STAFF REPORT 2013-21P: Subdivision Community Development Department Council Chambers, 7:30 PM, July 18, 2013 To: From: Re: Paul Luke, Chairman, Skokie Plan Commission Mike Voitik, Planning Technician Subdivision: 9300, 9310 & 9440 Kenton Avenue and 9301 Gross Point Road General Information Location Purpose Petitioner Size of Site Existing Zoning & Land Use Adjacent Zoning & Land Use Comprehensive Plan 9300, 9310 & 9440 Kenton Avenue and 9301 Gross Point Road To subdivide 42 parcels into 3 lots. Trustees of Schools Township 41 North, Range 13, on behalf of School District 68 Land to be subdivided: 935,745 square feet (21.48 acres) with 1,588.91 feet of frontage on Gross Point Road, 1,445.63 feet of frontage on Kenton Avenue, 152.97 feet of frontage on Niles Center Road, 98.49 feet of frontage on Knox Avenue, 33.00 feet of frontage on Kilpatrick Avenue, and 590.39 feet of frontage on Lyons Street. R2 Single-Family vacant elementary school, junior high school, school district administrative offices, school district bus transportation yard, language school, preschool North South East West B4 Regional Shopping offices, clinics R4 Multifamily Housing multifamily residences R1 Single-Family single-family residences R3 Combined Housing multifamily residences R4 Multifamily Housing multifamily residences, townhomes B1 Service Commercial mixed commercial, offices B2 Commercial mixed commercial R1 Single-Family single-family residences, public park R4 Multifamily Housing multifamily residences B3 Business grocery store, clothing stores, hotel, automotive repair facility, automotive fuel station The site is designated as single family detached residential. #433040 v1 Staff Report 2013-21P: Subdivision: 9300, 9310 & 9440 Kenton Avenue and 9301 Gross Point Road 1 of 3
SITE INFORMATION Public sidewalks are present along Gross Point Road, Kenton Avenue, Niles Center Road, Knox Avenue, Kilpatrick Avenue, and Lyons Street. Overhead utilities run to the west of the running track south of the junior high school. Five driveways are located along Gross Point Road, 7 driveways are located along Kenton Avenue, and a gated driveway is located at Lyons Street. The site is directly served by the CTA 54A and 97 buses, which run along Skokie Boulevard, and the Pace 208 bus, which runs along Church Street. The site is indirectly served by the CTA 205 and Pace 215 buses, which run along Golf Road, a block and a half north of the subject site. STAFF ANALYSIS Petitioner s Submittal The petitioner is requesting to subdivide 42 existing parcels into 3 lots at the property currently addressed as 9300, 9310, and 9440 Kenton Avenue and 9301 Gross Point Road in an R1 Single-Family district. The School District 68 Resubdivision is being requested in order to prepare for the district s sale of the former Sharp Corner School building. Lot 1 will contain the Old Orchard Junior High building and its associated parking lots and playfields. Lot 2 will contain the District 68 administrative building and its associated parking lots and school district bus lot, and Lot 3 will contain the former Sharp Corner School building and its associated parking lots and playfields. Comments Staff Comment and Review sheets were sent to all pertinent departments. All departments returned the sheets with no comments regarding the subject case. The Planning Division supports the proposed subdivision. The subdivision will meet all requirements of the Village Code and Map Data Policy. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends that the petitioner s request to subdivide the subject site be GRANTED subject to conditions listed below: 1. The property must be subdivided pursuant to the School District 68 Resubdivision dated June 20, 2013, revised July 11, 2013, and as may be further revised with the approval of the Village Manager, or designee, and Corporation Counsel. 2. Upon the passage of the ordinance by the Board of Trustees, the Mylar of the School District 68 Resubdivision must be submitted to the Village with all signatures other than Village staff or elected officials. 3. The School District 68 Resubdivision shall be effective upon its recording by the Village in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Illinois. #433040 v1 Staff Report 2013-21P: Subdivision: 9300, 9310 & 9440 Kenton Avenue and 9301 Gross Point Road 2 of 3
4. All monuments must be set no later than 1 year after the date of the recording of the plat. 5. The petitioner must submit to the Planning Division electronic files of the plat of subdivision in approved and finalized form. The files must be scaled drawing files in AutoCAD format (version 2010 or older). The drawings must be formatted to SPCS, NAD83, HARN 2007, with SPCS north being straight up, and the primary units in U.S. Survey Feet. All elements must be contained within a single file, no XREF or PDF attachment files shall be used. 6. If work is to be performed on public property or if public property is utilized or impacted during construction and or development, the owner must provide, or must cause the developer and/or contractor to provide, the Village of Skokie with a certificate of insurance naming the Village of Skokie as additionally insured for any and all claims related to any and all work. The owner shall hold, and shall cause the developer and/or contractor to hold, the Village of Skokie harmless and indemnify the Village for any and all claims for property damage or personal injury related to work on or use of public property. 7. The petitioner must comply with all Federal and State statutes, laws, rules and regulations and all Village codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations. ATTACHMENTS 1. Plat of School District 68 Resubdivision, revised July 11, 2013 2. Land Use and Zoning Map #433040 v1 Staff Report 2013-21P: Subdivision: 9300, 9310 & 9440 Kenton Avenue and 9301 Gross Point Road 3 of 3