Title/Name/Summary
Southmoor Commons - Building 4
History
PROJECT: Southmoor Commons Lot 4
PETITIONER:
Steve Panko, VLand Corporation
REQUESTED ACTION: Appearance Review
LOCATION: SEC 131st Street and LaGrange Road
ATTACHMENTS:
Site Plan
Floor Plan
Building Elevations
DISCUSSION
The petitioner is proposing a minor site plan and building elevation change to Building #4 of the Southmoor Commons retail center located at the Southeast corner of 131st and LaGrange Road. The site plan for Southmoor Commons was approved by the Board in September of 2006. Building #4 fronts onto 131st Street and is located directly east of the public corner plaza. The proposed changes are a result of some site grading issues that arose after Board approval of the site plan and building elevations.
The site plan has been slightly revised to accommodate for a steep grade change between the proposed building and 131st Street. The Board approved site plan for lot for included an 11,700 square foot building set back 25’-2” from 131st Street. The new building is only 11,114 feet and is set back 32’ from 131st Street. The extra setback area includes a low retaining wall, additional landscaping and a sidewalk to make up the grade change. In order to maintain most of the building area, the petitioner did shift the building about 5’ to the south, reducing the south sidewalk from about 13’ to 8’. Most importantly, the new building preserves the setback from the public plaza to the west, providing for foundation landscaping and clear views into the site from the intersection of 131st and LaGrange Road.
The floor plan drawing shows the proposed terraced retaining walls and additional landscaping. The walls will not exceed three feet in height per Village Code requirements and include a decorative wrought iron style railing. Stairs are shown on the east and west sides to connect the building sidewalks to the 131st Street sidewalk. The site section shown on sheet 3 provides a...
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