Planning & Zoning Commission

CITY OF DEKALB PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING February 25, 2015 The City of DeKalb Planning & Zoning Commission held a regular meeting on February 25, 2015 in the City Council Chambers of the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, Illinois. CALL TO ORDER Chair Welsh called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Planning & Zoning Commission members present: Christina Atherton, Roger Ruehling, Matthew Crull, David Castro, Deborah Nier, and Chair Welsh. Adam Katz was absent from the meeting. Also present: Derek Hiland, Principal Planner, Jared Heyn, Administrative Intern, and Linda Jacobson, Administrative Assistant. Also in attendance were Keith Nyquist, Park District Board Liaison, Steve Irving and Dawn Harper of Irving Construction and Steve Cichy of Oak Crest Retirement. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Ms. Atherton motioned to approve the February 25th agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. Crull and approved by voice vote. Chair Welsh noted that Item 2, worksession with Chris and Mike Carpenter, was deleted from the agenda for presentation at a future date. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Atherton motioned to approve the minutes of the January 7, 2015 meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Crull and approved by voice vote. CITIZEN COMMENTS None OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None CONSIDERATIONS Worksession with Steve Cichy, Oak Crest Retirement Center’s Executive Director, and Irving Construction regarding the Oak Crest Complex (2944 Greenwood Acres Drive), and their interest in rezoning the property to add an addition to the main building and correct zoning district inconsistencies elsewhere on the retirement campus. Mr. Cichy, Executive Director of Oak Crest since 1980, provided a history on the chronology and growth of the campus (A Look Back, page 16 of backup). Seventy percent of the residents come from within a twenty-five mile radius and the remainder relocates to be near family. Oak Crest is currently looking to further develop the 30 acre parcel. Over the years, the PUD has been amended and the campus now consists of 120 independent apartments, 36 duplex units, 30 personal care apartments, and a 73 bed nursing facility. The proposed fifteen month project, commencing in June 2015, will create 24 additional independent apartments, a wellness wing complete with indoor parking, an additional dining venue, an exercise room, and swimming pool. Oak Crest’s current rec center has been accredited by peer review and has been in existence for twenty years with eighty + members today. Mr. Cichy presented plans to the Commission advising everything is under one roof connected by a one story corridor to the three story housing building. A new elevator in the existing building will provide access to the exercise area. The project is entirely funded by Oak Crest’s capital. Steve Irving of Irving Construction, project manager, advised that calculations were completed by a civil engineer to double the size of the pond routing water flow to the south side of the detention pond. Hydrants exceed code requirements, the building is sprinklered, and concrete will be used to provide the highest fire rating. All trash, condensers, and chillers will be out of view, screened with a berm created with excess soil. An additional generator will be added for backup needs. Amenities including a Starbucks, fireplace, bistro café, fitness trainers, massage services, patios, 9-10’ ceilings, individual HVAC and hydronic heat in units will make the final project a step above, comparable to the Del Webb community in Huntley. Mr. Cichy noted access roads to the campus are off Bethany and Oakland roads. Oak Crest, although adjacent to the hospital, does not plan to connect with a road. The facility does not want an overflow of hospital discharge traffic creating unwelcome traffic for residents. There are four major entrances to the facility with door #4, near the apartments and parking, getting the most use. Mr. Hiland stated that the purpose of the worksession is to learn more about the proposal. A public hearing will be held in the future to present a rezoning request to the Commission. Eighty percent of the campus is zoned PD and twenty percent is MFR; any change requires an amendment to clean up zoning district’s inconsistencies. COMMISSIONER COMMENT Chair Welsh thanked the presenters and advised Oak Crest will be back on March 25, 2015. REPORTS/ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING Mr. Hiland advised March 11 will be the first of the meetings to go through the University Village zoning request and may be continued to another evening. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote and the meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda Jacobson, Recorder Administrative Assistant Minutes approved at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on May 27, 2015.