution, no rules enforced, no club house usage, ponds in bad shape, ELS is not honest, office no help at all, water pressure, class action suit against ELS and no expansion until our community is repaired.

Chair Tyler Marcum: Does anyone else wish to speak?

No response.

Chair Tyler Marcum: Seeing none. The request is to push this to the February 2023.

Marguerite Kenny: I just wanted to mention that we did receive an email this morning from a Jolista Stevens. She does not want you to forget what she wrote. So, she would like me to read it again.

Letter was read into record.

Chair Tyler Marcum: The request was to post pone the case until February 2023. I will say I will support it in hopes that the company gets their act together and addresses some of these concerns.

but it is concerning that it took all of this to get any action.

Steve Balich: Tyler I have a question. This is a question is for Land Use. I know that when there is a violation. The violation has to be rectified before they can do other stuff. After hearing all those things, it seems like there are violations. So are there violations that people file violation notices and is it going to court. Is something like that happening that we don't know?

Marguerite Kenny: County Board member Balich there has not been a complaint received at the Land Use office regarding any of these comments. We are complaint based so if we do get complaints we do go out and investigate them. I have reached out to Illinois Public Health regarding some of the concerns they received. Regarding that, they have a direct contact for the water treatment plant that they reach out to, to resolve any issues. If it is regarding any water. The water treatment person then reaches out to the park. In terms of any water treatment or water testing the IDPH does not so that. Each individual homeowner would have to find a lab to test the water. They also submitted that their most resent monthly testing that they do, and the water treatment facility does was actually within the limits NPTS that they operate under.

Meta Mueller: The Land Use has not received any complaints. If someone here today wanted to file a complaint, would they just contact your office to do that?

Marguerite Kenny: That is correct. Then we would send out an inspector to go take a look at the site and if we find any violations we would issue a violation letter and give them steps to come into compliance.

Meta Mueller: My next question, well water testing does our Health Department provide sources for that, do you know?

Marguerite Kenny: If we received any complaints regarding that, that would be my suggestion. Would be to talk to the Health Department to find out if they knew of local labs that could do that.

Meta Mueller: Some people don't realize the Health Department does a lot of things outside of our public health. It is water and testing they do that as well. My next comment, as Chairman Marcum said I hope that when folks come back to so this again in February. They will have rectified all the problems because I don't really see many folks on this Board supporting any landlord that treats their tenants this way. Unfortunately, this is a problem that we see. Something I think a lot of us feel strongly about. I will just make that statement so folks know where we stand.

David Dubois: Mr. Chairman, the department can only address issues or complaints that pertain to ordinances that our department administers. Margie mentioned some other issues that are state related and there are certain things that we cannot address.

MOTION TO POST PONE UNTIL FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 6-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Steve Balich, Member

SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

2. Ordinance Amending the Will County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance Adopted and Approved September 9, 1947 as Amended, for Zoning Case ZC-22-036, Ramiro Guzman, Owner of Record, Requesting (M-22-013) Zoning Map Amendment from R-5 to C-2, (V-22-044) Variance for Minimum Street Setback from 30 feet to 19.89 feet, (V-22-036) Variance for Minimum Side Yard Setback from 10 feet to 3.25 feet (south), (V-22-048) Variance for Minimum Lot Area from 12,000 square feet to 11,318 square feet, for PIN #30-07-12-109-017-0000, in Joliet Township, Commonly Known as 607 Algonquin Street, Joliet, IL County Board District #8

(Adrian Diaz)

Adrian Diaz presenting Staff report.

This case was first presented at the Planning and Zoning Commission on July 5, 2022. At the meeting the applicant informed the commission and staff that they were in the process of purchasing a portion on the adjacent property. In order to make the property more conforming to our zoning standards. Because of that the case was asked to be postponed. Between 2012 and 2021 the subject property had been the subject of (5) five separate violations. Due to property maintenance issues such as unsafe structure, weeds, sanitation and keeping of abandoned vehicles. The applicant himself acquired the property in 2021. Most recently the property was in violation for property maintenance issues on December 2, 2021. The applicant has made some efforts to bring the property into conformance. For example, he did demolish a derelict structure in the back of the property. No agency objected to the zoning case no objectors were present and the commission voted unanimously to approve all zoning requests. Staff recommended denial but the commission recommended approval.

Tyler Marcum: Any questions on this case?

No response.

Tyler Marcum: Does anybody from the public wish to speak on the second case 22- 036.

No response.

Tyler Marcum: Does anybody have any question for the owners?

No response.

MOTION FOR AMENDMENT FROM R-5 TO C-2

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 6-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Steve Balich, Member

SECONDER: Saud Gazanfer, District 4 (D - Bolingbrook)

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

3. Ordinance Amending the Will County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance Adopted and Approved September 9, 1947 as Amended, for Zoning Case ZC-22-056, First Midwest Bank, as Trustee under Trust No. 9769, Owner of Record,(Nassem Ziyad - 100% Interest), Constantine Wagner, Agent and Nathaniel Washburn of KGG LLC, Attorney; Requesting Zoning Map Amendments; (M-22-020) Map Amendment from A-2 to E-2 (Lot 1, 2, & 4) and (M-22-021) Map Amendment from A-2 to R-1 (Lot 3), for PIN #16-05-22-400-017-0000, in Homer Township, Commonly Known as 13706 W 167th Street, Homer Glen, IL, County Board District #7 (Adrian Diaz)

Map amendment from A-2 to E-2 (Lot 1, 2, & 4).

Map amendment from A-2 to R-1 (Lot 3).

To rezone the property for a four-lot subdivision.

The subject property is zoned A-2 and is 15.194 acres with approximately 1,658.74 feet of frontage along West 167th Street and South Parker Road. The property meets the minimum lot standards for the A-2 zoning district (min. 2.5 acres, 300 feet lot frontage).

The applicant intends to demolish the existing structures on the property. Demolition permits will be required.

The applicant is applying for a minor subdivision. The subject property will be subdivided into four (4) lots. Proposed lots 1, 2, and 4 would conform to the lot standards for the E-2 (estate residential) Zoning District. The E-2 district requires a minimum lot area of 105,000 square feet (~2.4 acres) and 180 feet of lot frontage. Lot 3 would conform to the standards outlined in the Zoning Ordinance for the R-1 (single family residential) zoning district (min. 60,000 square feet and 165 feet of lot frontage).

The property has a 50-foot-wide recorded easement for a pipeline granted to the Chicago Pipeline Company. The easement runs from the northwest to the southeast of proposed Lot 4. Each lot created by the subdivision would require road access permits from the Homer Township Road Commissioner to build entrances onto West 167th Street and South Parker Road. The property abuts Kensington Estates. Of the agencies notified, no objections were made.

Four (4) concerned neighbors were present with concerns with: water drainage, more added traffic, Area does not need more development, wants the open space for wildlife, trees and grass.

The applicant’s attorney spoke stating that all plans will be reviewed by the County. The Building Codes and engineering plans will be approved by the Will County Land Use. His client owns the property and wants to build this home for his family members.

Staff Recommended approval of map amendment from A-2 to E-2 (Lot 1, 2, & 4) and Approval of map amendment from A-2 to R-1 (Lot 3).

Planning and Zoning voted 5-0 to approve map amendment from A-2 to E-2 (Lot 1, 2, & 4).

Planning and Zoning voted 5-0 to approve map amendment from A-2 to R-1 (Lot 3).

MOTION FOR MAP AMENDMENT FROM A-2 to E-2 (LOT 1,2,& 4) Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 6-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Tom Weigel, Member

SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

MOTION FOR MAP AMENDMENT A-2 TO R-1 ( LOT 3)

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 6-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, Member

SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

4. Ordinance Amending the Will County, Illinois Zoning Ordinance Adopted and Approved September 9, 1947 as Amended, for Zoning Case ZC-22-073, Jeffrey T. Haas & Shelly R. Haas and Grundy County Bank Trust 1503 dated December 14, 2009, Owner of Record, (Carol J. Jacobs, 87.404% Beneficiary), Dave Denler, Agent and Richard Kavanagh of KGG LLC, Attorney; Requesting Zoning Map Amendments; (M-22-029) Map Amendment from A-1 to I-2 (0.58 Acres) and (M 22- 030) Map Amendment from A-1 to I-2 (74.00 Acres) for PIN #'s Part of 30-07- 13-224-003-0000 & 30-07-13-400-035-0000 in Joliet Township, Commonly Known as Vacant Property on E. Washington Street, Joliet, IL 60433 and Vacant Property on Cherry Hill Road, Joliet IL, County Board District #8

(Marguerite Kenny)

Marguerite Kenny presenting Staff report..

Map Amendment from A-1 to I-2 (0.58 acres).

Map Amendment from A-1 to I-2 (74.00 acres).

To build a six-lot industrial subdivision and provide egress/ingress at Cherry Hill Road and Moss Lane.

Contains (2) two separate properties the first is owned by Jeffrey & Shelly Hass, this regards the 0.58 acres that is requesting to be zoned to I-2 it is currently zoned A-1. The (74) seventy-four acre parcel is owned by Grundy County Bank Trust 1503 dated September 14, 2009. Where Carol J. Jacob is 87.40% beneficiary. This applicant has come forward earlier this year finalizing the Denler Subdivision, the final plat of subdivision. Also, came before you requesting planning and development for the Denler subdivision a few years back.

STAFF ANALYSIS

The subject property is located north of I-80, along the west side of Cherry Hill Road and consists of two PINs (30-07-13-224-003-0000 & 30-07-13-400-035- 0000). PIN 30-07-13-400-035-0000 is 74.00 acres and is zoned A-1. It has frontage along Cherry Hill Road to the west and is currently farmed. PIN 30-07- 13-224-003-0000 is a 54.40-acre A-1 parcel and is also farmed; only 0.58 acres is desired to be conveyed to the Agent to be developed as part of a six lot industrial subdivision with three outlots. The 0.58 acres will primarily be dedicated roadway of the subdivision and allow a four-way intersection to be constructed at Moss Lane and Cherry Hill Road.

The Agent previously rezoned the parcel directly south (PIN 30-07-13-400-038- 0000) to I-2 (zoning cases ZC-19-050, ZC-19-051; both approved in November of 2019) and pursued a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to subdivide the parcel into a five-lot industrial subdivision (zoning case ZC-20-069, approved May of 2021).

The subject property involves a proposed six-lot industrial subdivision which will require a major subdivision in accordance with the Will County Subdivision Ordinance, Chapter 154, of the Will County Code of Ordinances. Major subdivisions require preliminary plat and final plat approvals by the Plat Committee prior to being officially recorded. The final plat also requires approvals from other public agencies such as the Fire Protection District, Health Department, Road District, etc. The subdivision process is separate from this zoning action.

To subdivide the subject property, the applicant is requesting to rezone the entire 74.58 acres to the I-2 (general industrial) zoning district. Only part of PIN 30-07-13-224-003-0000, 0.58 acres, is being requested to be rezoned. The I-2 district requires each lot created to be a minimum of 10,000 square feet and have 80 feet of lot frontage. As the major subdivision process will result in the dedication of roadway to the local township road district, each lot created would have frontage along the public roadway. Should the development change and create a private road, this would require further zoning action and a PUD. The Agent is desiring a standard subdivision currently.

At the Planning and Zoning Commission this past November 1st, there were (10) ten objectors present. Most of the concerns dealt with the existing truck traffic in the area due to the recent industrialization south of I-80 and going further north. There is concern because north of I-80 is predominantly residential. There are schools in the area and there are children that have to walk to school so there is concern with that. There are also concerns about connecting to existing sanitary districts. The proposed subdivision most of the lots are between (5) five to (10) ten acres and are appropriate size for their own well and septic. So, there is no desire to connect to any sanitary districts within the subdivisions. There were mentions about flooding. Again, they would be required to meet the County's water recourses ordinances and zoning. Each block within that subdivisions, if the subdivision were to be approved would have to meet the zoning ordinance requirements in terms of land use buffers, screen for the industrial type uses. As well as conformance with the water resource ordinance. The Zoning and Planning Commission recommended denial of both map amendment requests, and I want to point out that a memo was sent out yesterday that contains several more e-mails of objection.

STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS

• Approval of a map amendment from A-1 to I-2 (0.58 acres). • Approval of a map amendment from A-1 to I-2 (74.00 acres).

Mr. Cavanaugh: You have heard from a lot of concerned citizens here today. I can understand their concerns I have driven by this property many, many, many times. I would like you to think about what this parcel is and the proposed uses for it. This is a request to turn an A-1 parcel into an I-1 industrial parcel. David Denler of Denler Inc. he is the purchaser, and he wants to develop a (6) six lot industrial subdivision. He has previously developed a (4) four lot industrial south of this parcel. Denler Ink, we have (3) three of the (4) four lots sold. New buildings are going up. The property is located in Joliet Township on the west side of Cherry Hill Road immediately north of the existing Denler subdivision which this board approved for zoning a couple years ago. Then approved the final plat within the last (6) six months or so. The final plat also went through the zoning process with the City of Joliet, and they approved it. This parcel will have to do the same. The City of Joliet has to approve it. Joliet uses their authority under the Illinois statutes to review and approve all subdivisions within a mile and a half of their boarders. So, we have been working with the City of Joliet as well as with the county for these approvals. The site has been farmland for probably the last 150 years. It is an isolated farm. There is the one farm to the north. There is one to the east on Cherry Hill Road, but you don't have a farmer living on the property. Just pulling his tractor or equipment out of a shed or a pole building to farm the land. It is very inefficient to farm this land. The soils are great for farming, but there are (2) two depressional storage areas and the farmer generally gets about (60) sixty acres worth of crops off (74) acres of land. The LESA score the land evaluation and site assessment score show this is not prime farmland and it is not productive farmland but rather it's potential growth in incorporated areas. At the hearing before the planning commission and today we heard comments about the local water system could not handle supplying water to the site. That is why this will be developed with well and septic and not with central water and sewer. The City of Joliet has water within roughly a half mile, but it is at the south side of I-80. At the southwest corner of Haven Road and Cherry Hill Road. The cost to bring in water to the site boring, under I-80 would be absolutely prohibited 300 to 400 hundred thousand dollars is the engineer estimate that I have heard. Because you cannot get central water to this site. Residential also won't work on this property. If this were to come in and asked to be rezoned R-2A thirty thousand square foot lots. The cost of developing it would be incredibly expensive and you wouldn't get that many lots. I did a site analysis in respect to industrial zoning. In looking at industrial zoning just based on the purchase prices of the lots and the building which exists on the existing Denler subdivision. If these (6) six lots are developed, they would wind up creating an increase of property taxes for the local taxing bodies of a hundred and fifty times the property taxes currently being generated. Keep in mind that would be with absolutely no impact on the schools, no impact on the park district, very little impact on the township. They would have to take care of snow removal. Very little impact on the county. The county would be supervising if there are complaints and things like that. Very little impact on the fire protection district. In fact, I talked with the Fire Chief the other day. Who indicated he would love to see this developed because he would get an increase in property taxes of roughly (60) sixty thousand dollars. Which would allow him to start replacing fire trucks. If you are looking at this, what is the highest and best use of this? It is not farming. It is nice farmland, it is nice to have the view, it is nice to have the quiet there but it is not productive of farm land. It is basically the highest and best use of this property is going to be with this type of project, with a developer that you already know. Under regulations that the county is very careful to follow. With berming along (4) Fourth street and no access to (4th) Fourth Street with berming along Cherry Hill Road. With the light regulations etc., and with berming by the way across the western boundary of Eisenhower school. We think the highest and best use is clearly industrial. We ask you to follow your professional staff's option and recommend to the full County Board that the property be rezoned from A-1 to I-2. I'd be happy to answer any questions. I have the engineer Richard Vane if you have questions with respect to either the type of use that would go in on the property or with respect to any of the engineering issues.

Tyler Marcum: Any questions?

Response from gallery.

Tyler Marcum: The audience can't ask questions. That is for the Board to ask questions. You can catch up with them after this, but this portion is for us.

Meta Mueller: What are the uses you are looking at to put here.

Mr. Cavanaugh: Bill can you come down? We have major truck sales truck repair. We have one company that is looking at it for their corporate headquarters.

Richard Vane: Most of the users we are talking to, are very similar to the ones who have already purchased the lots on the first phase up against I-80 and these are small business owners that have companies where they want to move their corporate headquarters there. Have anywhere from (2) two to (4) four thousand

square foot of office space. They have a building (12) twelve to (18) eighteen hundred square feet. Where they will do maintenance on their equipment and store their equipment on site. And have proximity to the location there. Any other one is a truck sales and leasing company. Of course, they were interested in the frontage on I-80. They can display their trucks in that area. There are other smaller businesses, a landscape business. That is looking for a place where they can build their landscaping building, have a corporate headquarters there. Use that as their home base for landscaping retail and mostly wholesale. Smaller business (20) twenty to (40) forty employees, each one of these would employ.

Tyler Marcum: Does anybody on the committee have any last thoughts before we entertain the motion?

No Response.

MOTION FOR MAP AMENDMENT FROM A-1 TO 1-2 ( 0.58 ACRES) Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Tom Weigel, Member

SECONDER: Steve Balich, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

MOTION TO APPROVE MAP AMENDMENT FROM A-1 TO I-2 (74.00 ACRES) Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, Member

SECONDER: Steve Balich, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

V. OTHER BUSINESS

1. Preliminary Plat for Denler Subdivision Unit 2 with 2 waivers from sections 154.128 and 154.755 ; Review for Jeffrey T. Haas & Shelly R. Haas and Grundy County Bank Trust 1503 dated December 14, 2009, Owner of Record, (Carol J. Jacobs, 87.404% beneficiary) , Richard Kavanagh of KGG LLC, Attorney, for PINS: : part of 30-07-13-224-003-0000 & 30-07-13-400-035-0000 Vacant property on E. Washington Street, Joliet, IL 60433 and Vacant property on Cherry Hill Road, Joliet IL 60433 (Brian Radner)

Tyler Marcum: Motion to approve.

Steve Balich motioned.

Meta Mueller second.

Tyler Marcum: Anybody have any thoughts on this?

No response.

Roll call vote. 6-0, unanimous.

Dawn Tomzcak: So, for the preliminary plat there was also a memo in your packets. And one of the wavers is requiring alleys in all industrial zoning districts. The second wavier is requiring sidewalks in all nonresidential subdivisions. So those (2) two waivers need to be voted on. Also, you can condition that approval. I know committee member Weigel brought up the berm. If that is required in the ordinance this is preliminary engineering. There will be final engineering. If it is required in the ordinance, we will certainly require it. However, you can condition it the approval if you wish. To say that there be a berm on Cherry Hill Road.

Tyler Marcum: Mr. Guzman how shall we proceed with this?

Matt Guzman: I think the consensus is it would be nice if we had (1) one vote covering all of this. With the (2) two waivers included as part of it. I suggest do a motion to reconsider on this and vote on that. Then there would be a discussion on the (2) two waivers and take (1) one vote which would encompass those waivers as well.

Tyler Marcum: OK. I guess we can do that because we have to vote in the affirmative to have a motion to reconsider. If you vote against it, you can't make a motion to reconsider. So, the first thing we will need is a motion to reconsider the preliminary plat.

Meta Mueller: Motion to reconsider.

Jacqueline Traynere: Second.

Tyler Marcum: What is the next Motion exactly? How should we word.

Jacqueline Traynere: Motion to approve with the (2) two conditions mentioned in the (2) two waivers.

Scott Killinger: If you wish to add a condition for the landscape berm as well.

Jacqueline Traynere: And I would like to add a condition for a berm on the east side of the property along Cherry Hill.

Tom is going to leave.

Steve Balich Seconded.

Tyler Marcum: It was moved and seconded to approve with the waivers and the additional berm on the east side of the property. Roll Call please.

MOTION TO POSTPONE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR DENLER SUBDIVISION UNIT 2 REVIEW

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Steve Balich, Member

SECONDER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

MOTION TO RECONSIDER

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Voice Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Weigel, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

MOTION TO APPROVE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR DENLER UNIT 2, W/THE (2) TWO WAVIERS & W/CONDITON FOR LANDSCAPE BERM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY ALONG CHERRY HILL ROAD

A Landscape Berm is required on the east side of the property along Cherry Hill Road. Waviers 154.128 & 154.155.

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, Member

SECONDER: Steve Balich, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

LEFT MEETING: Weigel

2. Highland Ridge South PUD Public Improvement Inspection Report (Scott Killinger)

Scott Killinger: This is informational for the committee, most of you will recall me coming in here and asking permission to foreclose on a letter of credit. I am happy to report today the developer has completed the improvements. The Township Highway Commissioner and I went out and inspected them a couple weeks ago. I am just letting you know that subdivision is now closed out completely. I am happy to say it is done.

Any questions?

Jacqueline Traynere: What town is this in?

Scott Killinger: Frankfort. You don't have any action. There is a maintenance bond that the ordinance gives me authority to release. We just wanted a memo in the file to memorialize it was it was done. So, I wrote it up and made this report to you all.

3. Overturning the Decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Approving Appeal #APCD-22-001 by MHC Pheasant Lakes Land, LLC., Applicant for Zoning Case #ZC-22-020 , in Crete Township, Commonly Known as Vacant property on Pauling Road , Monee, IL County Board District #1 (Brian Radner)

Tyler Marcum: Overturning the decision of the PZC Crete Township this has to do with the mobile home that we heard earlier.

I want to make sure what we are voting on.

Brian Radner: Thank you Mr. Chairman. These are the variances that were denied. That were requested by the mobile home community and the PZC voted against. Seeing that you moved the request to February it would probably make since to move this request to February as well. So that it is all considered at the same time.

Jacqueline Traynere: Do you need a motion?

Tyler Marcum: We will need a motion to refer this to the February meeting. Steve Balich motioned.

Jacqueline Traynere seconded.

Tyler Marcum: Moved and seconded, Roll Call.

MOTION TO OVERTURN THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND APPROVING APPEAL #APCD-22-001

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Steve Balich, Member

SECONDER: Jacqueline Traynere, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

LEFT MEETING: Weigel

4. Establishing an Agricultural Area -for CASE # APA-22-001 - Readman (Colin Duesing)

Tyler Marcum: Agricultural area creation. This is in 30115 Readman Lane in Wilmington Township. This is 131 acres this is for our agricultural preservation that we passed. The committee met last month we voted to recommend the approval of this. This is in Wilmington. The Municipality, if they object to it, it does kill it. They have not done so. It had been recommended that we approve that. I entertain a Motion to approve the agricultural preservation area.

MOTION TO APPROVE AGRICULTURAL AREA

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

SECONDER: Steve Balich, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

LEFT MEETING: Weigel

5. Adopting and Amending Certain Provisions of the Will County Building Ordinance - Weed Ordinance

(Colin Duesing)

Tyler Marcum: This one for the weed ordinance is just correcting the discrepancy. Correct?

Colin Duesing: It is correcting the property maintenance code to establish the weed height consistent with other ordinances.

MOTION TO AMMEND WEED HEIGHT

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Roll Call Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Meta Mueller, District 5 (D - Aurora)

SECONDER: Steve Balich, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

LEFT MEETING: Weigel

VI. REPORTS, COMMUNICATIONS, CORRESPONDENCE

1. Chair, Will County Land Use and Development Committee

2. Committee Members, Will County Land Use and Development Committee 3. Director, Will County Land Use Department

4. Other

5. Public Comment

VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

MOTION TO ADJOURN

Will County Land Use and Development Committee Approved by Voice Vote, unanimously, 5-0.

RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]

MOVER: Jacqueline Traynere, Member

SECONDER: Steve Balich, Member

AYES: Gazanfer, Marcum, Balich, Traynere, Mueller

ABSENT: Ogalla

LEFT MEETING: Weigel

IX. NEXT MEETING DATE TO BE DETERMINED

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