Requested Action
Land Use Variation to allow a Private School within the M-1 District
Variations Required
None identified at this time.
Recommendation
Based on revised plans received subsequent to the Plan Commission hearing, Staff is recommending that Condition #1, as recommended by the Plan Commission, be modified by the Village Board as shown below:
A public hearing was held by the Plan Commission on March 8, 2017 where Commissioner Drost moved and Commissioner Sigalos seconded:
A motion to recommend approval to the Village Board of Trustees, of PC#17-001, a Land Use Variation to allow a Private School in the M-1 District for New Hope Academy. This approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. The revised landscape plan as submitted by the property owner is subject to Village review and approval to ensure all applicable landscape requirements have been met. The landscaping as specified in the approved plan must be installed prior to occupancy of the New Hope Academy on the subject property.
The revised motion: "The landscaping as specified in the plan dated as received on March 3, 2017, must be installed prior to occupancy of the New Hope Academy on the subject property."
2. The subject property owner shall replace the water meter and single detector check valve as outlined in the Memorandum from the Public Works Department dated February 2nd, 2017.
3. The Petitioner shall work with the Police Department to provide a School Resource Officer (SRO) for New Hope Academy, or will make other provisions as deemed necessary by the Police Department, if after one year or at any point in the future it is determined by the Police Department that a dedicated SRO is necessary at New Hope Academy.
4. The Petitioner shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and Village Codes, Regulations, and Policies.
Roll Call Vote: Commissioners Cherwin, Drost, Ennes, Green, Jensen, Sigalos, Warskow and Chairman Lorenzini voted in favor. Motion carried.