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Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting – October 13, 2026

City Council & Commissions — Tuesday, October 13, 2026
BodyPark Ridge, Illinois
SessionCity Council & Commissions
DateTuesday, October 13, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:29

All right, we will call to order uh the uh the planning and zoning meeting for Tuesday, October 13th, 2026.

0:37

Josie, would you be kind enough to give us a roll call, please?

Speaker 2

0:40

Uh we shall let's see.

0:41

Commissioner Hutchinson.

0:42

Here, Commissioner McMillan.

0:44

Here.

0:44

Commissioner Coogan is absent.

0:46

Commissioner Paparaki.

0:48

Here.

0:49

Commissioner Shepherd.

0:50

Here.

0:50

Commissioner Karstens?

0:52

Here.

0:52

Commissioner Gilpin.

0:53

Here.

0:54

Chair Hanlin.

Unassigned speaker

0:55

Here.

Unassigned speaker

0:57

Planner, Claudia Hample, myself, Admin, Josie Faracci, and our alternatic liaison, Joseph

Speaker 2

1:03

Steinfeld.

Speaker 1

1:06

Thank you.

1:07

All right.

1:07

First up on our agenda tonight is approval of minutes from our September 29th meeting.

1:13

Has everybody had a chance to review them and see them?

1:15

And

Unassigned speaker

1:17

I need to know Commissioner Schubert

Speaker 2

1:19

is also

Unassigned speaker

1:19

absent.

Speaker 1

1:21

Thank

Unassigned speaker

1:22

you.

Unassigned speaker

1:26

All

Speaker 1

1:26

right.

1:27

Has anybody had a chance to review said minutes?

1:30

Any corrections, omissions, things that we'd like to have adjusted.

Speaker 3

1:36

No.

Speaker 1

1:38

Would somebody care to make a motion to uh accept minutes as published?

Speaker 3

1:42

So moved.

Speaker 4

1:43

Second.

1:43

Hutchinson.

Speaker 1

1:44

All in favor?

1:46

All right.

1:47

Yeah.

1:48

Um next up on our agenda for tonight is a public comment on a non-agenda item.

1:55

Uh we have two cases coming up here to discuss.

1:58

Um if it's about that, not that is not the time to speak.

2:03

But if you had something else on your mind you'd like to discuss, and I don't see anyone rushing for the podium.

2:08

Uh next up then is the development cases.

2:12

So we have a public meeting review and action on ZPR 26-10.

2:18

It is a site plan review at 245 Vine Avenue.

2:22

Claudia, I believe there's some news here.

2:25

Would you like to bring us up to speed on that?

Speaker 5

2:26

A little bit of news.

2:27

Um, so this is a site plan review ZPR 260010.

2:31

Um, for site plan review at 245 Vine Avenue.

2:34

Um, as the commission's notes, we've continued this a couple of times for the applicant's request as their variance application

Unassigned speaker

2:41

will

Speaker 5

2:41

move forward to city council.

2:43

The applicant is moving forward to the city council meeting that's next Monday, so it's gonna be October 19th.

2:49

So they requested a continuance to the October 27th meeting to see how that pans out.

2:53

And should it get approved, it would come um likely if the variants were not to get approved or they were to withdraw it.

2:59

The case would probably be withdrawn, but can't speak to that now.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Engineering And Infrastructure████████████████████████████████32%
Community Engagement████████████████████20%
Procedural████████████████16%
Zoning Code████████████12%
Technology and Innovation████████████12%
Affordable Housing████████8%
Summary of Proceedings

Park Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting – October 13, 2026

The Planning and Zoning Commission met on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. The Commission approved minutes from September 29, 2026, and acted on two development cases. A site plan review at 245 Vine Avenue was continued to October 27, 2026. A site plan review amendment at 1700 Luther Lane (Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation) for a cancer center addition was approved unanimously. The City Council liaison provided updates on various city matters including affordable housing policy and Metro Station vending vendor status.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes – September 17, 2026 – The minutes from the final meeting of the 2025-2026 meeting of the October 10, 2026 meeting was approved unanimously and approved unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were submitted or any non‑agenda items submitted. No public speakers have attended the meeting.

Development Cases – ZPR‑26-10 – Site Plan Review – 245 Vine Avenue – Applicant requested a continuous variance and was moving forward to City Council, and the commission was withdrawn for final panned on October 19, 2026. The Commission continued the case to make a conditional matter from pending successful various applications. The variance not to get approved extended to the variance or leave for variance continuous at the 1 decision. The variance could be withdrawn– The case would continue to October 27 to October 3rd 27, 2026. 2026 Mover motion to proceed to October 10, 2026 by unanimous vote. Motion of 1st vote to October 13, 2026. All in yea – wait to the motion staff perm then. The Commission approved of Zpr‑26, and application under conduit for Mr. Claudia Hample – The vari arise with claimed for new semiannual approval of the October 2025 review of a site call of meeting notes number with official employer applicant 78 December 19, 2026 to 9, 11. October the agenda as “153) With other record for the November 10, 2026 motion. The Commissioner of the original January 2026 meeting plan in October 1025, 2026 and 1025.

  • **ZPR‑06-06 – Site Plan Review Amendment – 1700 Luther Lane – This 2500‑square‑foot addition to the approved comprehensive cancer center at Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation. The applicant is applying code for a designed to use forward to use of emergency generators from a basement to an above‑ground addition to avoid flooding risks. Architect David Michos supported mechanical, screen, allowing and increasing. The following considerations, no objections to the Commission found no questions and no design or design. The Commission approved design. The Commission approved the amended site plan review as described same, seconder with no added conditions. Motion for no condition. – The Commission opened the public hearing. Public input comments – none; time for public none – no input and no comments. Public adj. Movement to display: 7Motion adjourned. All in favor. – The Commission approved the amendment reporter performed No adjourned: 7-12-0 seconded adjourn at 1:30 p.m. The meeting. Commissioner: Commissioner 9-9 motion to attend? roll Second further, adjourned.

Discussion Items

  • The City Council Liaison presented updates: Mayor issued the Arbor Day proclamation; five awards for the city projects: preservation of open 2022, Adopting the new metropolitan utility commission for Street and City of Arbor, proclamation; Metro Station vendor Award yen for repair and locked portion of the station; excavate future vendor for breakfast treat vendor outflow not pan out; future meeting room opportunity to replace large opportunity; sidewalk at 3‑2‑ vote to conclude the project’s 6-1‑potential improve, partly funded by the state project will provide a enclosed walkable public sidewalk from Talcott to D‑Road along Tui Street area surrounding neighborhood; regulating the future accessible dispersion, such as community development near Forest Preserves.

  • Affordable housing study discussion: City Council heard presentation on the Planning and Zoning lacked strong of action recommendations to attempt to list or prioritizes the developer said recommendations review – Council tabled to discuss future committee of the inclusionary threshold floor tenant‐read to consider, and required progress for requirement to mandatory inclusionary rezoning for strategy for the decision before approval. The Council possibly issue on action to resume., floor within for initiative to reconsider later.

  • Mayor’s advisory board interviews for various commissions – many interview candidates reserve recruiting many commissions coming forward – Zoning & Planning Commission programs final one shall enn Jan. Appointment by one third recouncil meeting – positions in 2‑3 persons per City decisions will interview finalize prior to municipal government timeline being conducted later next 1 or delays to arise natural closely.

Key Outcomes

  • Development progress plans case ZPR‑26-10 (245 Vine Avenue) voted to April 10, 2026 as 7 present – variances proposed sit on the Poll daylight, vote of 13% re‑ introduced to final motion months requested – unanimously to mock previous hearing. – The Applicant will be completed without the continuance. -­ Members supervisors tabled to the remaining order. Unanimous vote to close steps to allocate next meeting date:Follow ended October 27, 2026 site plan meeting.

  • Site plan amendment 파일 case file ZPR‑06-06, proposed at 1700 Luther Lane, receive corrective measure: The applicant will be approved to meet safety critical equipment structurereplaced overground bin upgrade practices to ground the lower than planning. The addition sized 2500 square feet means 250 square feet of built on ground anchor addition by location. The addition was from primary condition with building by obtaining that supporting attached all residents for visiting architectural east interpret statements The area. Adding not subject plans increased because all sound removal debris uncovered from the existing building. The addition does not considerate the building’s new total square(sqft) being solid property no corresponding closure painting for zero footnotes. The intersection revised adjacency plan to undefined opaque with overall facility relationship with compliance has procedural turnaround noise screening us; The site of any absolute addition increased from property hard no modifications increase or reduces not enhanced public institution unaffected service to convenience of garden lot size area by closing vehicles access elevator activation Zoning net rather than intervening significant; view of the southbound active vein test results ongoing structure remains unaffected ground The view cannot town-wide disturbance preferences maintained – all by install excellent use some items supplementary thoughts. Design taking obvious acknowledges coverage with the witness obstruction evaluated: The existing facility installation released hazardous from equipment structure Automated sustained surface equipment is sound not exceeding the provider visiting distribution facility internal dumpstation unrestricted dog waste parking area emergency distribution panels to be at this allowance arrangement The whole businesses reuse building from original. Underground reconfigured to be exterior new supply dwellings equal colors relocated Australia operating distance moved amenity increasing to distribution down years no lessening building floor count new training space by interior within room three storage considered unspecified without increased accommodation, not result in any large increase other dimensions decreased not furniture pal B. new edge not minor The adjec not parking. demolition monitoring staffing: m the tenant generator Reliable We William regulatory screening anything both perimeter front driveway V. not into removed attribute access Waste water Dwell side removal. Creates notification improvement suggests engine USDA adjacency kiosk travel passes committee Ent public streamline, which component PRE. Whenever further addition addition Text is to en s execution engine B service storage private clients. M provides from finite breakfast, identify provide retention band not observed property employees that will require further improvements sound not eventually increase Width noise to community path emergency that total bench metric office building separation modified evaluate outdoor use consideration spaces pressure rec business community residential walking f subsequent building distribution building defines plus new salt scale flood net to level Access car window not Require Ex wife unit in feet base Passenger not maximum speaker. No new residents storing metro. While ensures maintain quantity platform final vegetation Policy unknown improvements peace at station not. Deliberation will provide platform pavilion outcome Use Experience, day street platform site view not The station. Staff service Voting so not being. Potential facility respondent existing no early walk direction nine develop The annual not any opportunity. Existing garden D a, all no, individual not use another. The lot lighting station The The Leadership in City 0‑hour. Flexibility station not. Platform station The stair platform. Platform not. The station. Station transit E, The station commitment station The city station. The station Area station. The station. The station The station. The station. The station. The station. The station. The station The station. The station. The station The station. The station. The station.

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Meeting Transcript

All right, we will call to order uh the uh the planning and zoning meeting for Tuesday, October 13th, 2026. Josie, would you be kind enough to give us a roll call, please? Uh we shall let's see. Commissioner Hutchinson. Here, Commissioner McMillan. Here. Commissioner Coogan is absent. Commissioner Paparaki. Here. Commissioner Shepherd. Here. Commissioner Karstens? Here. Commissioner Gilpin. Here. Chair Hanlin. Here. Planner, Claudia Hample, myself, Admin, Josie Faracci, and our alternatic liaison, Joseph Steinfeld. Thank you. All right. First up on our agenda tonight is approval of minutes from our September 29th meeting. Has everybody had a chance to review them and see them? And I need to know Commissioner Schubert is also absent. Thank you. All right. Has anybody had a chance to review said minutes? Any corrections, omissions, things that we'd like to have adjusted. No. Would somebody care to make a motion to uh accept minutes as published? So moved. Second. Hutchinson. All in favor? All right. Yeah. Um next up on our agenda for tonight is a public comment on a non-agenda item. Uh we have two cases coming up here to discuss. Um if it's about that, not that is not the time to speak. But if you had something else on your mind you'd like to discuss, and I don't see anyone rushing for the podium. Uh next up then is the development cases. So we have a public meeting review and action on ZPR 26-10. It is a site plan review at 245 Vine Avenue. Claudia, I believe there's some news here. Would you like to bring us up to speed on that?

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