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McHenry County Staff Plat Review Board met Sept. 1.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

I. CALL TO ORDER

Meeting called to order at: 8:30 AM by Dennis Sandquist.

PRESENT: Colletti, Wallen, Hanlon, Sandquist, Beets (Remote), Magee

ABSENT: Nomm, Oliver, Levato, Martin

II. PUBLIC COMMENT

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III. DRAFT MINUTES FOR APPROVAL

Staff Plat Review - Public Meeting - Aug 4, 2021 8:30 AM

Motion by Mr. Beets seconded by Ms. Hanlon to approve the minutes.

RESULT: ACCEPTED BY VOICE

IV. SITE PLAN REVIEW

Jose Gaona – Petition #2021-022 – Conditional Use Permit to allow for a Landscape Business with Outdoor Storage

Petitioners were not present.

Motion by Ms. Colletti, seconded by Mr. Wallen to send the applicant the information prepared for today's meeting and require resubmission.

All members present voting aye. Motion passed.

Gonzalo Alejandre (Petitioner) and First Midwest Bank Trust No. 13475 (Thomas Popovich – Beneficiary, Owner of Record) - Petition #2021-027 Conditional Use Permit to allow for a Landscape Business with Outdoor Storage.

Present on behalf of Petition 2021-027 was the owner Gonzalo Alejandre and his Steven Cuda, his attorney.

MCDOT Comments

Mr. Beets commented that the project is on a State Road. The petitioner will need to reach out to IDOT for requirements.

Stormwater Comments

Ms. Colletti mentioned that there was a second driveway installed prior to the petitioner's purchase of the property. If this driveway will be utilized the impervious area will need to be added to the permit, otherwise it will need to be covered by dirt. The impervious area calculations will need to be included in the application, but the application is not needed prior to obtaining the conditional use.

Planning Comments

Ms. Hanlon mentioned her concerns with the parking spaces and included the comments in the packet. She requested a revised site plan to show the general location of the of the parking stalls along with the accessible space to understand that there is enough off street parking to accommodate the requirement. She noted that the outdoor storage is to be reasonably screened. She also requested the dimensions for the one free standing be added to the site plan.

Building

Mr. Wallen reviewed his written comments and noted that the number of toilet rooms is dependent on the number of employees. The application states 6 employees which requires 2 toilet rooms. If there are 4 or less only 1 will be required. Four trucks are noted on the application, if there is a trigger for floor drains. A site plan will e required in general terms to show enough room for those systems.

Health

Mr. Bauke attended the meeting on behalf of Mr. Levato and presented his comments. A potable water supply for workers is required and a 100% replacement area for the existing septic. The location of where the de-icing material will be stored should be depicted on the site plan to ensure sufficient separation from the well. If any floor drains will be proposed in the structures they should be noted on the plan.

Motion by Mr. Wallen seconded by Ms. Colletti to approve this site plan subject to revisions and to submit those revisions offline to zoning and health.

All members present voting aye. Motion passed.

V. STATUS UPDATE

Ms. Hanlon reported that Mcaskey, known as Hempstock on South street, had a quite a it of opposition from the subdivision across the street. The ZBA did not reach a conclusion and is sending this to County Board without a recommendation.

Duke Energy hearing is next week on Thursday, making this the fourth hearing to accommodate the testimony.

All Seasons Orchard was approved by the County Board.

Ms. Scharlow mentioned that the Weyrauch hearing is tomorrow. She inspected the site and noted that the mulch was dropped in the wrong area nd will be moved. The property appeared neat and orderly.

VI. MEMBER COMMENTS

Mr. Sandquist noted this is his last meeting as he is retiring on Friday.

VII.ADJOURNMENT

Motion by Mr. Beets seconded by Ms. Hanlon to adjourn the meeting.

All members present voting aye. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 a.m.

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