The meeting was called to order by Village President Jaberg at 7:32 P.M.

Present: Village President Margaret Jaberg, Trustee Yvonne Nealy, Trustee Schilz, Commissioners: Susan Bellehumeur, Debra Falk, Carl Krueger, and John Raffensperger. Commissioner McGuigan arrived at 7:35 P.M.

Also Present: Russell Van Gompel, Village Manager; Mary Kay Buratto, Community Development Director; Trustee Moranski and Trustee Baker.

Excused: Commissioner Frances Jordan

None.

Mary Kay Buratto stated that she is preparing for a public informational meeting that will be held in April for the installation of traffic signals at Schroeder Drive and State Trunk Highway (STH) 57 (Green Bay Road). She also informed Commissioners that she and Larry Neitzel are involved in ongoing requirements for managing stormwater quality and quantity and that the requirements will have an impact on sites proposed for development or redevelopment.

Russ Van Gompel updated Commissioners on the litigation with the Brisben Company. Both sides are still in the process of discovery. Russ was recently deposed. He expects that the first motions for summary judgement will be made in May of this year.

Mr. Walter Koceja, owner of the station, has petitioned the Village for a conditional use permit for a car wash addition. The Plan Commission has been asked to review the proposal and make a recommendation to the Village Board. Commissioners, after reviewing the site plan, expressed concerns about the impact of the noise on adjacent and nearby residential properties that would be generated by the blowers. Commissioners also discussed concerns that the parking proposed for the west side of the site would make it difficult for gasoline delivery trucks to maneuver on the site. Commissioners also commented that the site plan was not well prepared and not consistent from sheet to sheet. The car wash building elevations did not show the type of material or colors proposed. Many Commissioners commented that the site plan was difficult to read and interpret. Commissioner McGuigan asked that in the future staff work with applicants to ensure that they submit professional quality drawings that clearly, accurately and completely reflect what is being proposed.

Mr. Shaer is interested in purchasing the property at 6625 West Brown Deer Road and building a group home for up to 20 elderly persons. Mary Kay Buratto distributed copies of an opinion and a letter written by Village Attorney Dineen stating that the Village has provided for CBRF's serving more than 8 residents as a conditional use in the B-3 Commercial District only. Any CBRF for more than 8 persons in a residential district would require an amendment to the regulations for that district.

Commissioners discussed the proposal and found that although they would like to see the site redeveloped and the existing legal non-conforming structure gone, a 20 bed CBRF would be too large for a lot that size. They also expressed a concern that there would not be enough land for adequate parking and on-site traffic circulation. Some Commissioners stated that they would consider a facility for more than 8 residents if it were proposed for more than the one lot, but other Commissioners were only comfortable with a smaller facility.

Mary Kay stated that by law the applicant could build a facility for 8 or less persons on the lot. When asked if he would consider doing so, Mr. Shaer stated that it was not economically feasible to build a new structure for only 8 residents.

Commissioners suggested to Mr. Shaer that if he is interested in planning a smaller facility on the existing lot, or on the consolidation of two lots for a facility to house more than 8 persons, he should contact staff. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

Mary Kay Buratto explained to Commissioners that the CSM reflects the new lot that was created when Mr. Meldman, the owner of JM Remodeling, purchased a small amount of land from his neighbor to the west and added it to his existing lot. The additional land was needed to increase the distance from the west lot line to the footings of the new garage to meet the setback requirements from the rear lot line. The surveyor for JM Remodeling incorrectly set the distance for the footings, which would have made the garage a non-conforming structure. Because the misplacement of the footings was not a deliberate act by Mr. Meldman, staff accepted Mr. Meldman's offer to purchase additional property to make the footings conform to the zoning rather than force Mr. Meldman to remove the footings and re-pour them in the correct location.

Mary Kay stated that the CSM would go on to the Village Board for their review and approval as well.

Mary Kay Buratto brought Commissioners up to date on the changes to the development review process. She and Russ Van Gompel will be appearing before the Beautification Committee meeting tomorrow evening to review the changes, the timeframe for implementation and to solicit questions and comments from Committee members. Mary Kay and Russ will also be meeting next week with the Building Board to update them as well.

Russ explained to Commissioners that while the necessary changes have been made to the ordinances governing Plan Commission jurisdiction, no changes have been made to the ordinances which now give the authority for landscape and architectural review to the other boards. Mary Kay has identified the portions of the ordinances that will need to be changed to implement the Plan Commission jurisdiction, but she is not moving those changes forward to the Village Board for review and action until she and Russ have visited with the Beautification Committee and the Building Board. In the meantime, while the Plan Commission will see and comment on landscape plans and building architecture, the Beautification Committee and the Building Board will continue to review those elements as they have done in the past.

Mary Kay Buratto, Director of Community Development