Grundy Reporter

Coal City Planning and Zoning Board Met May 3.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

At 7 p.m., chairman Georgette Vota called to order the meeting of the Coal City Planning and Zoning Board in the boardroom of the Village Hall. Roll call-members Jill Breneman, Richard Crotteau, John Hawkinson, and Irving DeWald. Absent was Amanda Burns and Maria Lewis. Also in attendance was Trustee Dave Togliatti, Matt Fritz, village administrator and Kyle Watson, deputy building inspector.

The minutes of the April 5, 2021 meeting were presented. Crotteau moved to approve the minutes as written, second by Hawkinson. Roll call-Ayes; Breneman, Crotteau, Vota, Hawkinson, and DeWald. Nays, none. Absent; Burns and Lewis. Motion carried.

There was no public comment at this meeting.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING

Variance Request 505 E. Batista Alfred Esparza

All those wishing to speak at the public hearing were sworn in by Clerk Noffsinger. The petitioner was present for comments and questions. The request is for the construction of a fence within the corner side yard requiring a 10' setback from the property line. The property to the south of 505 E. Batista had received a similar variance, therefore the petitioner will align his fence with that of the fence to the south of his property. Mr. Esparza is requesting the fence for safety purposes. The six foot fence will be constructed on the rear property line. (Maria Lewis arrived at 7:05 p.m.) Breneman moved to approve the 15 ft. fence variance request at 505 E. Batista, second by Crotteau, Breneman, Crotteau, Vota, Hawkinson and DeWald. Nays; none. Absent; Burns. Motion carried. Mr. Esparza was advised to attend the Village Board meeting on May 12th for final determination.

VARIANCE REQUEST PRESENTATION

Garage Variance Kenneth J. Kappes 555 S. Vermillion Street

The petitioner is requesting a variance for the construction of a garage which will be metal sided and exceeds the maximum roof height of 15 feet. Points of discussion included:

• Garage will be a pole barn (post & beam construction)

Metal siding and roof Concrete floors Re-doing the electric to the new structure No plumbing required Storage of vehicles and car hobby

• 10 ft. wide drive way on existing easement

The Board suggested that the Petitioner submit:

• Siding to match the existing house

• Distributing pictures of the proposed garage Due to the location of the proposed garage, the Board does not object to the metal siding. The Public Hearing is slated for Monday, May 17th at 7 p.m.

TEXT AMENDMENT OR CONDITIONAL USE REQUEST PRESENTATION

Brian C. Faletti 235 E. Oak Street

Mr. Faletti is purchasing the 9 12 acre parcel at the end of First Avenue south of Division Street, presently owned by John Trotter, commonly known as the paper mill property. The property is zoned l-1 and the petitioner would like to construct a 9,600 sq. ft. fitness gym with the plans of other structures and tenants to be located on the property in the future. The Village Code is silent as to allowing the permitted use of health clubs within industrial zoned areas. Comments and discussion by the Board included:

No P.U.D. is required-property is less than 10 acres Entrance off 1st Avenue with a possible additional entrance on Vermillion Street in the future

• Buildings to be constructed-commercial or industrial?

• Adequate room for other buildings to be constructed

The Board recommended adding health clubs as a permitted use in industrial zoning. They advised Mr. Faletti to bring a drawing of the proposed building and layout to the Public Hearing scheduled for May 17th at 7 p.m.

REZONING REQUEST PRESENTATION

BDR Properties 155 S. Vermillion

Bernie D'Orazio, owner of BDR Properties, has purchased 155 S. Vermillion, commonly known as the skating rink building. He is interested in converting the building to a 16 unit apartment complex. The property is presently zoned commercial and he would need to rezone the parcel to multi-family. Mr. D'Orazio gave details of the project as:

• 2 bedroom apartments, just over 800 sq. ft. each

• Front entrance on north side of building

Parking-36 required and 32 parking slots exist on the east side of the building with 4 additional spots on the north side Concrete parking lot Sprinkler systems with egress windows and fire rated barrier Storm drainage in the parking lot

• 36,000 sq. ft. is total lot size

• Address is actually two separate lots

• Roof may be a barrel roof

The Board recommended and requested:

• Architectural embellishments/accents on building

• Discouraged parking on roads and alleys

• School bus lane on north side of building-is that a designated area, alley or private area

• Switch entrance from north side of building to the east side, off the parking lot

• Redevelopment will be an improvement to the neighborhood

• South side distance set back is 15 ft.

Notify school of redevelopment intent May need a dedication on the north side Square footage adequate for number of bedrooms; may have to reconfigure the potential development plan to reflect the correct bedroom numbers Review of survey

Mr. D'Orazio will come before the Board again after adjustments are made.

Crotteau moved to adjourn the meeting, second by Breneman. All signified by saying aye, no one opposed. Motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 7:53 p.m,

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