Plainfield Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commission Meeting - November 4, 2025
Plainfield Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commission Meeting - November 4, 2025
The Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commission of the Village of Plainfield held a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 7:00 PM, chaired by Chairman Menace. The meeting covered approval of prior minutes, a development report, and a continued discussion and voting on the Nook by Elevant apartment project.
Consent Calendar
- The Commission unanimously approved the minutes from the October 21, 2025 meeting via a voice vote.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public came forward to speak on items not on the agenda.
Development Report
- Jake Melrose reported that the Village Board had approved two projects: 7 Brew Coffee and the Wall & Woods mixed-use development (by Mark Companies) at the previous night's meeting.
Old Business: Nook by Elevant Apartments
- The Commission revisited the Nook by Elevant apartment project (288 units, density ~31-32 units/acre) located north of Village Hall off Wood Farm Road. The public hearing was closed at the prior meeting; no additional public testimony was taken.
- Commissioners offered comments: Chairman Menace expressed concerns about the requested density; Commissioner Fahim appreciated design changes and supported the project as a housing ladder; Commissioner Heynan agreed with density concerns but noted the comprehensive plan calls for multi-family in the area; Commissioner Nicholson was excited for the project and urged continued work on a walking path to downtown.
Key Outcomes
- Variance Request (Zoning Board of Appeals): Motion by Commissioner Fahim, seconded by Commissioner Nicholson. Vote: 6 in favor (Campanella, Fahim, Nicholson, Vilerga, Wagner, Chairman Menace) and 1 opposed (Chairman Menace). Recommended for approval subject to compliance with village engineer and fire district requirements.
- Annexation: Motion by Commissioner Vilerga, seconded by Commissioner Campanella. Vote: 6 in favor (all present), 0 opposed. Recommended for approval.
- Map Amendment (Rezoning from R1 to R4): Motion by Commissioner Nicholson, seconded by Commissioner Vallerga. Vote: 6 in favor, 0 opposed. Recommended for approval.
- Site Plan Review: Motion by Commissioner Vilerga, seconded by Commissioner Campanella. Vote: 5 in favor (Campanella, Fahim, Nicholson, Villarga, Wagner), 1 opposed (Chairman Menace). Recommended for approval subject to five stipulations: compliance with village engineer and fire district, landscape plan, courtyard activation specifics, and signage package.
- The project will receive a favorable recommendation to the Village Board.
Next Meeting
- The next Plan Commission meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2025, at Village Hall. The meeting adjourned at 7:13 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Good evening. Welcome to the Tuesday, November Fourth Zoning Board of Appeals and Plan Commission meeting for the village of Plainfield. We'll call our meeting to order at seven o'clock. All rise for the pledge. So we're certainly excited to have the three of you join us. And uh welcome to the plan commission. Uh with that, Jake, could we get a roll call, please? Commissioner Campanella? Here. Commissioner Fahim? Yeah. Commissioner Heynan. Commissioner Nicholson? Here. Commissioner Volerga. Commissioner Wagner? Chairman Menace? Here. Then we also have President our ex officios uh current and ex official stock Stagdill and as well as staff Jake Melrose. All right. Thanks, Jake. Appreciate that. Uh first item on the agenda this evening is the approval of our minutes from our prior meeting held on October 21st. Uh copy of those minutes is included in your packets for review. If anyone has any comments or recommended changes, uh please feel free to announce now. Otherwise, I would look for a motion to approve those minutes. Motion to approve. Second. All right. Uh motion was made by Commissioner Campanella, seconded by Commissioner Velerga. Uh, we can do this with a voice vote. All in favor with an aye. Aye. Any opposed with a nay? Any abstentions? All right. The ayes have it. So those are now part of the permanent permanent record. Uh next for our agenda this evening is an allotment of time for public comments. If there's anyone in the audience that would like to speak about anything that is not already a public hearing or on our agenda this evening, I'd invite you to the microphone at this time. All right. Seeing no one come forward, we'll move on. Uh Jake, do we have a development report? Um thank you. Uh to last night, uh, the village board approved seven brew uh coffee, which was uh previously proposed at the plan commission, as well as the uh Wall and Woods mixed use development that is located just west of uh uh west west of the village hall uh that is being proposed by uh Mark Companies. Uh that concludes our report. Excellent. Thank you for that. Uh there's no old business this evening. I'm sorry, there's one case under old business this evening.
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