Plan Commission
Regular MeetingNorthbrook, IL · September 20, 2016
Minutes
Plan Commission 1225 Cedar Lane
Northbrook, IL 60062
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~ Minutes ~ Debbie Ford
(847) 664-4013
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 7:30 PM Board Room
1. CALL TO ORDER
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Steven Elisco Commissioner Present
Norm Jacobs Commissioner Present
Dan Pepoon Commissioner Absent
Jeremy Melnick Commissioner Present
Bryan Schimel Commissioner Present
Susan Elfant Commissioner Absent
Muriel Collison Commissioner Present
Arthur Nowak Commissioner Present
Marcia Franklin Chairman Present
2. MINUTES APPROVAL - September 6, 2016
A. Motion To: Minutes of September 6, 2016
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Steven Elisco, Commissioner
SECONDER: Muriel Collison, Commissioner
AYES: Elisco, Jacobs, Melnick, Schimel, Collison, Nowak, Franklin
ABSENT: Dan Pepoon, Susan Elfant
3. COMMUNITY PLANNING REPORT
4. HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE
5. REVIEW OF NEW APPLICATIONS
A. DOCKET NO. PCD-16-10: LIFE TIME FITNESS MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT – 1000 SKOKIE BOULEVARD.
Public hearing and resolution recommending approval of an application submitted LTF Real Estate
Company, Inc., as the contract purchaser of the property located at 1000 Skokie Boulevard to develop
the Subject Property with a planned development consisting of a physical fitness facility, a child care
facility, and a 304-unit luxury apartment building. The Applicant has filed an application seeking
approvals of the following: (A) Final site plan for the planned development; (B) Final plat of
subdivision; (C) Special permit for a floor area ratio of up to 0.73; (D) Special permit to allow Life Time
Fitness (LTF) to operate a physical fitness facility; (E) Special permit to allow Children’s Learning
Adventure (CLA) to operate a child care facility; (F) Special permits for wall sign heights and sign area;
(G) Special permit for landbank parking spaces for the child care facility and the fitness facility; (H)
Variation to reduce the required front yard along Skokie Boulevard from 50 feet to no less than 30
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feet; (I) Waiver of the foundation landscaping requirements for the CLA building and the LTF building;
(J) Waiver of requirement to bury existing overhead utility line along Sunset Ridge Road frontage; (K)
Exceptions to reduce the required number of parking spaces for the apartment building and to reduce
the stall dimensions for the parking spaces: and (L) Approval of such other any subdivision or zoning
relief as may be necessary.
Motion To: to close the Public Hearing.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
AYES: Elisco, Jacobs, Melnick, Schimel, Collison, Nowak, Franklin
ABSENT: Dan Pepoon, Susan Elfant
Motion To: Resolution 16-PC14 Village of Northbrook Plan Commission docket number 16-10, 1000
Skokie Boulevard Life Time Fitness mixed use Development as prepared and submitted by staff.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Muriel Collison, Commissioner
SECONDER: Steven Elisco, Commissioner
AYES: Elisco, Jacobs, Melnick, Schimel, Collison, Nowak, Franklin
ABSENT: Dan Pepoon, Susan Elfant
6. OLD BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. ADJOURN
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