1 - Village of Palatine

DATE: June 12, 2012
TO:
FROM:
RE:
ZONING CASE: 12-36
PETITIONER:
LOCATION:
PROPOSAL:
PUBLIC HEARING:
Mayor and Village Council
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING
200 E. Wood Street . Palatine,IL . 60067-5339
Telephone: (847) 359-9047 . Fax (847) 963-6247
www.palatine.i1.us . Action Line (847) 705-5200
Jan Wood, Chair, Zoning Board of Appeals
Findings of Fact
Frank Sbragia
1280-1286 E. Dundee Road
1. Special Use to permit a restaurant pursuant to Section 11.03 (d) (28) of the Palatine Zoning
Ordinance;
2. Variation to permit a freestanding sign of 240 square feet instead of the maximum permitted
100 square feet pursuant to Section 8.03 (c) (1) (c) (i) of the Palatine Zoning Ordinance;
3. Variation to permit a freestanding sign that does not display the name and location of the
unified center pursuant to Section 8.03 (c) (1) (b) of the Palatine Zoning Ordinance;
4. Variation to permit attached signage for an individual store to be 137 square feet instead of
the maximum permitted 98 square feet pursuant to Section 8.03 (c) ( 2) (c) (i) of the Palatine
Zoning Ordinance;
5. Variation to permit 3 attached signs for an individual store instead of the maximum
permitted 1 sign pursuant to Section 8.03 (c) (2) (a) of the Palatine Zoning Ordinance.
After due notice as required by law, the Zoning Board of Appeals conducted a hearing relative to the above mentioned
petition on June 12,2012.
The petitioner, Frank Sbragia, was present with the following people: Dave Clerk of Highland Park, landlord; Paul
Sieben of Palatine, architect; Anthony Schwaab of Oakbrook, representative for the outside investors; Bob Macrito of
Northbrook, one of the restaurant's managers. Some of these people provided testimony as to the reasons for the
request and why he believed that the petition met the necessary standards. No objectors were present.
Christina Johnson, Planning and Zoning Department, was present and testified it was Staff's recommendation to
approve the proposal for the restaurant and associated variations. However, Staff recommends action at the
discretion of the Zoning Board of Appeals relating to the size of the freestanding sign.
FINDINGS:
The Standards have been met.
RECOMMENDATION:
Therefore, by a vote of 8 Ayes to 0 Nays, the Zoning Board of Appeals voted to recommend approval of the Special
Use and Variations to permit the above proposal, subject to the following conditions:
1. The Special Use shall substantially conform to the floor plan attached hereto as Exhibit "N, the business plan
attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and the site plan attached hereto as Exhibit "C" except as such plans may be
changed to conform to Village Codes and Ordinances.
2. The parking area on the north side of the building shall be repaved or repaired in a manner acceptable to the
Village of Palatine (including the required screening for the residential property to the north and security
lighting in conformance with code).
3. The freestanding sign elevations shall be revised to include a decorative or architectural element in a manner
acceptable to the Director of Planning &Zoning.
Incorporated in 1866
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